Human Rights anyone?

I have just read that the Yorkshire Ripper is appealing for freedom on the grounds that his human rights have been breached but frankly, should he even be allowed to have human rights? Let alone critcise them!

I mean what about the human rights of the 13 women he killed, and the many more who were at risk? He certainly did not consider theirs so why on earth should his be considered now?

Too often it seems that the law does not differenciate between right and wrong but between who can give the best argument due to ludicrous loopholes.

His lawyer Saimo Chahal, was named Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year 2006 for “repeatedly pushing the boundaries of the law on behalf of those with mental illness”. But this one woman’s crusade against breaching the law should not put the rest of us at risk. How would she feel if he did it again?

He has been responsible for countless physical and mental torment and should not be allowed to walk the streets again.

In a campaigning blog for human rights, former United Nations Secretary General, and Elder, Kofi A. Annan, said every state had to protect its people by respecting fundamental human rights. But what happens when one’s human rights put another’s at risk?

I’m all for human rights but they should have to be of a decent human standard to warrant it.

The future of magazine websites

Hachette Filipacchi have set their sites on revolutionising their magazine websites. With the launch of Sugarscape, the new social networking site for Sugar magazine, and the introduction of Elle girl online, they have fast secured their place at the top of the teenage market.

But will all the other publishers follow suit? And more importantly do they need to?

It appears that people, teenagers especially, want more than just content from their magazine websites, they want interaction and technology. Gone are the days when the Internet was merely used for information, it is now one of the top forms of entertainment and will inevitabley continue to grow.

However it could very possibly just be a phase, after all there are many critics that have argued the same about the integral social networking sites we use, but despite losing a small percentage of their audience, pulling in approximately 8 million people in the UK alone is generally not bad.

I for one, can see the benefits of such a site, after all why just read it when you can fully interact with it. People always want more, that is just the way things are.

Just like Facebook has changed the way people interact with one another on the web, Sugarscape is surely set to do the same for magazine websites.