On the Excess Force Required for Contemporary Public Safety,
… Or, the apparent necessity of coercion in the speeding up of evolution. “When was the last time you had a small antechinus that completely changed your day?” she said. “Its been a long time since I’ve seen an antechinus.” I replied, “Surely there are none around here?” “Huh … ?” “Oh, you mean an anti-climax?” “Huh … No, I mean an act-of-kindness!” “Oh …” Such a large gap between the thoughts of young children and those of blind old…