It was somewhat interesting to see what happened to a visitor from England in Atlanta the other day. It was made even more interesting by the fact that the poor soul was a visiting professor from my alma mater, Queen Mary College. I don't hear much about Queen Mary College these days so its good to see them getting at least some recognition even if it is only for one of their professor's being arrested.
The poor guy was wrestled to the ground and carted off to jail for jaywalking. Something that is completely legal in the UK and in many other 'civilized' countries. But quite illegal here in America and in some other places like Australia.
So those Australians have another thing in common with the Americans - the other being a failure to ratify the Kyoto Agreement. Don't get me started on that one but did you see that Daimler Chrysler's chief economist said that Global Warming was way in the future and still uncertain. So much for Chrysler's recent moves into the green world - perhaps its not so heartfelt.
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