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APRIL 2020
The Australian
High Court has found Cardinal Pell "NOT
GUILTY" of pedophilia by a 7 - 0 vote.
Coming after the Victorian Police-Lawyer
scandal, you can just thank your lucky
stars if you don't live in the "Woke
Culture State". Don't even drive
there. A friend was booked for driving 2
KPH over the speed limit of 80 KPH.
And then. To top it off. The day
that Cardinal Pell was declared "Not
Guilty" by a 7 - 0 vote of our
High Court, woke Victorian state premier
said to Victorians who have initiated
damages actions against Pell.
"Don't worry. We believe you when you
say you were abused".
You can bet
there is more to come. Those
"victims" who have started civil claims
against Pell have indicated their intent
to continue their actions. In Victorian
Courts. The burden of proof will
be only "balance of probability" not
"Beyond Reasonable Doubt". So odds
of 100:1 that Victorian courts will
award against him. The claimants
probably have no money to pay costs in
the event they lose any case or appeal
to the High Court.
The story so
far....(9th April)
THE FACTS
The NSW police have been put on the
case. One opinion is that their
"facts" will not become public until
after the investigation, expected to
last 18 months.
The police have
boarded the boat after obtaining
warrants.
There is a
suspicion that improper influence was
used to permit disembarking at 2.30AM
without any kind of health check.
The CoronaVirus story is only 4 months
old, and not much is known about
it. Speculations include that it
does not "cure". That it is like
AIDS or Malaria. After a period of
activity (or not) it just goes into
remission. And then, some time in
the future, it awakens and becomes
virulent. Or maybe that a vaccine
is not possible. And we do not
know just what proportion of people are
"asymptomatic". On Diamond
Princess about 50% were asymptomatic.
Perhaps those asymptomatics revert to
virulence?
Currently we in
Australia are mostly in "lockdown". Like
the USA, our PM does not control
lockdown. Our states premiers have
the final say. But if Covid-19
turns out to not be curable, and there
is no vaccine, Then whoever is not
infected might prefer to remain
uninfected. And so for the
uninfected, voluntary lockdown
continues.
If those
speculations are an approximation of
actuality, we would like to know of
anybody who has been infected.
First we would have to test
everybody. Frequently. Preferably
with a one minute test. Then we
would have to know what PPE (Personal
Protection Equipment) would protect from
infection.
Then those who
were uninfected would have the choice.
Stay in lockdown in known "clean"
spaces. Travel with full PPE
whenever they left known "clean" spaces,
and go through a rigorous cleanup (soap
shower, clean clothes) when they
re-entered a clean space. And only
associate with other uninfected in clean spaces.
Social changes
would be necessary. Work from home
employment would be in demand.
Some employers might establish "clean"
workspaces. And hospitals for the
infected would be needed. Because
of the unpredictable recurrence of the
fever.
Fortunately we
live in a rich society. Perhaps we
will establish a UBI (Universal Basic
Income). And free hospital care.
And online voting for government.
NASRUDIN.
Legend has it that a wise man called
Nasrudin lived in the middle east.
I am reminded of this story by
contemporary events.
Nasrudin was
busily spreading the contents of a
bucket containing a mixture of salt and
cow manure
around his home. A friend walked
up and asked him what he was
doing. He responded "I am spreading this mixture
around my home".
"Why would you do that?"
asked the friend.
"To keep the tigers away"
responded Nasrudin.
"But there are no tigers
for hundreds of miles!" exclaimed
the friend.
"Yes" responded Nasrudin
"It works pretty well, doesn't it?"