Aaron
Tuesday 29th December 2009 9:34pm
Royal Berkshire
69,926 posts
Quote: Tim Walker @ December 23 2009, 5:43 PM GMT
Looking to gain experience in media studies and IT? Get yourself to prison...
http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/technology/ascent-media-service-to-employ-inmates-for-metadata-tagging/5008986.article
So if you want to see into the comedy archives, get a drug dealing conviction! Nice.
Quote: Tim Walker @ December 24 2009, 6:33 PM GMT
This country really is f**ked up. Well at least our "human rights" legislation is.
And that's why I should be Prime Minister.
Quote: DaButt @ December 26 2009, 3:04 AM GMT
It's one of the most quotable movies of all time. I don't think there are many people who haven't tried their hand at imitating Billy Bob's character.
(Unsurprisingly.)
Quote: DaButt @ December 28 2009, 5:53 PM GMT
I can't believe the voters in the UK have let their "justice" system get to such a sad state.
Nothing we can do about it. We don't employ a Swiss-style system where every tiny decision needs a referendum.
Quote: DaButt @ December 28 2009, 5:53 PM GMT
Someone shoots an intruder every couple of weeks in my city and they are applauded by their fellow citizens and the police and never come close to seeing the inside of a jail cell.
With respect to the recent case, there's a big difference between defending yourself in your own home and chasing someone up the length of the street before almost beating them to death with a cricket bat.
Tony Martin. There's a man who should have been applauded.
Quote: sootyj @ December 28 2009, 6:30 PM GMT
Tazers maybe?
Equip police with tasers, but those who carry them should be shot with one themselves, once every 3 or 4 months, to remind them that it's not just a simple disarming tool.
Quote: DaButt @ December 28 2009, 7:50 PM GMT
If you want to have your eyes opened, check out the U.S. murder statistics by race. The murder rate for white Americans isn't much higher than yours. Remove the people involved with gang activity and drugs and it's very low indeed.
The last I heard, murder was the #1 cause of death for young African-American males in a certain age bracket. There is definitely a racial element to this country's dun crime problem, but the good news is that murder rates have been falling steadily for quite some time.
Very similar situation here. 9 times out of 10, the victim of a murder around London is black, and again 9 times of those will have the victim and/or perpetrators involved in gangs in some way. It's a whole section of culture and society that should be eradicated.
Quote: Kevin Murphy @ December 28 2009, 7:58 PM GMT
Anyway, your argument is flawed by the fact that Americans are Americans are Americans, regardless of skin colour.
Apart from the ones that claim to be 'African' Americans. No. You're either American or you're not.
But that doesn't change the facts.
Quote: sootyj @ December 28 2009, 10:48 PM GMT
1 It costs a fortune to lock people up.
Not if you scrap our f**ked up 'human rights' legislation.
Quote: sootyj @ December 28 2009, 10:48 PM GMT
3 You have to release them some time and they come out of prison ever more dangerous and desperate.
But they think twice before acting again, if the sentences and punishments are there.
Quote: sootyj @ December 28 2009, 10:58 PM GMT
The UK penal system is frankly constipated with none violent none flight risk fraudsters, tax dodgers and for f**ks sake TV license evaders.
We should be putting these people into longterm community payback schemes.
I do agree. But what if there's a storm and they all develop strange supernatural abilities?
Quote: Kevin Murphy @ December 28 2009, 10:53 PM GMT
The UK has a 0% crime rate if you discount all the criminals.
And it'd have a significantly lower murder rate if you discount all the blacks.