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Shirley Gnome
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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I missed a "Beginners Guide to Nelsonia" at the Capitol Theatre, so I sent a couple of Friends from work in my stead...they said it was good. I could imagine, even if you weren't funny there's just too much material...
So, when on Sunday night the chance came up to see Shirley Gnome at the Royal, of course I leapt on it. I knew nothing about her, but I was needing my monthly dose of alternative ant and theatre...
She was good. I mean, I knew nothing about her, it was a walk-in blind situation, standard Nelson show with a smaller talented musical act first, followed by a burlesque show (always the burlesque, everyone in Nelson is dying to take off their clothes for an audience), followed by Shirley...
Look her up on YouTube. A fine nights WTF entertainment, Charming, Over the Top, another evening perfectly suited to the local tastes and climate.
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Film
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I loved "The Lobster". And this looks as if it might be every bit as good...
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Cops Killing
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Ideas & Questions
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From Boing-Boing, following yet another officer shooting:
It's about being trained to see yourself as a warrior at war with the public. It's about being trained to escalate to lethal force at the first sign of armed noncompliance. It's about being trained that lack of control justifies violence to take it irrespective of rights or risks. It's about having one of the safest public service jobs in America while maintaining the thrilling fantasy of danger. It's about being trained to expect the best sex of your life after you kill someone.
Link: https://boingboing.net/2017/09/21/oklahoma-cops-yell-orders-at-d.html
The problems are written right into the rulebook by the police themselves. Questions: Why do police carry guns? The job isn't listed on any list of "Most Dangerous Professions", yet we arm them with Kevlar, Hummers and Guns like it was the apocalypse. Police should be allowed to carry guns only after a career that spans a spotless 20 years. 90% of policing does not require firearms, yet every single cop gets a gun. I could go on here, like why do we allow the police to hire police (they should be elected by the community they serve), we've long begun the slippery slope down an independent police state wherein the police justify their existence through punitive fines, create criminals and provide 0 value to the populace. Time to rethink the police - without the police.
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