But 'accused' is not 'guilty'
I read the news today oh boy! Page 2,556
No booster for me this Spring, it seems.
Pity as it's absolutely rife round here at the moment.
It makes me laugh when I see all these Christians sticking up for trump like he's some Saint
Even if he isn't found guilty over the hush money aspect - the man was having an affair, with a porn star, four months after his wife had just given birth to his child ffs
The man is pond life
Zero morals
Quote: Stephen Goodlad @ 1st April 2023, 10:18 AMBut 'accused' is not 'guilty'
No.
But it's the start of the process. And there's so much evidence of wrongdoing.
Does anyone seriously believe Trump is an innocent victim of persecution here?
It would be a very strange world if Trump wasn't in serious legal trouble over this stuff.
He has been a criminal for decades
During the 70s and 80s he had many many dealings with the mafia - none of it legal
If you believe all these republicans that are always draped in the stars and strips - America is the greatest country in the world , the land of the free and home of democracy
Yet they never shut up telling the whole world that America's presidential elections are completely rigged - and that the American justice system is totally corrupt
So.... it's like totally brilliant , USA USA USA!! and yet it's also totally gone to shit
Hmmm ima confused 😗
Suella Braverman has insisted Rwanda is a safe country for migrants, despite evidence that 12 Congolese refugees were shot dead by police there in 2018.
When presented with the evidence on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, the home secretary said she was "not familiar" with the case.
Liar! For one thing Yvette Cooper told her in the house that they were shot for having the gall to complain about being starving and not having enough food
Lies lies lies from this government
Flatly refused to say anything about the agreement to accept Rwandan refugees back here, as well.
Despite having the agreement actually read out to her.
With energy prices the way they are, all this gaslighting must be costing them a fortune.
Quote: lofthouse @ 31st March 2023, 8:24 PMYes but buying a beer - and buying guns n rounds of ammunition aren't really comparable
Sure they are. They are both legal purchases and almost entirely mundane. Americans purchase almost 40 million firearms and 10 billion rounds of ammunition every year. Most do nothing more than sit in safes or punch holes in paper targets and wild game. The actual numbers that are used in crimes are fairly small. Six students have died so far in school shootings in 2023; last year's total was 32. Alcohol kills 140,000 people annually.
Quote: lofthouse @ 31st March 2023, 8:24 PMSo what's the plan though? Just carry on year after year after year burying kids? Whatever is in place now is clearly failing miserably
There is always going to be selfish arseholes who just cos their life sucks they are determined to take some poor innocent bastards with them when they go on a final rampage
It can only help surely by making it EXTREMELY difficult to get hold of guns
As you've said, there's no way to stop a determined attacker. We have laws against murder, illegal possession/use of a firearm, mandatory FBI background checks - we even execute people for some crimes. You're incorrect if you assume that making guns difficult to obtain would deter a determined school shooter. Do you know what the deadliest school killing was? It wasn't a kid with a gun; it was a man who used explosives to blow up a school and kill 38 students in 1927. Timothy McVeigh killed 168 people with a truck bomb. A handful of people armed with box cutters killed 3000 people on September 11th.
Our deadliest mass shooting killed 60 people and wounded 400 when a man in Las Vegas fired more than 1000 rounds at a concert audience. A man in France used a truck to kill 86 people and injure another 400.
There is NO WAY to stop people from killing innocents. The best we can hope for is an increased police presence, stronger defense/fortifications at schools, better mental health care, and assistance from the media to prevent these scumbags from gaining the attention they crave.
Quote: lofthouse @ 31st March 2023, 8:24 PMThe difference between myself personally, and you - is that if I wanted to go into a building a kill indiscriminately , the best I could do is grab a knife from the kitchen drawer and try to stab a few people - cos I've never seen a gun, never held a gun and wouldn't know the first place or method to actually get hold of one
You on the other hand, could nip down to the mall tomorrow and mow down dozens and dozens of people before a cop shot your brains out
You (or I) could rent a truck and mow down dozens. Or set a crowded building on fire. Or make homemade explosives. Or poison food or drinking water. Or become a nurse and silently kill patients. Or hijack a bus and drive it off a cliff. Or derail a train. Where there's a will, there's a way.
Quote: Chris Hallam @ 1st April 2023, 9:02 AMHunter Biden has never been president. He's not even a politician.
His father is the president of the United States. His shady "business" dealings with foreign entities are well-documented, as is his admission that a percentage." goes to "the big guy."
Quote: Chris Hallam @ 1st April 2023, 9:02 AMTrump has been accused of breaking campaign finance laws, openly incit,ing civil insurrection and actively bullying people in an attempt to overturn a free and fair democratic election result.
Hardly trivial charges.
It has been claimed that the average American commits three felonies per day, and a judge famously proclaimed that a grand jury could indict a ham sandwich. Leading legal scholars have said that Trump's indictment is treading on thin ice and could forever change how our political and judicial systems function. Nancy Pelosi has been accused of insider trading, the Clintons have a dubious history (including hanging out with the notorious Epstein), and the list goes on...
France, Italy and Israel have all indicted former presidents. Hardly banana republics. And as for petty tribal politics, the Republicans are just as bad and have been for years.
As for guns, dead schoolchildren are obviously a price worth paying for the right to bear arms. Own iit.
Lol 😆
Jeffrey Epstein said in an unaired interview that he distanced himself from former President Donald Trump after realizing Trump was "a crook," according to his brother, Mark Epstein.
Quote: DaButt @ 2nd April 2023, 3:58 PMSure they are. They are both legal purchases and almost entirely mundane. Americans purchase almost 40 million firearms and 10 billion rounds of ammunition every year. Most do nothing more than sit in safes or punch holes in paper targets and wild game. The actual numbers that are used in crimes are fairly small. Six students have died so far in school shootings in 2023; last year's total was 32. Alcohol kills 140,000 people annually.
As you've said, there's no way to stop a determined attacker. We have laws against murder, illegal possession/use of a firearm, mandatory FBI background checks - we even execute people for some crimes. You're incorrect if you assume that making guns difficult to obtain would deter a determined school shooter. Do you know what the deadliest school killing was? It wasn't a kid with a gun; it was a man who used explosives to blow up a school and kill 38 students in 1927. Timothy McVeigh killed 168 people with a truck bomb. A handful of people armed with box cutters killed 3000 people on September 11th.
Our deadliest mass shooting killed 60 people and wounded 400 when a man in Las Vegas fired more than 1000 rounds at a concert audience. A man in France used a truck to kill 86 people and injure another 400.
There is NO WAY to stop people from killing innocents. The best we can hope for is an increased police presence, stronger defense/fortifications at schools, better mental health care, and assistance from the media to prevent these scumbags from gaining the attention they crave.
You (or I) could rent a truck and mow down dozens. Or set a crowded building on fire. Or make homemade explosives. Or poison food or drinking water. Or become a nurse and silently kill patients. Or hijack a bus and drive it off a cliff. Or derail a train. Where there's a will, there's a way.
His father is the president of the United States. His shady "business" dealings with foreign entities are well-documented, as is his admission that a percentage." goes to "the big guy."
It has been claimed that the average American commits three felonies per day, and a judge famously proclaimed that a grand jury could indict a ham sandwich. Leading legal scholars have said that Trump's indictment is treading on thin ice and could forever change how our political and judicial systems function. Nancy Pelosi has been accused of insider trading, the Clintons have a dubious history (including hanging out with the notorious Epstein), and the list goes on...
I don't agree that Trump is no worse than the average person.
He was clearly an exceptionally bad president and should never have come close to power.
We should not fall into the trap of thinking all people or even all politicians are as bad as him. He's pretty much as bad as it gets.
Suella Braverman has 'milked' the expenses system to get taxpayers to foot her household bills while living rent-free with her parents when not there.
An investigation by the Mirror found the Home Secretary had claimed nearly £25,000 in five years for her London house. She claimed the expenses to cover energy and other costs for her main home while staying rent-free at her parents' house when she visits her constituency, the investigation revealed.
Such handouts are designed to prevent MPs who live outside London from being out of pocket because they have to run two homes - but Ms Braverman used them to pay the household bills on her £1.2million family pad in Bushey in Hertfordshire. This is within the rules but not 'in the spirit' of them, one MP said.
Quote: lofthouse @ 2nd April 2023, 1:58 PMLies lies lies from this government
2020
Starmer: He's a colleague, he's a friend
2023
"Is he a friend? Was he a friend?"
Starmer: No
I love that he won't say what a woman is.
Quote: lofthouse @ 2nd April 2023, 1:58 PMSuella Braverman has insisted Rwanda is a safe country for migrants, despite evidence that 12 Congolese refugees were shot dead by police there in 2018.
Well Arsenal still endorse it.
Quote: lofthouse @ 1st April 2023, 11:16 AMIt makes me laugh when I see all these Christians sticking up for trump like he's some Saint
The man is pond life
Not ALL these Christians. I for one don't.
And I'm sure frogs and newts find your comment offensive.