Wow. Just wow.
Two items posted by PZ at Pharyngula beggar the imagination.
First up, a Republican State Senator in Missouri, Jane Cunningham, wants to REPEAL THE CHILD LABOR LAWS!?!
SB 222 – This act modifies the child labor laws. It eliminates the prohibition on employment of children under age fourteen. Restrictions on the number of hours and restrictions on when a child may work during the day are also removed. It also repeals the requirement that a child ages fourteen or fifteen obtain a work certificate or work permit in order to be employed. Children under sixteen will also be allowed to work in any capacity in a motel, resort or hotel where sleeping accommodations are furnished. It also removes the authority of the director of the Division of Labor Standards to inspect employers who employ children and to require them to keep certain records for children they employ. It also repeals the presumption that the presence of a child in a workplace is evidence of employment.
Because those lazy "children" have gotten off too good for too long with all their "playtime" and "summer vacations" and "recess".
Next up, in the wake of the tragic Japanese earthquake and tsunami causing unimaginable human suffering, some Facebook fans are still reliving World War II, an event, judging by their profile pictures, none of them actually experienced. Read the horror here if you dare.
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