From Cold Desert. Pass it along.
The innocent victims of Internet child abuse cannot speak for themselves.
But you can.
With your help, we can eradicate this evil trade.
We do not need your money.
We need you to light a candle of support.
We’re aiming to light at least One Million Candles by December 31, 2006.
This petition will be used to encourage governments, politicians, financial institutions, payment organisations, Internet service providers, technology companies and law enforcement agencies to eradicate the commercial viability of online child abuse.
They have the power to work together. You have the power to get them to take action.
Please light your candle at lightamillioncandles.com.Together, we can destroy the commercial viability of Internet child abuse sites that are destroying the lives of innocent children.
raincoaster 
We-e -e -ell, maybe. Having just recovered from a small, but signifiant, kitchen fire, I have to say NO.
The insurance guy who came up asked me if I had seen the fire at the high-rise at the end of my street? No. But. There were 3 tenders(i.e. 2 normal brigades and 1 tower ladder thingy). Inside the house, one stairway up, were 2 kids, left for the afternoon by themselves whilst mum went to work a shift at the local hospital, who worked out that they could not get not reach the door but could shout ‘help’ out the kitchen window.
What had happened? Mother had a bath surrounded by candles, gone to work, said candles had collapsed and set fire to the bathroom. the first time in 20 years the builder had seen this.
I know this is sounds awfully righteous ( and worthy! ), but, to coin a phrase, candles are not worth the, ahem, candle. Wrrite to the politician, phone, e-mail, & antagonise the twats but burning wax means F all to anyone.
I read some where else that you consider yourself a communal anarchist. I would suggest that’s at least, a contradiction, – we live together but will overthrow one another? Am I missing something ?
Having decided not to get addicted to blogs ( Am I the only one to feel a song coming on?) I may or not reply to you reply. Ha!
ScotsToryB
Wow–what an amazingly cheap and immature reply.
If you don’t want to do it Scotty, don’t do it. But don’t waste electrons with this sort of thing.
AFAIK, digital candles cannot burn.
I lit one because I feel it’s a perfectly fine cause.
Now, is there a site with candles for those accused of looking like members of 80’s British hair bands? >B^P>
Easy; get a haircut. Besides, A Flock of Seagulls was great!
I tend to go easy on STB, if only because I know how strong Scotch is. It may not have belonged here, but it wasn’t a bad story. I suggest STB light a candle as an apology.
Never apologise, never explain!
Light a candle and don’t do it again!
Metroperson, ‘Wow–what an amazingly cheap and immature reply’ which bit?
Light a million candles? Go for it. But, hey, be careful out there! Communal anrchist? It could have been said with a lighter note, agreed but dear Raincoaster strikes me as being made of strong enough stuff to take it and would no doubt have had a gentle go at me for claiming the same.
I am now in an official immature huff.
Take care y’all
STB
So, DID you light a candle? Do that, THEN comment.
Dangnabbit Musky! OK! OK! I lit the candle!!!! I even used STB for outside independent confirmation AND I did it before commenting. Do I pass?
Actually, I do support this kind of thing on a regular basis; the problem seems to me to be that the generation of politicians who grew up with the protesters/mass movement ideal that people are concerned enough and in such numbers that they demand a decent response and not the spinning crap that they subject us to, are the very ones who have thrown out the very idealism that should by now be permeating politics. I do not mean by this that I have a disregard for the necessities of realpolitic, just, like many, believe there is an easier and better way. e.g. I know I’m behind the times with this but the WHO have now admitted that DDT usage would have saved millions of lives. Duh. Have you ever seen someone suffering from malaria despite taking prophylactics? Imagine what it must be like as a child with no access to drugs at all. Oh, I’m ranting. Have a good weekend, U2 Metroperson, life’s too short.
STB
You pass.
Metro isn’t really into U2; it’s one of his few flaws. That and not having much faith in internet petitions. I don’t have much either, but what the hell; it does count no less than a signature-based petition, and it cannot hurt. It is but the work of a moment, as well.
You too, STB.
I have other plans. Recovering from nasty cold which is also probably why I sounded so ratty up there.
And who says i don’t enjoy U2?
But on the other hand I have “few flaws”!
Oooh–RC’s givin’ me the Barry White-meets-Seal-in-the-wrong-kind-of-bar-entirely-and-they-go-home-with-three-Dallas-Cowgirls–*each* love!
*Presses “print screen” to show Mme Metro I have “few flaws.”*
But they’re whoppers.
So my few flaws are crunchy chocolate-coated malt candies?
Or are you saying my few flaws are tasty hamburgers? In which case I’ll have you know thay’re Big Macs (not ghetto macs, though).
I spent nine months making Whoppers for a living. The trauma has kept me out of Burger King for life, minus three occasions or so.
Had I worked for McDonalds and Pizza Hut as a teen as well, doubtless I’d look like Karen Carpenter today.
I’m not going to work with those metaphors. Come back when you’ve got a collection that won’t get me slapped silly by your wife.
Have you thought about pulling a few shifts at DQ? I’m just sayin’…