tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633495.post1251648846917005929..comments2023-07-02T15:55:30.759+01:00Comments on De-Scribed: These chemicals won't be used in a bomb.Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757616056135886893noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633495.post-76423457452474003382009-03-27T12:47:00.000+00:002009-03-27T12:47:00.000+00:00Have updated this with a CCTV mode, as an experime...Have updated this with a <A HREF="http://www.exmosis.net/report_it/?cctv" REL="nofollow">CCTV mode</A>, as an experiment. Not sure it has the same impact though. Thoughts?Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757616056135886893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633495.post-58148418514961818472009-03-25T17:49:00.000+00:002009-03-25T17:49:00.000+00:00Verrry interesting thought experiment, Oli. At hea...Verrry interesting thought experiment, Oli. At heart, this is about what we're afraid of and - more importantly - why. I had a quick look for child abuse statistics, but could only find percentages for now. But I suspect child abuse, like domestic violence, is rather more commonplace than terrorist factions. The other difference is that it tends not happen *in public*. There are probably more reasons why reactions to the 2 differ so much then.<BR/><BR/>However, I'd say they were united through the idea of "Stranger Danger" - and the idea that it's the <I>unknown</I> that will get you. There are a lot of interesting paths this could go. Should you trust a celebrity whom you've never met? Is it OK to only raise concerns that appear in public space? What does that mean for private spaces if not?<BR/><BR/>For a society that prides itself on being logical, scientific and rational, there are certainly plenty of opportunities to highlight inconsistencies and absurdities in the workings of the machine.Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757616056135886893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633495.post-84206173454456022092009-03-25T16:18:00.000+00:002009-03-25T16:18:00.000+00:00May I suggest another disturbing juxtaposition to ...May I suggest another disturbing juxtaposition to juxtapose your juxtaposition: imagine replacing the underlying ad campaign from being a hotline for raising concerns about terrorism to being a hotline for raising concerns about child abuse.<BR/><BR/>I've found it interesting to ponder on the many reasons why my reactions to these two different juxtapositions are different.Olihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04933834307809712549noreply@blogger.com