It is a small news item that may seem typical of the economic climate. Thousands of Los Angeles teachers face the possibility of a job loss:
A red signal was missed and a disaster ensued. There is a search for answers in the recent train crash in Los Angeles and there are suspicions of text messaging being a factor:
“Federal investigators plan to subpoena the cell phone records of the engineer who is said to have been exchanging text messages in the minutes before his commuter train ran through a red signal and smashed into a freight train Friday, killing 25 people.”
link: Why didn’t it stop on red?
Other tragedies have been linked to text messaging. Any alleged text messages would have a time stamp which could be correlated to the train location. With a hundred and thirty five people injured, this is the worse American train disaster in fifteen years.
Catherine Forsythe
It seems as though it is all in the presentation. Los Angeles has passed legislation that regulates the spaying of cats and dogs. This was legislation that was presented by city officials like Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa cuddling a puppy:
“Holding kittens and puppies, Los Angeles city officials were joined by animal activists - including television personality Bob Barker - to witness the signing Tuesday of a measure requiring pet owners to spay or neuter their animals.
Under the measure that will take effect in mid-April, owners of cats and dogs will have to get their pets spayed or neutered by four months old.”
link: Spaying law gets city’s paw prints
Look at the mayor. He’s cuddling a puppy. What a good guy. It is shameless and shallow perception manipulation. It is an excellent example of treating the public like its citizens are complete idiots.
Catherine Forsythe
Director of Operations
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