Quickies
Skepchick Quickies 9.19
On September 19, 1692, Giles Corey, accused of wizardry, was executed as part of the Salem Witch Trials. If you’re familiar with the history, you may remember him as the man who refused to enter a plea even though he was being tortured by putting heavy stones on his chest. He was crushed to death but his last words were, “More weight!”
- Spacewalker Sunita Williams becomes space station commander – She is the second woman to take charge of the station. From Amy.
- How To Exclude Women Without Really Trying – I went to a college that was 75% male, so this definitely rings true for me. From Bug.
- Cheating Upwards – Placing an importance on test scores instead of individual growth has led to an epidemic of cheating in schools.
- It’s judicial machismo that jails women like Sarah Catt – A woman was sentenced to prison for a late term abortion, but did she break the law? From Max.
- Flush the Sporns! – A call to action in the fight against junk medicine. From Elyse.
- Who Are Mitt Romney’s 47%? – An excellent break down of the numbers behind the millions of alleged “entitled victims” who don’t pay federal income tax. Spoiler Alert: Mitt Romney is clueless.
In my country, all important exams are supervised via CCTV in addition to other staff, so there is no safe angle.
My favorite part about that cheating article was the end, the fucker wants to be an investment banker. He should fit right in.
Mmmmf . . . he got caught . . . doomed to rank and file, not elite investment banker.
British law only allows for abortions later than 24 weeks if “there is grave risk to the life of the woman; evidence of severe foetal abnormality; or risk of grave physical and mental injury to the woman”
Sarah Catt induced hers 2 days before her due date, so it’s fairly obvious that she did, in fact, break the law.
What concerns me most about this case is that she took a drug intended to induce labour, 2 days before the baby was due to be born anyway, claims it was stillborn, but won’t tell anybody where she hid the body.
Please, correct me if i’m wrong, but if you induce labour a mere 2 days early, the overwhelming chances are that you’re going to birth a healthy baby, surely? I have a sinkingly depressing feeling that she actually committed infanticide.
Oh geez I didn’t see the part where it was induced at 40 weeks. No wonder she won’t tell people where the body is, the medical examiner could easily tell if the baby took a breath first.