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Fuck trying to keep that lot of human vermin under control… spray the stupid shitboxes against every flat surface available and pump up the pressure. Next thing you know, these mindless thugs will be pulling out a guillotine and looking for royals. —Stop the Insanity
This article appears in Aug 11-17, 2011.
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Did someone release a rage infected monkey from a lab, because, really….
baz?
These are just a bunch of opportunistic deadbeats looking for any excuse for reeking havoc. So what, a criminal got shot by police, probably saved the justice system tons of money in court fees. Cops don’t usually bring out the guns and start shooting unless there is a real threat to public, and or police safety.
Martial law, bitches. Fight fire with fire. Kinda hard to torch vehicles and loot shops when your busy picking your bloody chicklets up off the street, after getting butt-stroked by an L85A2 bullpup.
And SteveHarper…it’s not even about that anymore. Like you said, it’s all just opportunistic young punks that now have an excuse to run rampant and act like lawless fucks with no fear of retribution. You ask any one of these little wankers why their doing this and I would put money on not one of them saying because of alleged police brutality against a visible minority. This is the EXACT same pack mentality that was in place in Vancouver after the Stanley Cup this past year. They aren’t upset, they just want to destroy property and score free shit and get away with it. Time to start cracking some skulls.
Agree 100% Avast. During the October Crisis, me Old Dad was running a sector of a cordon line during a riot. Saw a VanDoo from 1re Commando butt stroke an agitator with his C-1. Moved his lower jaw about 3 inches to the left. He was dragged kicking and screaming behind the cordon where a medic, also a VanDoo, performed emergency first aid. The field expedient method of keeping someone from swallowing his tongue is to attach it to the cheek with a rather large safety pin.
The crowd were not quite so stroppy after that
Hey at least the british are really civilized, they don’t need guns to defend themselves…..
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Maybe police should stop shooting innocent people and being aggressive towards peaceful protesters. Oh, and they tried to blame the dead guy for shooting a cop, but later they discovered that the bullet that hit the cop was police issue.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14436499
I’d riot too if cops killed members of my community on a regular basis and no one was doing anything about it.
I learnt something many, many, years ago….when a cop says “STOP”, you friggin well better stop, and do exactly as they say. You can complain about your treatment later.
“The non-police firearm found at the scene was a converted BBM Bruni self-loading pistol. The gun was found to have a “bulleted cartridge” in the magazine” – So the guy’s locked and loaded in the back of a cab, just out sightseeing…got it.
“A friend, Niki, said: “Yes, he was involved in things, but he was not an aggressive person.” Involved in things? Obviously, some kind of criminal activity is meant; but we’re also supposed to infer that, whatever that activity was, it wasn’t very serious. Criminality is all right so long as you’re not aggressive or violent.” – Theodore Dalrymple, Globe and Mail
Gun + criminal = peaceful outstanding citizen.
“I’d riot too if cops killed members of my community on a regular basis and no one was doing anything about it.”
Would you loot/vandalize shops, burn vehicles, injure and now, kill members of this community during your riot, Tommy? Because that’s what’s happening there now. How can resorting to riots serve any purpose, when you systematically destroy the very community you’re supposedly protesting for? Doesn’t make any sense to me. And like I said, what’s happening in London, Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester and other cities has nothing to do with what happened on the 4 August anymore. The riots may have started because of it, but it’s certainly not what’s been driving them and causing them to expand to other urban centres. These are predominently young people who now see an opportunity to commit anarchy and steal things for their own fun and amusement. I listen to radio online from Scotland on a fairly regular basis and they actually were able to ask one of these young pukes in Manchester, why he was looting a store. His response, almost verbatim, was it’s because the police are always nickin’ us (arresting/fining) for stupid little things. This is our way of showing them that we’re not taking it anymore.
And lastnight, I heard a report that some lowlife simply just drove his car directly through a group of 3 men WHO WERN’T EVEN INVOLVED in the riots, but standing outside to help protect property from being damaged, killing all 3. Senseless. Ridiculous.
OI! Ivan! Deys nowt wrong wif a safety pin froo the the ole’ waggah!
God save the Queen, You know what I mean!
http://www.theuniongallery.co.uk/media/Que…
lol I honestly just wanted to stir the pot guys, forgive me. These riots aren’t the answer but they happen because entire communities are criminalized and marginalized. Similar to the slut walk debate, just because someone is behaving a certain way is not an open invitation to be murdered by police.
According to some things I’ve read from locals, that was just the straw that broke the camel’s back. This wasn’t an isolated incident, it was part of a pattern of injustice and oppression in that community.
I still say people inevitably get fed up and lash out when they see their community being brutalized by the same people who are supposed to protect it, then see the brutes and bullies protected by the courts.
You’re right though, most of these guys are just cashing in on an opportunity. It’s kind of what you get though when you shit on a certain group of people for so long. This isn’t another Vancouver situation, this was in response to what many perceive to be a grave injustice, the latest of many. It’s a man’s life, not a hockey game.
LOLz Avast. You are firing on all cylinders today Buddy. The “Heavyhanded Police” argument has been used so many times, even when the perp is guilty as homemade sin that it just doesn’t have much credibility anymore. And it certainly doesn’t begin to justify the animalistic behavior that results. I’m willing to bet Comandante Esposito didn’t deliberately crap on his own living room rug, just because Harper got his majority. Or did he…..? >; )
I wasn’t comparing a man’s life with a hockey game. If it came across that way, I apologize. Not my intent. What I WAS comparing is the mob mentality of the riots. One supposedly started when their hockey team didn’t win the series. We all know that that’s a load of hooey though, as it turned into nothing more than an opportunity for mindless little fucks to vandalize and loot and basically act like complete asshats.
These riots are supposedly in response to an ALLEGED killing of an inocent man by police. Days later, it has turned into nothing more than an opportunity for mindless little fucks to vandalize and loot and basically act like complete asshats.
Same mob mentality
The PM should call in the military and open fire on these terrorists…..because that is all they are.
Alleged? The guy’s dead. He was shot. The bullet was police issue. Some of the blame surely has to go to the people who took advantage of members of this community for so long.
I know you weren’t making that comparison, avast, I was just distinguishing these two separate riots. The Vancouver riot was planned and was, as far as I’m concerned, a riot for the sake of a riot. They would have done the same had they won the game. I don’t sympathize with those rioters.
This is a community that is tired of being marginalized, victimized and taken advantage of. Just because someone is poor and black and maybe is engaged in some criminal activity does not give someone the right to kill them. Much less get away with it.
I don’t know about the UK, but the US and even Canada will protect their own in court and then pay out millions of public dollars in civil suits. I can’t speak for anybody else but I read that as a giant fuck you to the victim and the taxpayers. “Our officers are free at your expense, we admit we did wrong, and we admit that we weaseled our way out of it. We are the law, deal with it.”
This hurts all of us, not just those of us in these communities. It’s hypocrisy and we need to start holding police accountable or they will be the new mob. I also think it sends the wrong message to new recruits, “be a cop so you can get away with murder”.
Riots are often times the only way to send a message, otherwise it would not get to the point of rioting. You ever heard of Oscar Grant? Sean Bell? How many years did their killers get again? Right. In Sean Bell’s case the city paid 7 million dollars in a civil suit but did not convict any of the officers who fired 100, yes, one hundred fucking shots at a car full of unarmed men. Did I mention they weren’t wearing uniforms and didn’t show badges? Sounds like fucking murder to me. I mean I ain’t passed the bar but damn. How can they admit guilt in a civil suit but not a criminal one? It’s just such a slap in the face, no, a steel toed kick to the groin that leaves permanent damage. .I can see why people get fed up and become destructive. Not saying it’s right or productive because it’s not. But it’s a response to something that is wrong and counter productive.
What else are people supposed to do when they’ve been shown time and time again the system does not work for them? I’m not saying rioting is intelligent or will accomplish anything, but when you treat people like animals or children they are going to eventually act like it. Even if you live in a nice quiet safe suburb, it’s still your tax dollars that are bailing out crooked murderer cops, who are, at best very poorly trained/equipped to do their job and at worst corrupt cold blooded killers. Not to mention we already foot the bill for their salary and equipment. I’m just saying that some blame has to go to, oh I don’t know, the cops who shot the guy in the first place. AND THEN TRIED TO COVER IT UP DON’T FORGET! Trying to say he shot first and wounded an officer and later finding that the bullet that shot the cop was also police issue. You can’t take the blame away from them entirely, especially since this is, by many accounts a recurring thing.
We also know that the protest started peacefully. I’d be willing to bet that the police officer who had the initial confrontation with the civilian was at least somewhat to blame, and didn’t handle the situation as well as he could have. That’s pure speculation but hey, I still would bet my money.
Correction, they only fired 50 shots at Sean Bell’s car. Not 100. My bad.
“The Sean Bell shooting highlighted the complexities our dedicated officers must face each day. The City regrets the loss of life in this tragic case, and we share our deepest condolences with the Bell family,” Corporation Counsel Michael A. Cardozo said in a statement. A condition of the settlement precludes the city from admitting any wrongdoing, officials said.
I mean come on. Complexities. Right, three black guys coming out of a strip club in Queens, unarmed. Hmmm, to shoot or not to shoot? So complex. No wrongdoing? Then what’s the 7 million for? Who honestly thinks this is OK? Anyone? Can anyone look me in the face and say this isn’t the definition of hypocrisy, oppression, and placing monetary value on someone’s life? I’d be fed up too if I felt threatened every day by people who are supposed to be protecting me, in my own neighborhood, no less.
PG – not me, more to come ha ha
it didn’t really sound like you, but i was thinking you visited at a good time. no mention of wankers, pillocks or toss sacks should have been a clue^^
Too bad Joe Strummer wasn’t still around he would have gotten some great songs out of this
My bad on the mis-placed “alleged”. My sentence should read: “These riots are supposedly in response to a killing of an ALLEGED innocent man by police.”
And I’m saying he was ALLEGEDLY innocent because, despite all that has taken place, none of us were there when it happened. Look, I’m not trying to defend anyone in this situation. I can’t fairly do that because we simply do not know the facts. (and by facts, I mean exactly what happened, not what the media is feeding us). Was this man armed/unarmed? Was he a career criminal with a record as long as your arm or was he just in the wrong place at the wrong time? Was he actually in a shootout with police or did the police perceive him as wielding a weapon and shot first? Were the cops just defending themselves or was this a case of corruption, don’t ask, don’t tell? No one knows except the people that were involved in this unfortunate and sad turn of events. Will we ever know what definatively happened? Probably not.
So let’s just say, for arguement’s sake that this person WAS completely innocent and the police just offed him in another of a long list of incidents that could be deemed as marginalization of a community. Would people be upset? Absolutely. If I were part of that community, would I be upset? Without question. Would I protest? Quite possibly. Would I light my neighbor’s car on fire or smash out the window of the shop down the corner from my house where I buy my groceries in protest? Fuck no. What purpose does that serve. I’m not disputing that people were obviously pissed off, whether they had their facts straight or not. My issue is that it started out peaceful, (or so they say) and then suddenly erupted into violence and anarchy. What caused this? What was the catalyst? How much do you want to wager that it was the same type of person(s) that capitalized on the fact that there was a rather large group of pissed off people marching up the street, just like in Vancouver and incited the riot? I’d put good money on it. The only difference is that in Vancouver, it was a given that there would be people out in the streets, whether they won or lost. The mob mentality that took place then and is taking place now in England, is, IMHO, the exact same. Like I said tommy, I’m not disputing anything you stated above, but I think you may have missed the point I was trying to make, (maybe that’s my fault?). These riots, as they stand right now, and have for the past several days, are no longer about the killing of a black man by police. I think if that were the case, there would be far more riots going on and not just in jolly old England either. They are now about little punk ass, small minded, adle-brained fucks,(the vast majority of which come from no where near marginalized or opressed communities), hell bent on trashing their city just for the hell of it. It’s grown to the point where despite all the CCTV footage and witnesses, most of the perps will never get picked up due to the sheer mass of the crowds. And they know it. It’s gotten out of hand and now, more people are getting killed over it. I don’t care who you are, what your background is, marginalized or no, unless you’re being invaded by a hostile foreign nation, there is absolutely no excuse for this senseless and destructive violence. My opinion.
it’s been awhile, since i’ve been on here. who really cares if one or fifty, or a million bullits were fired. one found a mark, and someone died.
with that over with, why are they trashing the towns? they should be after the cops only, if it was indeed a police bullit. why should they destroy my property, and not go after the ones really responsible? why should innocent people lose their stuff, beause some asshole, broke the law, got shot, and then died. it happens damn near every day. but you don’t read about it, because of idiotic actions like this.
and as to being a victem of police, if you look the part, act the part, then most likely, you will be the part of the problem. never mind the poor me shit, of being a victem, there has to be a good reason, that cops would single one out. i have had my share of the heat coming down on me, over the years. and no, i’m by far, not a goody two shoes. a lot of grief i deserved, but sometimes, i was not connected to anything, and got hassled by the man. big fucking deal.
if you go about with an attitude, as some have these days, you will get what you damn well deserve, be it a stick to your head, or a bullit. the choice is all yours to make, just like dude in england did. he made his choice, and now he is dead, big deal, move on with your lives, no matter how small and petty they are.
I agree avast.
You’re saying it’s wrong and I agree, I’m just saying these things happen for a reason. I’m not a fan of the terms right or wrong, I’m a “this is what is happening in reality” type of guy.
And George, this “if you look the part, you probably are and even if you’re not you still are kind of asking for it” attitude enables these killer cops to get away with shit. The only “part” that one should “look” to deserve a barrage of 50 police bullets would be the part of a clearly armed and dangerous person. Apply that attitude to rape victims and see how quickly a million women cry for your balls on a silver platter, and for good reason, it’s a bullshit victim-blaming argument.
These riots have nothing to do with the case I talked about, it was just one of many examples of clear injustice and legally carried out murder by law enforcement, swept under the rug and paid for by tax dollars. To their credit, Sean Bell’s supporters demonstrated peacefully.
Destruction is wrong, and so is what has taken place in many impoverished urban areas around the globe. But no one cares until they riot.
tommyjules – if I recall correctly you allege that you were mistreated by the boys in blue for no apparent reason? I’m guessing you were as snotty to the rozzers in person as you come across on here.
If you dig a little further you will find out that the person at the centre of this incident, a Mr. Mark Duggan, was an absolute sweetheart with an extensive criminal record involving violence.
The police, for the most part in the UK, patrol unarmed, with the exception of officers involved in the Operation Trident squad, who are busy investigating the gun crimes in the black community (they use the word black in their website). Goes without saying that the black community aren’t cooperating with the police.
The majority of the major cities in England have large immigrant communities, who are mostly law abiding and wish to integrate, but like a goodly portion of US cities with a large black citizenry the black on black crime rates are appalling, see any episode of the First 48.
I agree with several posters on here, what started off as a shooting has now turned into a looting rioting bonanza and murder and mayhem are now appearing.
As the economic situation worsens in the UK (and Europe) you will see more and more race related rioting. The Germans are becoming alarmed at the increase in extreme right wing groups, and just across the border there’s Geert Wilders and his boys and girls.
Anyway, back to the post – I think it’s time to send in the troops, bayonets fixed. When in Northern Ireland the troops had 2 sets of rubber bullets, one set for inspection, the other set had glass and metal shards embedded in the cone, it gave a lovely facelift!
I think it’s time to open internment camps, organise deportation flights, bring back capital punishment, floggings and all the things that made Britain Great.
and you have proof of this, tommy jules, how? i have no idea why some people get all bent out of shape, that takes places miles away, and does not directly involve them. i laugh at some of the asinine comments here, but do really not understand others. maybe i’m just dense that way.
but again, where did you or anyone get any real proof of what happened. the cops say one thing, the dead guy says fuck alll, and the media has a field day, as per usual.
maybe you are 100 per cent correct, maybe not, i will just say this. it does not involve me, my family, or my community, so why should i really get heated up about something, that i have no control over. but know this, if it did involve my family, orr where i live, or even myself, then i would go after only the ones responsible for the shit, not torch innocent people’s homes and businesses. like these idiots are doing now. maybe now, the cops should really start shooting. and what ever happened to the no gun policy they had over there? even when i was in london 5 years ago, no bobbies had a side arm.
round 2 – apparently the English Defence League have offered to help the police, these folks are about as far right as you can go without disappearing up your own dirt chute. The British National Party now have credible candidates and have elected 1 I think?
Water cannons don’t apply in most of these riots. These aren’t static mobs with permanent barricades trying to hold onto a public square or attack parliament. The chavs are highly mobile, have spotters on bicycles, using BBM, etc. As soon as they loot a store they move on and as soon as cops show up they tend to scram. I will say however that tear gas and flashbang grenades would come in handy.
Proof of what, George? Proof that a man was shot? Check. Proof that he was unarmed? Check. Proof that the police were in the wrong? 7 million checks. That’s assuming you’re talking about the Sean Bell thing. As for Mark Duggan, well it’s a fact that the police initially alleged that he shot at them and wounded one of their officers, and it’s also a fact that they later discovered that this was not true. Lie or error on the police’s part, we’ll never know. I personally don’t buy that the officer mistook who shot him, it smells like a cover up to me.
And Pork Pie (Baz is it?), make all the assumptions you want, what happened to me was assault. I was walking home minding my own business and two cops started to follow me, I turned around and started to say something to them “what do you w-” was all I got out before I was being beaten. The left cuts on my arms and on my face. Quite the coincidence that no one was there to see it eh? No. That’s called strategy. But I suppose that’s my fault for having the audacity to DARE question them right? Wrong.
The reason they followed me, I believe, is because as I was leaving the Dome with a girl I had met that night, we’ll call her Girl A, through a friend. Another girl, let’s call her Girl B, who I had had a brief fling with maybe a year earlier, came up and started talking to me. Girl A started getting mad, saying “I see what’s going on here” and jumped into what seemed like a random car with I believe four young black men. It all happened really fast. Felt like not even 15 seconds between the time Girl B said the first word to me and the time Girl A was already in the car.
She was really drunk, so I tried to make sure she knew these guys and she knew what she was doing. So I’m standing in the way of the car door trying to reason with this girl. That’s when I noticed a black cop looking at me. I only mention that he was black because I entertain the possibility that him seeing a white guy trying to lure a white girl away from a car full of black dudes rubbed him the wrong way. Or maybe not, I don’t know. Police do have a reputation for being racist and making assumptions.
At that point I decide to leave. I started walking down the street, noticed two officers were following me and after a few blocks the incident occurred. I did nothing to deserve this attack or the subsequent imprisonment.
I don’t pass personal judgement on other people based on message board or comment section posts, Baz. I would advise you to also reserve your judgment, you’ll be better and happier for it. Just a suggestion.
Police brutality and abuse of power is real and it happens all the time and no one seems to want to do anything about it, either because they are scared or because they have their heads so far up their ass that they can’t grasp what is not their immediate understanding of reality.
That wasn’t the only night I spent in the drunk tank, the other one I totally deserved it, and cooperated with the police. But when I’m walking to a friend’s house alone, minding my own business, especially when I demonstrated sobriety and critical thinking by walking away from what could have turned into a volatile situation, I don’t take kindly to having my head damn near split open on the concrete, and neither would you. So put away your fucking gavel please and thank you.
I was charged with being drunk in public. That whole charge is just an excuse to lock up whoever they want downtown, imo. They need to justify that drunk tank’s existence so they aren’t too picky about who gets to spend the night there. How about focusing on people driving home from the bars? Or lurking creepers trying to attack or kidnap young girls? Or someone who is causing a disturbance maybe? No, their resources were best put to use by fucking with me, someone who was displaying absolutely no signs of violence or threat to anyone. Right. Walking alone with no one in sight, I was a real menace to society. I believe this was a Saturday night, possibly Friday.
Side note: on that very night, on that very corner, a woman was picked up by someone posing as a cab driver and was attacked. The guy tried to rape her but she got away. Maybe if cops weren’t so busy interfering in other people’s business they could have prevented that. The car that took the girl I was with could have been that rapists car, in which case that girl would have been attacked as a direct result of a cop poking his nose where it didn’t belong. At no point did I touch or grab Girl A, just for the record. I didn’t even yell at her or anything, I was concerned for her safety. Just to be clear, it wasn’t because the guys were black it was because she seemingly hopped in the first car she saw. Turned out she did know the guys and she did make it home safe.
There was so much more they could have been doing with their time and resources that would have protected the community besides fucking with me. They failed all of us who pay taxes. They betrayed our trust. They probably continue to.
A good friend of mine dated a cop and she told me that the cop told her that they work weekend nights outside the nightclubs on a strictly voluntary basis and make about 60 bucks an hour. So why the attitudes? Obviously some of them enjoy fucking with people. Every time one of them gets away with an abuse of power it serves to encourage corruption and cowboy-ism, and the cycle continues.
A friend of mine from elementary who doesn’t have a corrupt or dishonest bone in his body is trying to join the force, RCMP or local, whoever takes him. We’ll see how long he lasts.
So tell me Baz, you think I did anything to deserve a beating and a night in jail? Cuz if you do you are a total nutbag. There I just judged you, how’d that feel?
I dunno why I bother..
Is that a pot of pickles I see?
http://www.motifake.com/image/demotivation…
seems that consistant persecution, poverty, high unemployment & few if an prospects = trouble.
All it takes is something to set it off & then there’s no reason or explaination for the violence or randomness of destruction…except persecution, poverty, unemployment etc !
Has anyone metioned the UK’s Governments cut backs & belt tightening is hitting the poor the hardest , I expect this to not just continue, if things don’t improve, it will continue & get worse.
Glad I live out in the woods.
tj – a lot of misfortune seems to have descended on you, unwarranted misfortune if you’re to believed.
This should be used in Canada also:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-b…
..cue the lefties and their blaming on the haves and social injustice..blah blah blah…
tommy jules, i can see where are coming from. but as i said earlier, i’m no goody two shoes either.
i have been tanked for being drunk also, 4 hours and away you go.cause shit, and then the trouble starts. i usually hear all kinds of horror stories about cops, here and everywhere. but i look back at my encounters and say a silent prayer, that they weren’t out to get a big rep.
but again i stress, that someone doing something wrong, deserves all they get. we will never know the real details, only what the media put out.i will not debate the pros or cons of it, just stating a fact, is all. going to bed now, early a.m. call to the other side of dartmouth.
Well I would hope she knew the people. To hop into a random car is crazy, with black guys no less, who knows what those people could have done!
… and how can you go to the dome less than tanked. I’ve only been there 2 times and have a story from that fecking place that will never ever make me even go to Cheers.
Oi, folk. It’s all upsetting, and I must have my say. My dad was a Hauptsturmfuhrer in an eastern front division. If you know your military history, you’ll know I’ve provided a significant amount of information re: discipline. Well, whether it be the UK, or Halifax … mind you, the young shytes need a wee bit of discipline to firm-up their day.
F.O.T.H. – I do and you have. Which div., if you don’t mind saying.The number will suffice if you don’t want to give the name.
Ivan = we need the Penal Panzer Division down Barrington Strassa and up Spring Garden Reichstagg with orders to liquidate the bums, anarchists, hippies and fucking pigeons – I hate those flying fuckers.
Jawohl, Mein Baz. Let the Little Legionnaire and Tiny take out the skells with a flamethrower. Beer and slibowitz and Porta’s diced pork in mashed potatoes to celebrate the victory. “Come Now Death”
I think the article Baz posted about stripping rioters of gov’t benefits is fucking brilliant. I think that should be made law.
“No taxpayer should have to contribute to those who have destroyed property, stolen from their community and shown a disregard for the country that provides for them,” argues the petition, submitted by Stephen Mains.”
Too right.
Absofuckinglutely right. Surprisingly large numbers of students and middle class kids are showing up in the 24 hour courts. Not exactly the oppressed and marginalized.
Too bad they couldn’t clone Winston Churchill this would’ve been settled pdq.
Resurrect the “Black & Tans”. Recruit heavily from veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. Turn ’em loose.
Someone mentioned Joe Strummer in an earlier comment. Not to worry, I’m sure Billy Bragg has already completed a ream of identical sounding dirges blaming the whole mess on “Bloody Mogrit Fatcha”
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_…
PG – great article, perhaps someone should read this out to the school kiddies when they get back to school. Tell them this will be the new world order, evictions, welfare cut offs, severe jail time (in NS that means a max of 7 days served on weekends but, only if you feel like showing up). It might encourage some of the baby momma mega stroller owners to look at other forms of (un)employment.
Gated communities will become normal with armed private police forces.
as ivan would say “i’ll be in my bunk” on one of the vessels in the love
Today’s show is brought to you by the number 14, Ivan 🙂
Ich verstehe. Danke >: )
i thought this song was appropriate, if not, oh well tough titty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI2k6aseNqg
“Unwarranted misfortune if you’re to believed.”
You mean if I believe? Or if I’m to be believed? I don’t understand.
I don’t think tommy’s story is that far fetched considering the behavior I’ve seen from some of the HRP. To be fair I’ve met lots of nice polite cops, but they quickly shut up when the roid raging jocks start to call the shots. I try to stay out of their way and avoid any arguments or conversations with those that cannot be reasoned with in a civilized manner.
i agree habs guy, i’ve seen some crazy shit from both sides of the law
Exactly Donk! Imagine if she didn’t know the guys, and those guys turned out to be bad people. Then the cops would be at fault for basically chasing me away from trying to save her. I think they assumed I was just drunk and pissed off at her for leaving me last minute like that.
I can honestly say I wasn’t worrying about myself or my dick for one nanosecond, believe it or not. I was just like “wtf are you doing?!” She was loaded. It really was a shitty turn of events for me, going from leaving the club with a pretty girl to having my ass beat and cuffed within about a 1 minute time span. Until recently I couldn’t think about it without getting really upset. I think I’ve let it go now, life’s too short. I just really was appalled at how easy it is to have your basic rights trampled in this day and age in this part of the world.
Like I said, it happened to another girl on that very same corner on that very same night. I dunno if anyone remembers that story in the paper.
Oh and Donk, since we’re telling stories, let’s hear it!
Well … first time there (aka strike 1), I was standing at the bar some girl stomped on my 3rd toe with her heels … she was too drunk to function … so I didn’t pay much attention until I left and saw my 3rd toenail clean off … lovely right… It’s since grown back fine. Lolz
Um, and the second time well that’s a story for a later date, I did end up crying, twas quite upsetting. Soooooo yeah.
NEVER going there again.
sure, the UK police don’t have firearms, but in Canada we don’t have tanks with armed soldiers just down the street from the local irish pub.
I had HRPD arrest me once and TELL me that I was in a cafe tearing magazines in half and attempting to use the debit pin-pad as a cell phone. When I asked them to take me to the cafe to be identified they immediately said I was going in the tank. They said there was no charge and I know it was because they knew it was not me tearing up magazines but got lucky because I just finished having a few pops and blunts.
The incident they told me I had done occurred while I was actually in another establishment with a couple hundred people.
Sure, cops don’t lie at all. When I was released another cop told me that the arresting officers got “my” debit card from the cafe. At that time I had two bank accounts and one card was already in my pocket and the other was home on my dresser.
I was then told if I filed a complaint that I’d be charged with public intoxication, mischief and whatever else they could think of. So my reply was, “Well you can’t file a charge for profanity so go fuck yourselves, pigs,” and left the lock-up.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/12/u…
http://photoshoplooter.tumblr.com/
funny how its always the publicly intoxicated people that are falsely accused and arrested, then thrown in the drunk tank so that they can go onto coast.ca to bitch about it.
An English friend is responsible for this:
Manchester have just signed a new striker (soccer for forward) Mario Grabatelli
http://mrcocochanel.files.wordpress.com/20…
damn, BIG, that’s crazy, I can’t believe they straight up said they’d charge you if you filed a complaint. Who will police the police?