Re: Death penalty? : Wed Sep 19, 2012 10:28 pm  

I love that phrase 'right-thinking'. When it's used in this context I always assume it means 'the thinking of those on the right' as opposed to 'those who think sensibly'. The evidence bears that train of thought out again.

Re: Death penalty? : Wed Sep 19, 2012 10:38 pm  

Bring back the berch

Re: Death penalty? : Wed Sep 19, 2012 10:51 pm  

Especially for those who can't spell it.

Re: Death penalty? : Thu Sep 20, 2012 12:42 am  

Scooter Nik wrote:

Especially for those who can't spell it.

Knew it didn't look right

Re: Death penalty? : Thu Sep 20, 2012 8:15 am  

SCR-SeaDiver wrote:

Why not compare gun figures with Australia and not America;or another European country.

Because America is unique amongst that collection in being a country where all of its police forces carry firearms on regular duty and where several states still have the death penalty for murder and definitely for the murder of a police officer.

By coincidence its also a country with a very similar social, religious and moral status to ours (as opposed to, say, Iran which also has the death penealty and armed police but socially is nothing like the UK), and so it makes for a perfect comparison and indicator of what can, or in this case doesn't, happen when you enforce the kneejerk policies of arming police and executing murderers.


I have to say that the example earlier in this thread of pickpockets operating at hangings for pickpocket theives was an excellent one.

Re: Death penalty? : Thu Sep 20, 2012 8:16 am  

SCR-SeaDiver wrote:

Seems you must have had the same education in an English school as those Yorkshire suicide bombers and the Hungerford and Cumbrian mass murderers.That is the type of school the sons of Labour politicians don't go to.
I think that most right-thinking people considered the Chingford Skinhead extremely brave after his experience at the hands of the cowards who made their decisions,and their actions,and the last I heard one of them was begging for forgiveness.

Death penalty - Yes.

Arming police ? Well ask Phoney Tony whether he can survive without his armed guard and see what he says.
Why not compare gun figures with Australia and not America;or another European country.

I didn't bother with much schooling.
I preferred the self-education route.
Can you tell?

I'd also wager you were one of them knobheads who voted Phoney Tony into Number 10?

[John_D]

Re: Death penalty? : Thu Sep 20, 2012 8:36 am  

Dally wrote:

The death penalty should be introduced for certain categories of crime that the public / their representatives warrant it.

No it shouldn't

Re: Death penalty? : Thu Sep 20, 2012 11:19 am  

I think they should bring it back, but only for contestants of reality TV shows.

You get eliminated, you get the chair/rope/injection.

Will make people think twice about going on X Factor or Big Brother and will make society better in general.

Re: Death penalty? : Thu Sep 20, 2012 11:21 am  

Hutchie wrote:

I think they should bring it back, but only for contestants of reality TV shows.

You get eliminated, you get the chair/rope/injection.

Will make people think twice about going on X Factor or Big Brother and will make society better in general.

Can we include all of the Top Gear studio audience?

Re: Death penalty? : Thu Sep 20, 2012 11:29 am  

Hutchie wrote:

I think they should bring it back, but only for contestants of reality TV shows.

You get eliminated, you get the chair/rope/injection.

Will make people think twice about going on X Factor or Big Brother and will make society better in general.

I'll agree with you on that.