Reply to: Ruth Kelly Vetting

[mcquiggd]

mcquiggd is Marcus Licinius Crassus and I claim my five sesterces.

I thought it was 2 million back in the good old days... then again.... after tax...

[AtW]

He is a prominent member of the ruling party who wants to be the leader so it is natural that he has opinions outside of his immediate job.

[Joe Black]

"Chancellor Gordon Brown said the row over vetting had to be 'sorted out'."

Since when does the Treasury's opinion on such things matter, or is GB just thinking of all this from a possible new tax basis...

[OwlHoot]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't going with a 15-year-old legal in many countries, including The Netherlands and anywhere east of Austria?

Why did we set a legal limit at 16 anyway?

Section 45 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 made it illegal to take or posses indecent images of anyone under the age of 18, unless the person taking or possessing the image is married to the person portrayed and no other persons appear in the image.

Before you know it, sexual expoitation or indecent images of any innocent young person under 21 will be illegal

[Spartacus]

Personally, Id crucify him...

mcquiggd is Marcus Licinius Crassus and I claim my five sesterces.

[mcquiggd]

Is hanging too good for him, mcquiggd?

Personally, Id crucify him...

[OwlHoot]

He can still sue but he won't get big reward since he lacks reputation due to previous conviction -- hardly the same case as Sven's who did not even try to deny the words quoted in papers.

For most crimes the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 wipes the slate clean after a time, and thereafter one can sue someone for defamation if they maliciously divulge details of one's spent conviction.

[Spartacus]

Is hanging too good for him, mcquiggd?

[mcquiggd]

Well that guy has just been on Channel 4 news admitting he touched up an underage girl 'but didnt realise it was wrong'.... also admitted to fraud, insurance scams etc. He ran away with the girl to Scotland and her parents very obviously didnt want him anywhere near their daughter.

Then he has the nerve to say someone downloading pictures of underage girls is 'disgusting' - I suppose he means touching them would be better.

[Spartacus]

It's because I sleep on my ring.

[EternalOptimist]

why have you got an extra @rse hole in your chin ?

[Spartacus]

That's not what they said when my agent forwarded me a copy of the script.

[EternalOptimist]

Not for much longer, EO. Now that the old bill can arrest you for no reason and then forcibly take a DNA sample, the days of any sort of anonymity are numbered. The only consolation is that EDS will **** up the ID card database implementation project and the whole thing will overrun by 10 years.

Not true me old thracian silver miner !

I fully hope and expect you to stand up in court shouting

I AM EO

[Spartacus]

there's the statute of - 'you dont know who the **** I am'

Not for much longer, EO. Now that the old bill can arrest you for no reason and then forcibly take a DNA sample, the days of any sort of anonymity are numbered. The only consolation is that EDS will **** up the ID card database implementation project and the whole thing will overrun by 10 years.

[Spartacus]

I have been known to let my children out of my sight. Go the the park. Enjoy the outdoors etc. Clearly I am totally irresponsible. Better pack my bag and go meet bubba.

Actually that's very responsible of you, ASB. After all the biggest risk of abuse kids face is from their own parents. The less time they spend with their parents the better. In fact, all children should be raised in state run orphanages. After all, children have to be protected "at all costs".

The more I hear about this DoE nonsense, the crosser I get.