Several animal rights groups have recently managed to obtain their first victory, since Santa Ana Zoo has decided to comply with their requests and put an end to dangerous, barbaric elephant rides. The Animal Protection and Rescue League, Animal Defenders International (ADI), PETA and a few eco-conscious celebrities ... |
19 December 2011
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Facebook has proved it utility once again, helping authorities solve an unbelievable case of animal cruelty that ended up in court. A judge has decided a woman from Denver is guilty of torturing an killing a rat. Tashaya Abbott will have to take $125 our of her pockets and commit to 50 hours of community service. Tas... |
7 December 2011
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As evidenced countless times in jails around the world, including the US-operated Guantanamo Bay prison, in Cuba, torture has not yet been completely removed from common practice, when it comes to interrogating prisoners. During the Bush administration, torture was used extensively to collect data from so-called terr... |
22 September 2009
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Psychologists have known for a long time that certain socio-economic factors such as the place of birth, the education, religion, or interactions with others can shape an individual's perceptions of the most important things in life. But the correlations between religion and torture have never been analyzed from... |
14 May 2009
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We're getting pretty much accustomed to people saying outrageous things about videogames, from stating that they directly cause violent crime to saying that they are full length M-rated movies. Some people have even implied that those who play videogames should not be allowed to vote, as they are not mature enou... |
12 May 2009
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In a replicated experiment, scientists discovered the fact that people were very likely to continue administering electric shocks to other people, if they were told to do so by an authoritarian figure. The first conclusion of this kind belonged to an experiment conducted in 1961 by Professor Stanley Milgram, of Yale ... |
19 December 2008
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Perhaps not many of you know that, when told so by a professional person with enough authority, you could even kill another human being in the name of science. This was demonstrated decades ago by a terrible study on authoritarianism. The real victims of the test, the participants, were definitely affected ... |
4 November 2008
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Although it wasn't confirmed yet, some reports disclosed that several Facebook accounts got hacked and shocking pictures of child torture were sent to all the users visiting the profiles. Paperghost of Vitalsecurity.org informs that at least two accounts were hijacked a few days ago, but no Facebook official rep... |
28 March 2008
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People's taste for using brute force and showing off power has not changed from the Medieval times, and torture has remained more or less similar over time, and even less effective. And despite the fact that the champion of democracy states it does not use torture on political prisoners, leaked photos tell anoth... |
20 October 2007
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