Police Misuse of Powers Again

[DaveB]

Why do KGB men come in pairs?

One to write the reports: the other to keep an eye on the intellectual.

Reminds me of a particularly bad joke I heard on the radio the other day.

A Russian man and his wife are walking home one day, when the man feels something land on his nose. Looking up he turns to his wife and says to her,

"Olga, it looks like it is starting to rain!"

His wife looks up at the sky and replies,

"No Boris, it is starting to snow, can't you tell the difference?"

Boris is a little put out by this.

"Olga, I should know what it was that landed on my own nose. It is starting to rain!"

"No, Boris," she replies "it is starting to snow. You wouldnt know a rain drop even if it did land on your nose!"

Sensing that this is going to turn into one of those friendly disagreements that all married couples have, Boris is about to give in for the sake of a quiet life when he see's one of the local communist party officials coming down the road towards them.

"Here Olga," he says "here is comrade Rudolph. He will know if it is snowing or raining. He can give us the official answer."

"Comrade Rudolph, can you settle an argument for us?"

"Certainly" replies the party man,"what is it you cannot agree on?"

"Well" says Boris," Olga an I cannot agree whether it is raining or snowing. Can you tell us what the official verdict is?"

"Certainly" replies the official, look skywards. "It is clearly raining, inline with the party's expectations for the time of year."

"There you are Olga!" exclaims Boris triumphantly. "I told you it was raining! And he should know because Rudolph the red knows rain dear!"











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[darmstadt]

Funny, none of those names sound remotely Pakistani or Muslim to me. They really are going over the top these days. I seem to recall a story in the summer where a German(?) couple were stopped for photographing a London bus and the police officer forced them to delete all images on their digital camera. what the heck is going on?

They were Austrian, a father and son over here on holiday. They just need to stop a few more tourists and bang, there goes another form of money making down the drain.

There's a road block on the corner
they put up from time to time
They say we need a witness
To a very serious crime

We're living in a police state
Fear behind each door
Living in a police state
State of marshal law

Do the police give you protection
or are they just a waste of time
Will there ever be a witness
To a very serious crime

We're living in a police state
Fear behind each door
Living in a police state
State of marshal law

We're living in a police state
Fear behind each door
Living in a police state
State of marshal law

Today a bomb went off in Knightsbridge
Yesterday was China town
They give us a police state
where the guilty can't be found

We're living in a police state
Fear behind each door
Living in a police state
State of marshal law

When the trust is gone
something's gone very wrong
when they can't look you in the eyes
when all you get is lies
police violence is all around
pretty soon your town's burning down
with police, drugs and organized crime
when the blind lead the blind

[lilelvis2000]

Personally, I can't wait for 2012. If the police are twitchy with the few people pointing cameras around now - they are going to be positively apoplectic when the Olympics start.

You can see it now....arresting the guy who starts the 100 meters for possession of a firearm - arresting contestants in the pool for being inappropriately dressed - arresting people watching the marathon for standing around looking suspicious - and anyone who has the audacity to possess a camera is going to be in deep trouble.

Our "friendly" bobbies could have a field day....

Arresting Tony Blair for impersonating a politician. Arresting the marathoners for causing traffic disruption..yes it could go on and on.

[conned tractor]

I thought you could photograph in a public place.

Authority parnoia over public photography

[Mich the Tester]

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WHS

"if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror."

The great British public want to be protected against terror, disease, crime, grime, economic ups and downs, immigration, wobbly ladders, coffee that's served too hot and any other misfortune that mey befall them. There is a price to be paid for all this protection, and to my mind that price is too high.

Give me liberty and let me live with the risks.

[EternalOptimist]

WHS

"if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror."

The great British public want to be protected against terror, disease, crime, grime, economic ups and downs, immigration, wobbly ladders, coffee that's served too hot and any other misfortune that mey befall them. There is a price to be paid for all this protection, and to my mind that price is too high.

Give me liberty and let me live with the risks.

I'll start painting the placards Mitch. What a battle cry

What do we want ?
Risks
When do we want 'em ?
Now!!

mmm it could be a hard one to sell

[Mich the Tester]

mmm it could be a hard one to sell

Of course. People who have grown up with protection against anything, mollycoddled by the state with their legions of elf and safety inspectors, schools inspectors, "street wardens", bicycle helmet inspectors etc have no realistic concept of risk. In 2005 you had a 1 in a million chance of being killed by a terror attack in the UK, and that was the worst year for terror in decades, including the IRA bombing campaigns. If you've grown up playing outdoors in the mud you're likely to have a strong immune system to fight disease so the chances are you'll live into your 80s. Crossing the road is really not all that dangerous if you look both ways first and carry on looking as you cross. But people who have been protected all their lives don't understand this; they think the world is full of terrible threats that will kill them if the government doesn't 'do something'.

The right are just as guilty as the left. Look at the Daily Wail for a laugh; see how many people say 'something should be done about ...' or 'these people should be locked up for good'. Every time somebody demands that the government protects them against some percieved threat, they contribute to the breakdown of liberty.

The only thing I ask of a government is to do the one thing none of them have ever managed to do; LEAVE ME ALONE!

[EternalOptimist]

The only thing I ask of a government is to do the one thing none of them have ever managed to do; LEAVE ME ALONE!

Well I am doing my bit to reintroduce the idea of risk to society. Every Saturday morning, I get the missus to roll a dice, 1-4 its a bonio sesh, 5 is a BJ sesh, 6 is a 'bite the pillow' sesh.


i used a loaded dice

[BA to the Stars]

Well I am doing my bit to reintroduce the idea of risk to society. Every Saturday morning, I get the missus to roll a dice, 1-4 its a bonio sesh, 5 is a BJ sesh, 6 is a 'bite the pillow' sesh.


i used a loaded dice

Do you use loaded dice

[NickFitz]

Well I am doing my bit to reintroduce the idea of risk to society. Every Saturday morning, I get the missus to roll a dice, 1-4 its a bonio sesh, 5 is a BJ sesh, 6 is a 'bite the pillow' sesh.


i used a loaded dice

You need a D20 - variety is the spice of life