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Well we haven't got a free society then. Has anybody?

I find paedophilia objectionable, should I tolerate it?

There is a clear and obvious distinction between behaviour which causes injury to people and behaviour which, whilst distasteful, does not.,

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When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. H.G. Wells
When I see a youth in a motor car I do d.c.brown

Indeed, which was an unspoken (but obvious) qualification to my original comment.

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"Show me someone who says that they have never exceeded a speed limit, and I'll show you a liar, or a menace." (Austin Williams - Director, Transport Research Group)

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So we have an invite from the new gov. And general consent is it is too difficult to reverse laws so we shouldn't try. Might as well close the web site then!

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Speed limit sign radio interview. TV Snap Unhappy
“It has never been the rule in this country – I hope it never will be - that suspected criminal offences must automatically be the subject of prosecution” He added that there should be a prosecution: “wherever it appears that the offence or the circumstances of its commission is or are of such a character that a prosecution in respect thereof is required in the public interest”
This approach has been endorsed by Attorney General ever since 1951. CPS Code

I used to do a lot of riding as a teen, my sister was horse mad and roped all the family in - great fun! Our riding school ran drag hunts - normally a rider or a runner from the local cross country club. It worked well and actually was very successful as many riders oppossed to hunting foxy got involved it being a genuinely animal friendly hunt.

However, fox hunting as a means of pest control is terrible.


Having shot foxes and speaking to those who do it for a living I'd disagree - most pest control use .22 and yes if your aim is of it's not a clean kill - but good enough to run over sharpish and dispatch - hit it with a .308 (normally used for deer hunting) if you hit foxy anywhere on it's body it's dead! And guess what 'junior' pest control men are usually given a .308 until thier aim is spot on enough for a clean kill with a .22 .


One I'd introduce is a ban on councils / public bodies / insurers etc using H&S as an excuse to ban or curtail events when it's actually another often unrelated reason - I'm jacked off with idiots bringing my profession into disrepute !

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Gordon Brown saying I got the country into it's current economic mess so I'll get us out of it is the same as Bomber Harris nipping over to Dresden and offering to repair a few windows.

Chaos, panic and disorder - my work here is done.

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Bin taxes - on way out - some councils using carrot ,rather than stick are being held up as example .
Part P- did anyone think this through - It's safer to have an extension lead ( or a few leads ) of unknown current capacity, and of unknown safety capacity rather than a fixed solid point,capable of carrying the current and with solid earthing .Many professional checks on DIY installations find that a very high percentage of work EXCEEDS that which would be done by a tradesman .My house -,council one - I found the lighting circuit earth not connected.But a major one . I did ask my old uncle ( at time 85, time served electrician ,fully Regs qualified on retirement ) on this one . He struggled to think on year . My house has power sockets wired via door casement ,with hollow in door frame to hold cables .
Now on foxes-and the one found in a London suburb .If I find one on my back garden threatening my grand son ,would my , bred for vermin hunting terrier be a criminal( because he was attacking a fox, not knowing it was illegal for him to do so, because he's a dog ) if he defended his charge ,or ,as of now , branded a hero .
But like the discussion on Part P ,methinks . Was like a discussion I had ,some years ago with a lady from BT . I had a BT provided extension ,wired round the outside of my house , and it sagged like some cow waiting for the knacker . I asked for advice - "We'll do it for a fee "she said - "in that case I'll do it myself" ,said I . "You're not qualified " she said . My reply "Please send me that in writing as it's after the NTTP " . I did hear some rapid footsteps in background before a retraction of last statement .

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lets bring sanity back to speed limits.
Drivers are like donkeys -they respond best to a carrot, not a stick .Road safety experts are like Asses - best kept covered up ,or sat on