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Hostile architecture: 'Anti homeless' slope installed on Bank of England steps in Liverpool

Rebecca Koncienzcy
Echo
Thu, 24 Nov 2016 17:00 UTC

Anti-homeless device' added to the steps of the Bank of England on Castle Street

What is believed to be an 'anti homeless' slope has been placed on the steps of a historic Liverpool city centre building.

A man was filmed installing curved wood on to a frame on the stairs of the Bank of England on Castle Street while another man surveyed the project.

These steps are often used by rough sleepers all year round and the new structure will prevent people from sitting or standing on them.

A picture of the device was posted on to the website Reddit and there were mixed views over the building's new addition.

One Reddit user, named TemujiTengri, said: "While I agree that this is a heartless policy that goes no way towards caring for or helping the homeless, we shouldn't passively encourage them to sleep rough either. The streets are dangerous at night, especially during winter.

Comment: What an appropriate symbol for our times. Instead of helping the homeless person to find the warmth and security of shelter, this parasitical institution just constructs a 'downward slope'.

Cable operator snafu in Boston leads to porn airing on CNN channel

Variety
Fri, 25 Nov 2016 19:00 UTC

"Parts Unknown" indeed. A snafu at a cable operator in Boston led to pornography airing on the channel designated for CNN for about 30 minutes late on Thanksgiving night.

According to local reports, subscribers of RCN cable in the Boston area were surprised to find hard-core porn airing on CNN's channel around 11 p.m. ET Thursday, when CNN was carrying a rerun of the Anthony Bourdain culinary travelogue series "Parts Unknown."

Comment: CNN later followed that statement with clarification that denied any service interruption, as had been suggested on Twitter.

"Despite media reports to the contrary, RCN assures us that there was no interruption of CNN's programming in the Boston area last night," CNN said.

The claims originated from photos posted by Twitter user @solikearose, going by the name Rose, who told BuzzFeed on Friday that she "wanted to see if anyone else in Boston had been affected."

Much of the media reported on the viral story, some stories assuming hundreds of thousands of turkey-stuffed TV watchers were affected.

Rose insists she's telling the truth, sharing screenshots a chat with her cable provider's customer service with BuzzFeed. She was reportedly told to reset her TiVo box, which worked to get rid of the porn and restore CNN's programming.

"People [accused] me of faking the story and creepy men sending me dick pics and sexual messages," Rose said.

Social media delightfully reacted to the snafu that affected the "Worldwide Leader in News."

The incident also provides some insight into exactly how a fake news story can spread on the internet. Stories about the mishap sat published but unverified for hours.

Problem, reaction, solution: How the government can take your cash

Dylan Charles
Waking Times
Wed, 23 Nov 2016 18:52 UTC

"Every revolution needs a good crisis in order to germinate its seed. The cashless revolution is no different." ~Patrick Henningsen

Depending on who you ask, the idea of a cashless society is either a utopia of modern convenience or an Orwellian nightmare, but recent international events coupled with stories about ATM cyber-hacks are fair signals that a major push for the cashless society is underway and will intensify.

"It seems the acceleration toward a cashless society is becoming like one of an amusement arcade amid the range of novel payment devices coming onto the market. These innovative payment devices are yet another novelty enticing customers toward fully traceable and trackable digital transactions, indeed cultivating user familiarity with a variety of cashless and contactless methods of payment." ~Steven Tritton

In India, the government just banned the use of two of the most commonly used bank notes, the 500 and 1000 rupee notes (worth about US$7 and $14 respectively), and is reportedly making a move to restrict gold imports. Citibank in Australia just announced that it would no longer accept coins or notes, opting instead for digital transactions only. Denmark, however, may be the first country to go fully cashless, as its government has already begun implementing a program to move retailers off of cash, with the openly stated endgame of creating a fully cashless society.

A cashless society is "no longer an illusion but a vision that can be fulfilled within a reasonable time frame," said Michael Busk-Jepsen, executive director of the Danish Bankers Association. [Source]

Class Warfare: Wild mob of 30 schoolkids attack two cops trying to break up a fight in England

Mike Sullivan, Alex Diaz & Patrick Gysin
The Sun
Thu, 24 Nov 2016 09:56 UTC

Phone footage obtained by The Sun shows the male officer being wrestled to the ground and his head repeatedly 'stomped'

A BAYING mob of 30 children attack two cops after school, in a picture to shock even lawless Britain.

The snarling schoolkids rounded on them "like a pack of feral wolves", a stunned witness said yesterday.

The uniformed officers, one male and one female, were both punched and kicked by a 30-strong mob gathered to watch two girls fight.

Phone footage obtained by The Sun shows the male officer being wrestled to the ground and his head repeatedly "stomped".

He was left dazed and staggering as the youths — some in school uniform and looking no older than 12 — stepped back before circling the officers again.

Comment: Further signs of a disintegrating Western society or the expression of pent-up rage and frustration aimed at representatives of an oppressive and authoritarian government? Or both?

Irate man stabs parents during Thanksgiving Day fight, charged with attempted murder

ClickOrlando
Fri, 25 Nov 2016 12:14 UTC

A judge ruled Friday that a Port Orange man accused of stabbing his parents during a fight on Thanksgiving Day will remain jailed on no bond.

Edwin Daugherty was arrested Thursday on two counts of attempted murder,

Deputies said they found Daugherty, 34, walking down the street Thursday when they responded to a call in the 2300 block of Costa Del Sol Drive in Port Orange.

Deputies believe Daugherty became irate during an argument with his 72-year-old mother, Patsy Daugherty, the Sheriff's Office said.

Comment: See also: Precious snowflakes freak out over potential Thanksgiving election conversations

2 people shot dead in Black Friday madness

RT
Fri, 25 Nov 2016 17:19 UTC

© Andrew Kelly / Reuters
People walk through Macy's Herald Square store during early opening for Black Friday sales in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 24, 2016.

At least two people have been killed in shootings at three malls across the US, as 'Black Friday' - the biggest shopping day of the year - kicked off after the Thanksgiving holiday. Shoppers all over the country brawled over coveted merchandise.

The day after Thanksgiving signals the start of the Christmas gift shopping season. The name supposedly refers to profits that put retailers' accounts 'in the black.' On the downside, many shoppers wanting early access to popular products sometimes literally fight each other for the privilege - sometimes to the death.

Three suspects have been arrested after a shooting at the Wolfchase Galleria mall in Memphis, Tennessee, police said. Multiple vehicles were hit by gunfire, and one person was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

Witnesses told WHBQ-TV that "at least 40 shots were fired."

Woman and child killed in refugee camp gas explosion; clashes with police follow

RT
Fri, 25 Nov 2016 17:28 UTC

© STR / AFP
People try to extinguish fires with buckets at the Moria migrants camp on the island of Lesbos early on November 25, 2016.

A woman and child have been killed by a gas cylinder explosion at the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island Lesbos. Angry migrants then set the camp on fire and clashed with police.

The blast happened as the woman was cooking in a tent on Thursday, AFP reported citing police.

The 66-year-old woman and the six-year-old child were killed, while the child's mother and a four-year-old sibling were wounded and sustained severe burns.

Following the accident, dozens of frustrated refugees set the camp on fire, with flames spreading quickly and causing significant damage.

The video shows the raging fire and clouds of black smoke.

Judge declares Charleston church shooting suspect Dylann Roof mentally competent to stand trial

RT
Fri, 25 Nov 2016 16:16 UTC

Dylann Roof, Charleston SC church shooting

The man accused of gunning down nine parishioners in a racially-motivated attack at a historic Charleston church is mentally competent to stand trial, a judge has declared.

Dylann Roof could face the death penalty if convicted of murdering nine people inside the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, South Carolina in June last year.

It's alleged Roof specifically targeted a bible study class at the church, with the South Carolina native also accused of writing a 'manifesto', in which he talked about planning a mass shooting in Charleston because is has the "highest ratio of blacks to whites in the country."

Black Friday hysteria: Annual pandemonium begins as shoppers fight over trinkets

Olaf Ekberg
The American Mirror
Fri, 25 Nov 2016 16:32 UTC

Some stores are starting Black Friday sales early, and that means that pandemonium is starting earlier, too.

Video from a Walmart in Bainbridge, Georgia shows shoppers fighting to grab every last towel from the display.

Multiple women stacked up as many towels as they could before they were gone.

Meanwhile, Houston Walmart shoppers tussled over a $99 12-Volt kiddie convertible.

Comment: If Americans behave this outrageously over unnecessary items, it is a shuddering thought to consider their potential reactions at a time when food and other basic necessities of life become scarce.

Metropolitan Police attacked by 30 schoolchildren in London brawl

RT
Fri, 25 Nov 2016 00:00 UTC

Footage has emerged of a group of children attacking two police officers in south London, punching them in the face and stamping on one officer's head after he fell to the ground.

The incident, which took place on November 9 in New Cross, involved a male and female officer and has been described as "truly shocking" by the Metropolitan Police Federation.

The children had gathered outside a school in New Cross to witness a fight between two female students, arranged and publicized on WhatsApp.

Coming mere months after an officer was stabbed in Hyde Park while attempting to intervene in a huge water fight involving 4,000 teenagers, this latest incident is an indication of increasingly fraught relations between London's police force and its youth.

This latest skirmish began when a girl from Hatcham College and another from Deptford Green School had arranged to fight after school, according to the Sun.

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Society's Child

Hostile architecture: 'Anti homeless' slope installed on Bank of England steps in Liverpool

Cable operator snafu in Boston leads to porn airing on CNN channel

Problem, reaction, solution: How the government can take your cash

Class Warfare: Wild mob of 30 schoolkids attack two cops trying to break up a fight in England

Irate man stabs parents during Thanksgiving Day fight, charged with attempted murder

2 people shot dead in Black Friday madness

Woman and child killed in refugee camp gas explosion; clashes with police follow

Judge declares Charleston church shooting suspect Dylann Roof mentally competent to stand trial

Black Friday hysteria: Annual pandemonium begins as shoppers fight over trinkets

Metropolitan Police attacked by 30 schoolchildren in London brawl

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