Old 08-10-2006, 03:01 AM
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equus
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Did you know there are two UN countries that hjaven't ratify the UN Covention on the rights of the child; Somalia which has been a collapsed state for over decades and the US.

I'm not saying that as a judgement on americans - but I see more sense in understanding that as a voting/lobbying issue than attempting to delve into the morality of hypothetical criminals (or real criminals but doing the task with a fraction of the info).

One of the best parts of leaving the fight between good and evil behind was it freeing up my mind to think in terms of consequences of actions, reasoning and ethics.

Edit - I changed won't ratify to haven't after double checking my own references!! Somalia can't because it has no state and the US have signed the convention suggestion that at some point they will ratify it. However it still don't look pretty to be clumped with somalia!
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