18 Aug 11
On Monday, one man was arrested for planning a water gun fight on Facebook.
a woman from Manchester who did not take part in the riots received a five-month sentence for wearing a pair of stolen shorts her roommate gave her
http://mashable.com/2011/08/16/london-riots-men-sentenced/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable%2FSocialMedia+%28Mashable+%C2%BB+Social+Media+Feed%29
How is this justice?
18 Aug 11
Originally posted by Thequ1ckThe water gun incident was arrest only probably as a precaution due to screening picking up on various words in his messages. More important is the discussion around message screening I would think.
On Monday, one man was arrested for planning a water gun fight on Facebook.
a woman from Manchester who did not take part in the riots received a five-month sentence for wearing a pair of stolen shorts her roommate gave her
http://mashable.com/2011/08/16/london-riots-men-sentenced/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable%2FSocialMedia+%28Mashable+%C2%BB+Social+Media+Feed%29
How is this justice?
As for the woman who was jailed for 5 months for receiving goods stolen during the riots; I would advise her: If you don't want to fall foul of the authorities then don't receive stolen goods, especially when they were obtained through the worst case of civil disorder in living memory.
18 Aug 11
Originally posted by Thequ1ckIt's not justice.
On Monday, one man was arrested for planning a water gun fight on Facebook.
a woman from Manchester who did not take part in the riots received a five-month sentence for wearing a pair of stolen shorts her roommate gave her
http://mashable.com/2011/08/16/london-riots-men-sentenced/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable%2FSocialMedia+%28Mashable+%C2%BB+Social+Media+Feed%29
How is this justice?
A woman gets 5 months in prison for receiving a pair of stolen shorts, which cost £10-20 (i'm guessing)?! And all those MP's who were caught pilfering hundreds of thousands, i'll say that again for dramatic effect HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of our tax payers money, remain in their jobs and have the gall to lecture us about our 'sick' society.
When the rich rob that's okay, when the poor rob..........chuck the book at them.
18 Aug 11
Compared to MEPs, our MPs look like schoolboys nicking sweets from the tuck shop. No recession for them. The salary they pay themselves and the obscene amount of expenses they claim is scandalous. They also vote themselves annual increases, despite the fact that the rest of us are expected to tighten our belts, and there is absolutely nothing we can do about it. How many of us get our salary plus a daily bonus for actually turning up for work ? GET US OUT OF EUROPE !!!!! No wonder kids think that taking something for nothing is no big deal. Look at the example they are being set. Our politicians are scumbags.
18 Aug 11
Originally posted by ayceebeeOf course there is something you can do about it, vote for MEPs who don't award themselves "scandalous" amounts.
Compared to MEPs, our MPs look like schoolboys nicking sweets from the tuck shop. No recession for them. The salary they pay themselves and the obscene amount of expenses they claim is scandalous. They also vote themselves annual increases, despite the fact that the rest of us are expected to tighten our belts, and there is absolutely nothing we can do abou ...[text shortened]... or nothing is no big deal. Look at the example they are being set. Our politicians are scumbags.
18 Aug 11
Originally posted by Proper KnobPrison's a good way to advance your criminal career.
It's not justice.
A woman gets 5 months in prison for receiving a pair of stolen shorts, which cost £10-20 (i'm guessing)?! And all those MP's who were caught pilfering hundreds of thousands, i'll say that again for dramatic effect HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of our tax payers money, remain in their jobs and have the gall to lecture us about our 'sick' soci ...[text shortened]... ty.
When the rich rob that's okay, when the poor rob..........chuck the book at them.
18 Aug 11
Originally posted by Thequ1ckWell, the masks are off now. Guess what: citizens are peons.
On Monday, one man was arrested for planning a water gun fight on Facebook.
a woman from Manchester who did not take part in the riots received a five-month sentence for wearing a pair of stolen shorts her roommate gave her
http://mashable.com/2011/08/16/london-riots-men-sentenced/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable%2FSocialMedia+%28Mashable+%C2%BB+Social+Media+Feed%29
How is this justice?
Had a quiet week?
18 Aug 11
Originally posted by KazetNagorraYou obviously don't understand. It doesn't matter who you vote for. The whole disgusting and obscenely expensive institution is run by people who are not elected to their posts by us, and they are as corrupt as any politicians that you will find anywhere in the world. When I recently found out exactly how much these pigs with their noses in the trough cost us annually, I couldn't believe it.
Of course there is something you can do about it, vote for MEPs who don't award themselves "scandalous" amounts.
18 Aug 11
Originally posted by ayceebeeActually, the degree of corruption of politicians varies greatly across political systems and societies. Would you seriously argue that, for example, an Afghan politician is equally likely to be corrupt as a Norwegian one? Likewise, you can't really compare an average Italian or Greek politician to a Swedish or Finnish one. As for the "cost", yes there is a lot of waste but I think we can all agree the EU makes its member states far more than it costs.
You obviously don't understand. It doesn't matter who you vote for. The whole disgusting and obscenely expensive institution is run by people who are not elected to their posts by us, and they are as corrupt as any politicians that you will find anywhere in the world. When I recently found out exactly how much these pigs with their noses in the trough cost us annually, I couldn't believe it.
18 Aug 11
Originally posted by KazetNagorraYou display a very rosey view of Scandinavian politicians. My point was that EU beaurocrats run the system to benefit themselves, and for many years accountants have refused to sign off the accounts that they produce annually because they are so full of holes you could sieve cabbage through them. Year on year politicians have lied about their Countrys' financial security, and now that the truth is out they are dragging us all down. Scumbags.
Actually, the degree of corruption of politicians varies greatly across political systems and societies. Would you seriously argue that, for example, an Afghan politician is equally likely to be corrupt as a Norwegian one? Likewise, you can't really compare an average Italian or Greek politician to a Swedish or Finnish one. As for the "cost", yes there ...[text shortened]... of waste but I think we can all agree the EU makes its member states far more than it costs.
18 Aug 11
Originally posted by ayceebee"They" are dragging "us" down? Who are they and us?
You display a very rosey view of Scandinavian politicians. My point was that EU beaurocrats run the system to benefit themselves, and for many years accountants have refused to sign off the accounts that they produce annually because they are so full of holes you could sieve cabbage through them. Year on year politicians have lied about their Countrys' financial security, and now that the truth is out they are dragging us all down. Scumbags.
18 Aug 11
Bankers loot the Treasury, MPs fiddle their expenses . . . and then the establishment turns on deprived young people in England’s inner cities and calls them criminals. The August disturbances weren’t riots: they were the revolt of the working class.
http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2011/08/pilger-police-british-young
Right on, John.