This news item made my day. Apparently Sal the Cat must appear in court on march the 23rd for jury duty. The owners of the cat, Anna and Guy Esposito, received a summons for their feline companion. Apparently, due to a clerical error the cat, listed as a pet in the last census, was mistakenly registered as a human.
Category: In the News
My views on worldly and local events
I hope psychiatry is covered too
Of all the news I caught up with this week the most bizarre and sinister news must be coming from the States. This week Obama’s healthcare bill was passed through congress. A major achievement on its own, considering the stiff opposition which it faced. After that, all hell broke lose.
Democracy – The Right to Oppress?
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Switzerland recently passed a law, which disallows the building Liver let Die
The following story was the source of quite some debate on the workfloor. 22-year old Gary Reinbach died from case of liver cirrhosis after he had been refused a liver transplant. The regulations say that a person must prove he can remain sober for 6 months to be eligible for a transplant. The story can be read here.
Attempt on the Dutch royal family
Yesterday some yahoo made an attempt on the lives of the Dutch royal family during the queen’s birthday celebration ceremony by trying to ram his car into the coach in which they were driving. To get there the man litterally plowed through the fence and the spectators, resulting ultimately in 5 deaths and 12 injured before crashing into a national monument.
Seeing as this news has gone all over the world by now I thought it is worth commenting on.