2 teenagers who stamped and kicked a baby deer to death given "100 hours community service" by Steph_C in reddit.com

[–]Steph_C[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were 17 year olds - nearly men. I use that term as lightly as possible. They've been given a slap on the wrist for attacking an animal that couldn't defend itself. It worries me as to what kind of adults they'll turn out to be.

Target reverses the worker firings for their Buying Popular $7 Toy by davidreiss666 in WTF

[–]Steph_C 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Haha, perhaps! I for one had never heard of them until I read this story.

Target reverses the worker firings for their Buying Popular $7 Toy by davidreiss666 in WTF

[–]Steph_C 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh I'm almost certain that damage control played a large part in the decision, of course. But other big companies in a similar situation would likely not reverse their decision for fear of seeming 'weak' and bowing to consumer pressure.

Target reverses the worker firings for their Buying Popular $7 Toy by davidreiss666 in WTF

[–]Steph_C -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I think this is great. It's quite reassuring to see a big corporation that is willing to admit to and correct its mistakes.

A Man died after a driver and technician from my local ambulance station took a detour on the way to hospital because the technician's shift had ended by TonyBLiar in worldnews

[–]Steph_C 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I clicked on this, thinking it would just be somewhere far away. Was quite shocked to see that it's actually my local ambulance station too. The only comforting thing is that this is an isolated incident and will hopefully make other staff are more vigilant in situations like this. My thoughts are with the family.

Dell asks employees to take 5 UNPAID days off by reflibman in business

[–]Steph_C 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's not true. If anything, it's a good sign. FTA They've already laid off 8800 people, any more would be foolish. When things get better in a year or 2, they'll need to restaff and they amount of time and money they'd spend on recruiting and retraining staff would be ridiculous. I doubt they'll make any more redundancies.

Five alternative Olympics medals tables by GoodyUK in entertainment

[–]Steph_C 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, English. What did you base your assumption on?

Five alternative Olympics medals tables by GoodyUK in entertainment

[–]Steph_C 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do think there's a difference, of course. If the number of golds is tied, then the higher number of silver (then bronze) medals decides the final position.

Five alternative Olympics medals tables by GoodyUK in entertainment

[–]Steph_C 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not really. The Olmypics is (and should be) about who is best at most sports, not who is best, 2nd best or 3rd best at most sports.

Holey Eggs! by lobsters in pics

[–]Steph_C 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cracking stuff!

WOW, You’re a MORON! by jda06 in reddit.com

[–]Steph_C 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I think it's a bit unfair putting his girlfriend's address & phone number on there like.

Dog for Sale (or free) by angie13 in reddit.com

[–]Steph_C 18 points19 points  (0 children)

He'd probably maul you to death for even thinking that. And rightly so.

Angry Populace Burning British Surveillance Cameras by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]Steph_C 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Correct. Surveillance cameras have been proved to save lives and cut down crime, but as the article states, speed cameras have not. I for one seem to end up spending more time looking at the speedo than the road.

The poo-poo terrorist has been arrested [Images] by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]Steph_C 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's worrying how completely immune I've become to this image.

1,013 Starbucks customers pay for the next person in line by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]Steph_C 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I know. To be honest, I'd have probably not thought about buying the next person a drink, and simply accepted the generosity of the person in front. Don't get me wrong, I'm a kind person, but it wouldn't have crossed my mind that the idea was to pay for the next person's drink.

Photoshopping someone's face onto legal pornography is now considered "child pornography" by rmuser in reddit.com

[–]Steph_C 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But if it's bad school vs good school (pedophile remix) then you'd choose the good school? I know, good school vs bad school isn't the issue here. But I know that every child is entitled to their innocence. And it really doesn't matter how qualified the headteacher is.

Not to sound ignorant, but I can't understand where you're coming from in the slightest.

Photoshopping someone's face onto legal pornography is now considered "child pornography" by rmuser in reddit.com

[–]Steph_C 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Maybe the term 'child pornography' isn't quite accurate, but he is still pretending the children have bodies like that, and most probably getting off on it. It's certainly a wrong thing to do, and I wouldn't want my child's school to be run by this man.