Valin Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Power Line: John Hinderaker March 19, 2016 Justice Louis Brandeis wrote: “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.” Greens in Östersund, Sweden acknowledged the truth of that adage when they canceled Earth Hour for the sake of crime prevention: A Swedish town has refused to turn its street lights off for just an hour amid fears that women will fall victim to sex attacks. Police in Östersund have taken the measure to ban Earth Hour, a festival organised to raise awareness on climate change, after 14 separate reports of sex attacks in the area. Victims have ranged from adult women to 10-year-old girls and perpetrators have managed to avoid capture. I confess that, after ridiculing Earth Hour a few years ago, I had completely forgotten it. This year, once again, I didn’t notice anyone turning his lights off for an hour to fight global warming. (Snip) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Darn I missed It! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Darn I missed It! I'm sure there will be a makeup session for those who missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevindavis Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 I missed Earth hour? Damn.. Oh well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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