tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post8065055656873604880..comments2024-03-21T01:26:40.397+00:00Comments on John's Toy Soldiers: Politics of Fearjohnlambsheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09984916178605250835noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-63583846754059679102010-01-25T22:07:20.441+00:002010-01-25T22:07:20.441+00:00Dear Steve
My brother was a Cornish policeman. The...Dear Steve<br />My brother was a Cornish policeman. They are more laid back. It's the cider.<br />One of my daughter's current admirer is a Kent policeman. He leads a much more exciting life.<br />JohnJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-58126610952742346082010-01-25T20:16:55.923+00:002010-01-25T20:16:55.923+00:00I am somewhat left wing but agree it is a really s...I am somewhat left wing but agree it is a really stupid law. That said the police aren't blameless, they don't enforce all the stupidly written laws (eg. foxhunting) though perhaps it's the city police that get excited with new laws and the countryside ones are more laid back... :-)<br /><br />It all went down hill with the ban of 'demos' at Parliament Square - I still can't believe a so called left wing government did that!<br /><br />Good protest though - only way to get these things changed is to protest the stupidity.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-21601246070301514672010-01-25T19:59:53.412+00:002010-01-25T19:59:53.412+00:00Look guys, I was not trying to start a right-left ...Look guys, I was not trying to start a right-left row. I was just adding my two pennyworth to a national protest about a stupid policy that is driving a wedge between the police and public.<br />JohnJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-42872327558436469152010-01-25T19:54:26.422+00:002010-01-25T19:54:26.422+00:00Dear Steve
Your friend was pushing his luck. They...Dear Steve<br /><br />Your friend was pushing his luck. They probably thought he was a local villian casing the joint.<br /><br />JohnJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-30541246187671366622010-01-25T19:51:46.256+00:002010-01-25T19:51:46.256+00:00PS Jonathon
I worked in the public sector most of ...PS Jonathon<br />I worked in the public sector most of my life. That did not make me, or any of my colleagues a political pawn for any party. Governments come and go but the civil service trundles on.<br />JohnJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-4710204053757944582010-01-25T19:50:27.600+00:002010-01-25T19:50:27.600+00:00Dear Steve
You may well be right. I have seen too ...Dear Steve<br />You may well be right. I have seen too many governments come and go to have much faith in politicians.<br />JohnJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-33987095883734618282010-01-25T19:48:37.265+00:002010-01-25T19:48:37.265+00:00Dear Jonathon
oh, we are not taking it quietly. Th...Dear Jonathon<br />oh, we are not taking it quietly. The government has been read its fortune.<br />JohnJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-53998666718296856362010-01-25T17:07:22.381+00:002010-01-25T17:07:22.381+00:00I don't know whether to pity the British for w...I don't know whether to pity the British for what they've allowed to happen, or fear for us Americans who seem to be content to walk down the same path of stolen liberty.<br /><br />But how do you get out of the trap? How many people work for the government in the UK, and how many are wholly dependent upon the services it provides?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-29598191514102558742010-01-25T16:40:58.392+00:002010-01-25T16:40:58.392+00:00John, with all due respect it is the Police arrest...John, with all due respect it is the Police arresting them not the British government (though they have given them the stupid law to do so...). <br /><br />As to "Labour's Stasi" is this law being repealed come May 7th? :-)<br /><br />Politicians? All the same, regardless of party...<br /><br />Incidentally I had a friend arrested twice for taking photos of Southampton Bus Station, though doing so in balaclavas and combats at 5am was suspicious! ;-)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-40258760160294441322010-01-25T16:16:31.200+00:002010-01-25T16:16:31.200+00:00Dear Col.
LOL
JohnDear Col.<br />LOL<br />JohnJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-19235627749736585642010-01-25T16:12:38.513+00:002010-01-25T16:12:38.513+00:00Dear Geek
That is also my view. You do not remove ...Dear Geek<br />That is also my view. You do not remove the traditional rights of an Englishman in order to preserve them. The government recently tried to introduce detention without charge for 42 days - breaking the principles enshrined in the Magna Carta. <br />It may be coincidence but the Labour party is trailing the Tories in the run up to May's election.<br />JohnJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-24694433080920436452010-01-25T16:06:34.875+00:002010-01-25T16:06:34.875+00:00I had a friend who got into real trouble for snapp...I had a friend who got into real trouble for snapping a picture of a police officer walking out of a bargain booze with a carrier bag with a bottle of whiskey in it whilst his police car was parked on double yellows.<br /><br />The police officer tried to seize his phone on the grounds of terrorism, my friend refused to give it to him so the officer said he was going arrest him.<br /><br />At that point, my friend pulled out his SOCA warrant card and pointed out that he outranked the officer. I'd have loved to have seen the officers face at that point.<br /><br />On a side note, did you know that under the data protection act, you're entitled to a copy of any cctv of you because it's stored on computer. Additionally, due to the DPA, they've also got to send the footage to be processed and have everyone else's faces blanked to protect them under the DPA. This process is very expensive, yet under the DPA, the most they can charge you is £1 as an admin fee. You could have some fun with that! - Thanks Mark Thomas!Col. Corbanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020939787609973241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-33429165666730171082010-01-25T15:00:36.900+00:002010-01-25T15:00:36.900+00:00If you can't photograph Fish and Chips shops, ...If you can't photograph Fish and Chips shops, the terrorists have already won!<br /><br />Seriously though, I can see limiting photography access to structures like military bases and power plants, but I don't thinking wiping Mik's Plaice off the face of the planet would really take that much strategic forethought?The Inner Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12794001001232191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-23519395966652163262010-01-25T14:43:03.743+00:002010-01-25T14:43:03.743+00:00Dear Brogaric
I live in Rainham.
He was eventually...Dear Brogaric<br />I live in Rainham.<br />He was eventually released without charge.<br />The problem is that this was not an isolated event but a pattern.<br />JohnJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-76589788644656824852010-01-25T14:22:53.994+00:002010-01-25T14:22:53.994+00:00I have been in there actually, as I go to uni in R...I have been in there actually, as I go to uni in Rochester/Chatham. <br /><br />I guess we are living in a crazy crazy world. <br /><br />What happened to the person in the end? Seems rather heavy handed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com