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<b>Law exposes kids to porn</b><br>UK - Britain failed to notify the European Commission of the existence of the Video Recordings Act 1984 (VRA) 25 years ago and as a result, the law is no longer enforceable in courts.
Law exposes kids to porn
UK - Britain failed to notify the European Commission of the existence of the Video Recordings Act 1984 (VRA) 25 years ago and as a result, the law is no longer enforceable in courts.
Thus, retailers can sell violent or pornographic videos to children under 18 years and still be immune from prosecution. Nobody will be convicted until a new Act can take legal effect in three months, the period required for consultation with other EU member states.
Lost ring found after one year
NEW ZEALAND – When his wedding ring slipped off his finger 16 months ago and fell into the ocean, Aleki Taumoepeau swore he would find it at all costs. After several scanning trials, he found it at the sea floor last week in the harbour of Wellington City. Taumoepeau had been married for three months when he lost the ring while conducting an environmental sweep of the harbour. With the help of new global satellite- based coordinates, he finally found the ring after an hour’s search.
Thieves blame loneliness
JAPAN – Elderly citizens in Tokyo are slowly catching up with young offenders in shoplifting crimes. Half of them blame loneliness as the cause of their shoplifting compulsion. Others feel “no reason to live.†People 65 years or older accounted for 23% of the 17,800 known shoplifting cases in 2008, more than doubling in the past five years. Many are widowed.
UK - Britain failed to notify the European Commission of the existence of the Video Recordings Act 1984 (VRA) 25 years ago and as a result, the law is no longer enforceable in courts.
Thus, retailers can sell violent or pornographic videos to children under 18 years and still be immune from prosecution. Nobody will be convicted until a new Act can take legal effect in three months, the period required for consultation with other EU member states.
Lost ring found after one year
NEW ZEALAND – When his wedding ring slipped off his finger 16 months ago and fell into the ocean, Aleki Taumoepeau swore he would find it at all costs. After several scanning trials, he found it at the sea floor last week in the harbour of Wellington City. Taumoepeau had been married for three months when he lost the ring while conducting an environmental sweep of the harbour. With the help of new global satellite- based coordinates, he finally found the ring after an hour’s search.
Thieves blame loneliness
JAPAN – Elderly citizens in Tokyo are slowly catching up with young offenders in shoplifting crimes. Half of them blame loneliness as the cause of their shoplifting compulsion. Others feel “no reason to live.†People 65 years or older accounted for 23% of the 17,800 known shoplifting cases in 2008, more than doubling in the past five years. Many are widowed.