AIIIIEEEEEEEE! Chengdu, China, barber Liu Deyuan, 53, is one of the few who still provide traditional “eye-shaving,” in which he holds the eye open and runs a razor across the lids’ inner surfaces. Then, using a thin metal rod with a round tip, he gently massages the inside of each lid. Liu told a reporter for the Chengdu Business Daily in April that he had never had an … [Read more...] about AIIIEEEE Surgery and Whale Meat and Gun Craziness and Religious Messages From All Over
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First World Problems and Political Karma and Grim News From Africa
OUR LITIGIOUS SOCIETY In July, a California appeals court reinstated police officer Enrique Chavez’s lawsuit against the Austrian gun manufacturer Glock for its “unsafe” design. Chavez is now paralyzed from the waist down because his three-year-old son got hold of the gun and accidentally fired it, hitting his dad. Chavez, in violation of police policies, had left the gun … [Read more...] about First World Problems and Political Karma and Grim News From Africa
We ask Where Hawaii Draws the Line Between Homicide and Self Defense
Kill or be killed. In the jungle it’s ironclad law; in human society it’s anything but. Yes, we condone killing in certain extreme cases—during war, as punishment for the most heinous crimes and, sometimes, in self defense. Even then, however, it comes wrapped in layers of practical and moral ambiguity. It’s no surprise, then, that the Trayvon Martin case continues to make … [Read more...] about We ask Where Hawaii Draws the Line Between Homicide and Self Defense
Tales From Marshall Langfords Pellet Gun and the EPA Peers into Haleakala Haze
TALES FROM THE PELLET GUN It took a few days to nail down the key details, but it’s now looking like a Maui Police Officer shot and killed Marshall “Mosi” Langford, 31, of Wailuku during a May 22 confrontation involving a stolen car. According to news accounts as well as statements put out by the County of Maui and the Maui PD, Langford was at the wheel of a blue 2010 Chevy … [Read more...] about Tales From Marshall Langfords Pellet Gun and the EPA Peers into Haleakala Haze
Hawaii Residents Sort Of Buy Lots More Guns While Ed Case Stands Alone
GUNS AND ALOHA The headlines from Apr. 17 were pretty scary: “Firearm registrations break records in Hawaii,” reported the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, while Maui Now said that “Hawaii Firearm Permits at Record High in 2011.” All the stories, from television, newsprint and the web, used the same word to highlight a new report from the state Attorney General’s office: “record.” … [Read more...] about Hawaii Residents Sort Of Buy Lots More Guns While Ed Case Stands Alone