the law Goofus, Gallant and the Law By www.thebigquestions.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 03:18:37 +0000 I. Why do some people sign up to have their brains frozen for possible future resurrection, while others don’t? You might think it’s because the first group has more faith in future technology, but Scott Alexander has survey data to suggest otherwise. Active members of the forum lesswrong.com, many of whom had pre-paid for brain […] Full Article Law Rationality
the law How to Use the Law of Attraction to Explode the YourNetBiz Opportunity By EzineArticles.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:52:11 -0500 Have you been researching the YourNetBiz Opportunity? or maybe you have made the investment and are still looking for ways to make your first sale? Well good news, this article will explain how you can use the law of attraction to literally explode the YourNetBiz Opportunity. Full Article
the law Editorial: L.A. County's Board of Supervisors broke the law last week. Twice By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 08:00:31 -0400 Supervisors didn't permit public comment at their March 31 meeting, then failed to act publicly before admonishing the sheriff about his public statements. Full Article
the law Photos taken at Kobe Bryant crash site should be against the law, California lawmaker says By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 21:29:12 -0400 Outraged that deputies allegedly shared photos from the site of a helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others, a California lawmaker wants to make it a crime for law enforcement officers to take unauthorized photographs of those killed in fatal accidents or at crime scenes. Full Article
the law Tesla residential rooftop solar panels catch fire, and the lawsuits start flying By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 09:00:12 -0400 On top of fires at Amazon and Walmart facilities, Tesla may have problems with residential power systems, a much bigger part of its sputtering solar business. Full Article
the law 5 ways Paramore mixed past and present at the Lawn By rssfeeds.indystar.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 23:34:03 +0000 Paramore played the Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park Sunday, July 1. Here's a recap. Full Article
the law What Europe Can Learn From the Law and Justice Party’s Victory in Poland By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 14:39:52 +0000 15 October 2019 Dr Angelos Chryssogelos Associate Fellow, Europe Programme @AChryssogelos Google Scholar The EU must remain vigilant about threats to liberal democracy in Poland, but European leaders must also accept that PiS’s electoral success is reflective of its ability to deliver on things that other political parties in Europe have long neglected. 2019-10-15-PiS.jpg The button of a PiS supporter on election day. Photo: Getty Images. The Polish election on 13 October resulted, as expected, in a victory for of the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS).But despite again securing a slim majority in parliament, it has not been wholly a triumph for PiS. And though there continue to be concerns about the party’s authoritarian tendencies, the election has illuminated some important nuances to its support and appeal, which hold lessons for politics across Europe.Even though some opinion polls had suggested PiS were close to winning a supermajority in parliament that would have allowed it to pursue constitutional changes, the party fell short of that target, while it lost its majority in the Senate. Thus, while PiS may well renew its efforts to consolidate its control over the state apparatus and the media or meddle with the justice system, it becomes much more difficult with the opposition controlling the Senate and being able to scrutinize laws or have a say in the appointment of public officials.Most importantly, the election result has shown that while Polish citizens were willing to reward a party that delivered on promises of economic growth and redistribution, they were not ready to hand a blank cheque for full-blown institutional realignment to PiS. Tellingly, many moderate candidates in PiS lists performed quite well among the party’s voters. Even though they rewarded a party that at times employed harsh rhetoric against Brussels, Polish voters have long expressed some of the strongest rates of support for EU membership, according to Eurobarometer surveys. The government has also faced massive protests against its most radical initiatives, such as reform of the judicial system and a law to almost completely ban abortion that was ultimately scrapped. It is therefore more likely that the party’s radicalism kept it from increasing its share, rather than helping it to secure victory.This is not to say that the threat of illiberalism does not remain alive in Poland. But it shows that the degree of PiS dominance in Poland has never been comparable to that of Fidesz in Hungary, with which it is often compared.This was reflected in the party’s own rhetoric. In the election campaign the government mostly focused on its economic record, recognizing that much of its support is conditional on conventional measures of political success like voter welfare. PiS may not give up on its ambition to establish a ‘new Polish republic’, but the elections have made it clear that economic stability rather than political radicalism will ensure its longevity in power – with the latter perhaps even being a liability as the party experiences fatigue in office.Similarly, despite the government’s antagonistic stance towards the EU on various issues, PiS never entertained ideas of withdrawing from the EU, as some of its critics feared earlier in its term. With the Polish economy deeply entwined with the European market and Poland expecting – probably for the last time – to receive substantial subsidies from the next EU budget, EU membership is a necessary precondition for the economic success for which PiS is claiming credit.With the pro-European left returning to parliament but also an extreme party of the right winning representation, the next government will have a difficult balancing act as it tries to draw on the benefits of EU membership while maintaining its defiant image towards Brussels.Ultimately, beneath the rhetoric and the posturing, PiS is a party that has shrewdly combined popular policies from the left and right, fulfilling promises of both cultural sovereignty and economic redistribution. Its reelection should not come as a surprise given that it fulfilled its electoral pledges by delivering some of the things that many voters in western Europe also crave but that mainstream parties there have largely failed to provide. Full Article
the law Protection of the Wounded and Medical Care-Givers in Armed Conflict: Is the Law Up to the Job? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 16 May 2019 00:00:00 +0100 Full Article
the law CBD News: Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the 14th Meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea, 17 to 20 June 2013, UNHQ, New York By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the law CBD News: The Law and Environment Ontology (LEO), a new knowledge tool for MEAs and the environmental community By www.unep.org Published On :: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the law Armed Conflict and Starvation: What Does the Law Say? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 15:05:01 +0000 Research Event 12 October 2018 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm Chatham House | 10 St James's Square | London | SW1Y 4LE Event participants Professor Dapo Akande, Co-Director, Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict Emanuela-Chiara Gillard, Associate Fellow, International Law Programme, Chatham HouseAhila Sornarajah, Senior Lawyer, International and EU LawChair: Elizabeth Wilmshurst, Distinguished Fellow, International Law Programme, Chatham House Millions of civilians suffer hunger and starvation in times of armed conflict. This panel discusses the legal prohibitions on the use of starvation as a method of war, and the obligations on the warring parties to allow access for humanitarian relief. Department/project International Law Programme Chanu Peiris Programme Manager, International Law +44 (0)20 7314 3686 Email Full Article
the law Protection of the Wounded and Medical Care-Givers in Armed Conflict: Is the Law Up to the Job? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 10:21:55 +0000 Research Event 16 May 2019 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm Chatham House | 10 St James's Square | London | SW1Y 4LE Event participants Françoise Bouchet-Saulnier, Legal Director, Médecins Sans FrontièresEzequiel Heffes, Thematic Legal Adviser, Geneva CallRain Liivoja, Associate Professor, University of QueenslandMaciej Polkowski, Head, Health Care in Danger Initiative, International Committee of the Red CrossChair: Elizabeth Wilmshurst, Distinguished Fellow, International Law Programme, Chatham House This meeting, supported by the British Red Cross, is the first in a series of three to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. The meeting will focus on the protection of the wounded and sick in armed conflict and will also include discussion of challenges to the protection of medical care and of health providers.Attacks on health care personnel and facilities have increased in recent years, as have the instances in which proceedings have been brought against those providing medical care to wounded fighters, including under counter-terrorism measures.The Geneva Conventions and their Protocols give protection to the wounded and sick and to healthcare providers, but is the law adequate? Is the law sufficiently widely known? How can the law be more fully implemented? What particular challenges arise in non-international armed conflicts?This event will be followed by a drinks reception. Department/project International Law Programme, The Limits on War and Preserving the Peace Full Article
the law Sieges, the Law and Protecting Civilians By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 10:35:30 +0000 27 June 2019 Siege warfare has been employed throughout the ages and remains dramatically relevant today. Questions of the compatibility of this practice with international humanitarian law (IHL) arise when besieged areas contain civilians as well as enemy forces. This briefing addresses those rules of IHL that are particularly relevant to sieges. Read online Download PDF Emanuela-Chiara Gillard Associate Fellow, International Law Programme 2019-06-27-Syrian-Family.jpg A Syrian family gather to eat a plate of corn and cabbage in Saqba, in the besieged rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area near Damascus on 6 November 2017. Photo: Getty Images SummaryAlthough sieges may conjure up images of medieval warfare, they are still used by armed forces today, in international and non-international armed conflicts.International law does not define sieges, but their essence is the isolation of enemy forces from reinforcements and supplies. Sieges typically combine two elements: ‘encirclement’ of an area for the purpose of isolating it, and bombardment.Questions of the compatibility of sieges with modern rules of international humanitarian law (IHL) arise when besieged areas contain civilians as well as enemy forces.Sieges are not prohibited as such by either IHL or other areas of public international law.Three sets of rules of IHL are relevant to sieges. The first comprises the rules regulating the conduct of hostilities. The second is the prohibition of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare, along with the rules regulating humanitarian relief operations. The third comprises the rules on evacuation of civilians.The application of IHL to sieges is unsettled in some respects. This briefing does not purport to resolve all the difficulties or address all the issues in detail.While it may go too far to say that it is now impossible to conduct a siege that complies with IHL, the significant vulnerability of civilians caught up in sieges puts particular emphasis on the need for both besieging and besieged forces to comply scrupulously with the legal provisions for the protection of civilians and to conclude agreements for their evacuation. Department/project International Law Programme, The Limits on War and Preserving the Peace Full Article
the law Sieges, the Law and Protecting Civilians By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 10:35:30 +0000 27 June 2019 Siege warfare has been employed throughout the ages and remains dramatically relevant today. Questions of the compatibility of this practice with international humanitarian law (IHL) arise when besieged areas contain civilians as well as enemy forces. This briefing addresses those rules of IHL that are particularly relevant to sieges. Read online Download PDF Emanuela-Chiara Gillard Associate Fellow, International Law Programme 2019-06-27-Syrian-Family.jpg A Syrian family gather to eat a plate of corn and cabbage in Saqba, in the besieged rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area near Damascus on 6 November 2017. Photo: Getty Images SummaryAlthough sieges may conjure up images of medieval warfare, they are still used by armed forces today, in international and non-international armed conflicts.International law does not define sieges, but their essence is the isolation of enemy forces from reinforcements and supplies. Sieges typically combine two elements: ‘encirclement’ of an area for the purpose of isolating it, and bombardment.Questions of the compatibility of sieges with modern rules of international humanitarian law (IHL) arise when besieged areas contain civilians as well as enemy forces.Sieges are not prohibited as such by either IHL or other areas of public international law.Three sets of rules of IHL are relevant to sieges. The first comprises the rules regulating the conduct of hostilities. The second is the prohibition of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare, along with the rules regulating humanitarian relief operations. The third comprises the rules on evacuation of civilians.The application of IHL to sieges is unsettled in some respects. This briefing does not purport to resolve all the difficulties or address all the issues in detail.While it may go too far to say that it is now impossible to conduct a siege that complies with IHL, the significant vulnerability of civilians caught up in sieges puts particular emphasis on the need for both besieging and besieged forces to comply scrupulously with the legal provisions for the protection of civilians and to conclude agreements for their evacuation. Department/project International Law Programme, The Limits on War and Preserving the Peace Full Article
the law New edition of the Law Handbook available online By legalanswers.sl.nsw.gov.au Published On :: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 04:00:56 +0000 The Law handbook: your practical guide to the law in NSW is the single most important plain English guide to the law in Full Article
the law The Law and Practice of the Solicitor’s Account. By www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au Published On :: Full Article
the law Lawyers' protocols for dealing with Aboriginal clients in Souith Australia / The Law Society of South Australia. By www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au Published On :: "This document is an adaptation by the Law Society of South Australia of the document entitled 'Indigenous Protocols for Lawyers in the Northern Territory' second edition 2015. The Law Society of South Australia acknowledges the primacy of the Northern Territory document and states that the adaptations that it has made to that document are an attempt to modify the original text to make it more suitable to South Australian conditions" -- page 3. Full Article
the law A place outside the law : forgotten voices from Guantanamo / Peter Jan Honigsberg. By www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au Published On :: Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp. Full Article
the law A digest of the law of Scotland relating to the poor / by John Guthrie Smith. By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Edinburgh : T. & T. Clark, 1867. Full Article
the law A digest of the law of Scotland relating to the poor, the public health, and other matters managed by parochial boards / by John Guthrie Smith. By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Edinburgh : T. & T. Clark, 1878. Full Article
the law Employers and employed : being (1) an exposition of the law of reparation for physical injury; (2) the Employers' Liability Act, 1880, annotated ... and (3) suggested amendment of the law as to the liability of employers. With appendices and indices / By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Glasgow : J. Maclehose, 1887. Full Article
the law Epitome of the laws affecting health now in force in this country / compiled for the use of the general public by J.V. Vesey Fitzgerald. By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: London : Waterlow Bros. & Layton, 1885. Full Article
the law The McMichaels can't be charged with a hate crime by the state in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery because the law doesn't exist in Georgia By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:07:36 -0400 Georgia is one of four states that doesn't have a hate crime law. Arbery's killing has reignited calls for legislation. Full Article
the law The lawyer who laundered political contributions By www.mcclatchydc.com Published On :: Full Article
the law Adventure film “Jumanji” to be featured at Buena Vista Movie Night on the Lawn on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018 By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Jul 2018 15:27:07 +0000 In addition to the film, this free outdoor, family-fun event includes activities, music and food. Full Article Historical and Cultural Affairs New Castle County News activities children events family historic sites history outdoors and recreation
the law What Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor left behind for the lawyers and people to learn? By www.lawyersclubindia.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 15:34:22 GMT What Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor left behind for the lawyers and people to learn? Full Article
the law The Inferiority of the Law (Galatians 3:15–22) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 15 Oct 2017 00:00:00 Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church. Full Article Galatians
the law Deliverance from Bondage to the Law (Galatians 3:23–29) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 22 Oct 2017 00:00:00 Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church. Full Article Galatians
the law More Bucks than Fizz, the Law Commission's SAR reform report By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-06-18 Zia Ullah, Head of the Firm’s Corporate Crime & Investigations practice, and Ruth Paley, Of Counsel, take a look at the Law Commission’s report into SARs reform published this morning, and consider the implications for the regulated ... Full Article
the law The law for crypto-asset custody By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-11-25 James Burnie throws light on the law for the custody of crypto-assets in this exclusive interview with New Money Review. Click here to read the article > This article was written and published by New Money Review Staff on November 25, 2019.... Full Article
the law The rise of AI and Robotics in Retail - is it forging ahead of the law? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-06-28 AI AND ROBOTICS IN RETAIL HAS UNSTOPPABLE MOMENTUM. IT WILL BE A KEY FOCUS AND POTENTIAL DIFFERENTIATOR FOR RETAILERS Earlier this year, MEPs voted for a set of regulations to be drafted to govern the use and creation of robots and artificial intell... Full Article
the law Amendments to the law "On Subsoil" By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-14 ... Full Article
the law The Laws of Life with Garry Hertzberg - The Mining Industry in South Africa (PODCAST) By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-08-13 ... Full Article
the law NASA engineer's 'helical engine' may violate the laws of physics By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 13:10:13 +0000 A NASA engineer has published plans for an engine that could accelerate a rocket without using propellant. But there are questions over whether it could work Full Article
the law Revenge porn in Australia: the law is only as effective as the law enforcement By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T20:00:36Z One study suggests one in three people from 16 to 64 have been victims of image-based abuse. But most will never step foot in a police stationWhen Laura* was 14, she was convinced that her boyfriend was the love of her life. So, when several girls messaged her to say he had sent them a video of her drunk and engaging in a sexual act, she told herself they were lying.“I was just like, ‘Oh, you don’t know anything about our relationship. I don’t believe you,’” she says. “But after we broke up, he pretty much sent it to everyone that I knew. Continue reading... Full Article Online abuse Bullying Pornography Australia news Social media Children Child protection Crime - Australia Digital media
the law Vinay Menon: How can I ever mow the lawn after Queen’s Brian May badly injured his buttocks while gardening? By www.thestar.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 16:45:00 EDT The COVID-19 pandemic is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to reprioritize, writes Vinay Menon. And if one of my childhood heroes is now coping with mangled butt cheeks from a yard mishap, isn’t that a divine sign to shun the Greenworks tools in my shed until further notice? Full Article
the law FDA Says Maker of Lead Tests Broke the Law By www.medpagetoday.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 16:45:00 -0400 Magellan Diagnostics cited for failing to inform agency of changes Full Article
the law Statement of Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jason Weinstein Before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 May 2011 10:57:21 EDT "One of the Department of Justice’s core missions is protecting the privacy of Americans and prosecuting criminals who violate that privacy," said Deputy Assistant Attorney General Weinstein. Full Article Testimony
the law Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Law Enforcement Hiring Awards Announcement By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 13:28:16 EDT "On behalf of my colleagues across the Department of Justice, I am grateful for your leadership in advancing the public safety goals that we share, and for your steadfast support of this city’s law enforcement community," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
the law Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Speaks at the Conference on the Transformation of Security and Fundamental Rights Legislation on “Transforming the Law on Freedom of Expression” By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 08:30:28 EST "The United States was able to become more inclusive not because we changed our principles, which reflect universal and timeless values, but because we learned to apply our principles more consistently. Over time, we also developed tools that help us to better apply our principles," said Assistant Attorney General Perez. Full Article Speech
the law Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Attorney General Eric Holder on the Lawsuit Against the State of North Carolina By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 12:09:46 EDT We are here to announce that the Justice Department will file suit today against the State of North Carolina to challenge portions of the State’s highly restrictive new voting law. Full Article Speech
the law Health Canada: We do not enforce the law when Canadians poison Americans By searchingforsafety.net Published On :: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 00:42:42 GMT Posted by Reed Beall and Amir Attaran (respectively Phd Candidate and Professor, University of Ottawa) On September 8, we posted a blogspot about our recent article published in Health Law in Canada, in which we write that Canada is providing haven for internet pharmacies located on Canadian soil that advertise and sell unapproved medicines illegally. We called this a transnational transnational organized crime, which Canadian officials are knowingly facilitating. We offered example [...] Full Article Uncategorized
the law First Thing We Do, Let’s Deregulate All the Lawyers By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Tue, 14 May 2013 20:02:51 +0000 Not many Americans think of the legal profession as a monopoly, but it is. Abraham Lincoln, who practiced law for nearly twenty-five years, would likely not have been allowed to practice today. Without a law degree from an American Bar Association–sanctioned institution, a would-be lawyer is allowed to practice law in only a few states. […] Full Article
the law The Law Firm Business Model Is Dying By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Clifford Winston and Robert Crandall say that the bankruptcies of major, long-standing law firms signal a change in how businesses and the public are choosing to find legal services. Winston and Crandall argue that deregulation would revitalize the industry, bringing new ideas, technologies, talents and operating procedures into the practice of law. Full Article
the law Constitution 3.0: Freedom, Technological Change and the Law By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:00:00 -0500 Event Information December 13, 201110:00 AM - 11:30 AM ESTSaul/Zilkha RoomsThe Brookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20036 Register for the Event Technology unimaginable at the time of the nation’s founding now poses stark challenges to America’s core constitutional principles. Policymakers and legal scholars are closely examining how constitutional law is tested by technological change and how to preserve constitutional principles without hindering progress. In Constitution 3.0: Freedom and Technological Change (Brookings Institution Press, 2011), Governance Studies Senior Fellow Benjamin Wittes and Nonresident Senior Fellow Jeffrey Rosen asked a diverse group of leading scholars to imagine how technological developments plausible by the year 2025 could stress current constitutional law. The resulting essays explore scenarios involving information technology, genetic engineering, security, privacy and beyond. On December 13, the Governance Studies program at Brookings hosted a Judicial Issues Forum examining the scenarios posed in Constitution 3.0 and the challenge of adapting our constitutional values to the technology of the near future. Wittes and Rosen offered key highlights and insights from the book and was joined by two key contributors, O. Carter Snead and Timothy Wu, who discussed their essays. After the program, panelists took audience questions. Video Constitution 3.0: Freedom, Technological Change and the Law Audio Constitution 3.0: Freedom, Technological Change and the Law Transcript Uncorrected Transcript (.pdf) Event Materials 20111213_constitution_technology Full Article
the law Florida study finds that drivers flout the law more than cyclists By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 11:11:26 -0500 But cyclists all run stop signs and red lights! Don't they? Full Article Transportation
the law How the Law Stops Us Sharing, And What We Can Do To Change It By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:41:34 -0400 The sharing economy is getting more and more attention, but laws drawn up for traditional business don't always adapt well to informal sharing or collaborative consumption. Full Article Business
the law Why do cyclists break the law? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 May 2019 11:41:35 -0400 A new episode of the War on Cars looks at an issue dear to my heart. Full Article Transportation
the law the laws of society By www.toothpastefordinner.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Mar 2016 04:00:00 EST Today on Toothpaste For Dinner: the laws of societyThe Worst Things For Sale is Drew's blog. It updates every day. Subscribe to the Worst Things For Sale RSS! Full Article comic
the law mid day editorial: Protest without disrespecting the law By www.mid-day.com Published On :: 16 May 2018 01:35:21 GMT Controversy and fracas is heating up over sugar imported from Pakistan. Reports have emerged about an NCP MLA from Thane district and party activists tearing sugar bags stored in a godown in Navi Mumbai. The MLA, who represents Kalwa-Mumbra constituency, said hundreds of NCP activists raided the godown, located in Dahisar Mori area of the satellite town of Mumbai, and tore the bags containing the imported sugar. This comes on the heels of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), which had already opposed the sale and distribution of imported sugar. MNS leaders from Navi Mumbai visited wholesale traders in the Vashi agriculture produce market committee (APMC), and warned them against the distribution of sugar. While sentiment and belief is one thing, we hope that these sugar raids will not disrupt the ordinary person's life or schedule. Every political party has a right to credo and action, but it should not come at the cost of citizens. The relevant party and its workers can hold a peaceful protest outside these godowns if they so desire, to raise awareness. They could also put up their resistance on social media and create awareness about why they oppose the Pakistani sugar. Do voice your opposition, do give vent to your anger or ire and do reinstate your stand. That is your right as citizens of a democracy. Yet, one must always do so with a respect for people and violence should play no part in these protests. Beware of political shenanigans, which aim to capture eyeballs, rather than espouse the party line or philosophy. Actions like this must not snowball into confrontations with innocent people caught in the crosshairs. Say no to Pakistani sugar if you wish, but do not disrupt daily life. Respect the law and the people, otherwise you fear losing sight of your cause in a spiral of violence and hooliganism. Catch up on all the latest Mumbai news, crime news, current affairs, and also a complete guide on Mumbai from food to things to do and events across the city here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates Full Article
