Thursday, April 02, 2015

Henry Mayhew 1850 On The Underclass.

" ... distinguished from the civilised man by his repugnance to regular and continuous labour - by his want of providence in laying up a store for the future - by his inability to perceive consequences ever so slightly removed from immediate apprehensions - by his passion for stupefying herbs and roots and, when possible, for intoxicating fermenting liquors ..."

This individual awoke, fully safe in the knowledge that he can NEVER face execution. So tremendously heartwarming!

Alleged Bondi beach gunman charged with 15 counts of murder. Naveed Akram awoke from a coma in a hospital in Sydney and refused to be interv...