When You Really Don't Want To Know What A 'Celebrity's' Rider Is...

*shudders*

Any Future Attacks Are On Your Head, Then...

A man who was bitten six times in a dog attack has had the animal spared from destruction after he begged a court to save it and give it a second chance.

Dog people are sometimes their own worst enemy... 

The 37-year-old had gone for a walk with Kendo, a Presa Canario, having sorted through some of his late brother's belongings, when he realised a dog that had been barking at them from behind a garden fence had jumped over and was running towards them.

The dog, a Belgian Malinois (Ed: Oh oh...), bit Kendo straight away before turning its attention to Mr Moore. It trapped his hand in its jaw and slammed him to the ground three times before a passing car stopped to help.

Sadly, not by running the attacking beast over, which would have resolved this then and there, and preventing this 'animal lover' from putting everyone in more danger.  

The owner of the dog that attacked the pair, Paul Croft, 51, was convicted of being in charge of a dangerously out of control animal that caused injury at Caernarfon Magistrates Court. He was ordered to pay Mr Moore £1,500 compensation for his injuries.

But in a statement to the court, Mr Moore begged for the animal to be given a second chance, and asked that it not be destroyed. The court placed a contingent destruction order on the dog, meaning it will be put down if it is not kept on a leash and muzzled.

Why on earth did magistrates listen to him?  

'I'm happy to draw a line under this whole thing and walk away now. I just want some peace of mind though that it's safe for people in that estate because the dog responsible is back.

'I've been on the wrong side of those massive jaws and I'd hate for it to ever happen again to anyone. If I'd been a kid these injuries could have been catastrophic'.

And if next time, it is a kid? How will you feel then? 

What's England Coming To..?

A young boy has died and a second child has been arrested following an 'altercation' in a street in Kent. Officers were called to Singlewell Road in Gravesend at around 5.45pm on Wednesday August 30 following reports of concern for a child's welfare.

A boy was subsequently taken to hospital, where he later died, and his next of kin have been made aware. Following initial enquiries police have arrested another child - and say both are under the age of 12, according to KentOnline.

Police say they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident, suggesting it was isolated.

There are no words... 

Something To Take Your Fiancée Up..?

Those homophones get them every time...

H/T: Dave Ward via email

That'll Be Hard To Do, 'Mail'...

...and not because they are cubs. Because mountain lions are not in the genus Panthera and so cannot roar!

Sunday Funnies...

Good going, scientists. Now, about my flying car...

Relentless...

We may all think we're doing our bit for the planet by sipping our drinks out of a paper straw.

I don't. I usually think 'Wow, this is a lovely cocktail'...

But the 'eco-friendly' alternatives contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals, a new study has concluded.

Oh. Right. Of course... 

In the first analysis of its kind in Europe, Belgian researchers tested 39 brands of straws for the group of synthetic chemicals known as poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS were found in the majority of the straws tested and were most common in those made from paper and bamboo.

So having demanded we don't use plastic, and now finding fault with paper, what do they suggest? 

The authors advised people use stainless steel straws, or avoid using straws at all.

Well, I suppose at least they didn't suggest not drinking. 

Yet. 

Sauce For The Goose, Craig...

“It’s impossible for a teacher to know what’s in the minds of parents when she starts her lesson,” Goodmark said. “For parents to be able, with a political agenda, to come in from outside the classroom and have a teacher fired is completely unfair. It’s not right. It’s terrible for Georgia’s education system.”

Some might say it's similarly unfair that teachers have been doing this themselves, and parents have had no say in it up until now...

She had been a teacher for 10 years when she got into trouble in March at Due West elementary school for reading the picture book My Shadow Is Purple by Scott Stuart, after which some parents complained.

Elementary school. That means ages 5-10. Shouldn't they be reading about Pokemon or dinosaurs instead of transgender and identity fluid issues at that age?

Rinderle declined comment after the vote but released a statement through the Southern Poverty Law Center, which helped represent her. “The district is sending a harmful message that not all students are worthy of affirmation in being their unapologetic and authentic selves,” Rinderle said in the statement. “This decision, based on intentionally vague policies, will result in more teachers self-censoring in fear of not knowing where the invisible line will be drawn.”

Or maybe it will result in teachers sticking to teaching what pupils of ages 5 to 10 should be learning about? And not sending harmful messages about adult subjects in defiance of what the parents wish?

None of the board members discussed the decision, but the school district lawyer Sherry Culves said at the hearing that discussing gender identity and gender fluidity was inappropriate. “The Cobb county school district is very serious about the classroom being a neutral place for students to learn,” Culves said at the hearing. “One-sided instruction on political, religious or social beliefs does not belong in our classrooms.”

Who can really argue with that? 

Let's See Them Argue This One!

The former head of the MI6 who was in charge during the UK's invasion of Iraq has claimed scientists' warnings about the dangers of artificial intelligence can't necessarily be trusted because of incorrect claims they made about Covid-19. 

Sir Richard Dearlove said that as 'brilliant' scientists had gone 'off piste' during the pandemic, he was sceptical of experts telling him AI will destroy humanity.

Oh boy, get the popcorn!

This should just be enough...

 

'They actually used their knowledge and speciality to influence government policy.

'So at the moment, I am in a mood to be quite sceptical when some brilliant scientist says to me "I know all about this and I am going to tell you authoritatively what is going to happen".'

He said he reacts with a degree of cynicism when scientists share extreme information in regards to AI.

I react with 'a degree of cynicism' these days to everything! 

How'd You Like Your 'Community Action' Now, Lefties?

At least a quarter of the cameras in London's newly expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone have been damaged by vandals, new data reveals.

Campaigners this week have stepped up efforts to deface the cameras installed in wake of mayor Sadiq Khan's controversial extension of the scheme, which is now clobbering thousands more drivers with £12.50 a day charges.

A crowd-sourced map appears to show that 450 of the 1,762 cameras installed to monitor cars in the zone are damaged or missing, The Telegraph reported.

Oh, the populace is rising up against hated installations and vandalising them because of what they represent? Well, councils, you know what to do, don't you?  

Or...is this somehow different?