Not His Fault

Criticising Shane Warne for sharing his exploits on the poker tour is just another case of passing the responsibility of individual choices onto someone or something else.

It’s claimed that Warne was using his profile to promote gambling.  They make the presumption that his constant tweets will cause other people to start gambling.  This will lead to problem gambling.

If someone does start gambling because of Shane Warne’s tweets, and this gambling becomes an addiction, then that is the individual’s choice.  It is a stupid decision.  We should support this person if they choose to end their addiction but it has nothing to do with Shane Warne.

It might be wise for Shane to tone done the tweets about whatever chips he has on the table.  Regardless, it’s not his fault if people follow his lead and then lose big.

That was their decision.  They will feel the full ramifications of their actions.  The responsibility falls directly on their shoulders.

Shooters Harpooned

Have you noticed the negative portrayal by the Greens of licensed shooters now that there’s a proposal to allow them into national parks to shoot and kill certain animals?

The greens are up in arms and are cranking the scare machine into top gear referring to shooters as irresponsible, manic, wasteful, barbaric, trigger-happy, amongst many others.  If the Greens are to be believed then these shooters wantonly shoot at hikers.

The reality is quite the opposite.  Licensed shooters are highly skilled, they respect the weapon they are using.  They are sensible, not wasteful, as every bullet costs money and they sometimes like to take the carcus away.  They are respectful of others and the animals they are shooting.  They know how to kill it without undue stress to the animal. Also, lets not forget they are registered, and one false move results in removal of gun licenses forever.  These guys are highly regulated in the storage and use of their weapon, if they want to keep using it they will use it properly.  They are not stupid.

Also the animals they will be allowed to shoot are feral, in plague proportions and usually introduced species reeking havoc on our ecosystem. 

Shooters are better environmentalists that those who claim to be ‘green’.  These ‘do gooders’ don’t see the bigger picture.  An increase in feral animals equals increased damage to environment and therefore endangering native animals.

Fever

I find it embarrassing and amusing watching thousands of young girls screaming for pop singer Justin Bieber.

They share their unyielding devotion.  They ask him to marry them.  Why is it then that they seem oblivious to the fact that he already has a girlfriend?  I bet Selena Gomez doesn’t carry on like these fanatical admirers do.

If one of these fan girls that love him so much actually got to meet him they wouldn’t be able to talk to him.  They would be so taken by his presence that their tongue would be rendered useless and they would look foolish.

They love him, want to marry him, yet they wouldn’t be able to talk to him.  That sounds like a great relationship.

If his career didn’t rely so much on their screaming masses I would like to think that he would abhor such behaviour.  It will be interesting to see what happens as he grows up.  Hopefully these girls grow up to and see the folly of their ways.