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Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You need to understand that he got the phrases 'date rape' and 'statutory > rape' mixed up. i do understand that what point are you making?

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > pk Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > and is he right to imply that some cases are not > 'serious'? > > What do you mean by 'imply'? What were his actual > words? you don't know what 'imply' means? he distinguished some cases as 'serious rape' which 'implies' that some are not

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bad choice of words, and dealt with clumsily. But > he is right, in that some cases are not > necessarily black and white, and not all cases > warrant equal sentencing. I feel very sorry for > him. and is he right to imply that some cases are not 'serious'?

what's the law that makes this illegal? is it criminal?

northlondoner Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Don't think anyone is offended when ethnicity of a > suspect is mentioned as part of an honest useful > description. probably agreed, although i am not sure when a description is 'useful' these posts don't seem to be witness appeals so i don't think the use is to help get a conviction, may be they're intended to warn others that these things happen (if they don't already know) so they might work as a general 'beware' but a description isn't really needed for that purpose. so i am not sure what 'use' is intended to be made of a description - particularly a high level one that does little more than identify the alleged perp's race

cdaywilson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > posts trying to help ensure safety of our > local community - be they in Dulwich or Peckham. how does posting vague/inaccurate third hand details on here help ensure the safety of the local community?

i see there's a message on there now saying that due to government action US players can't play for real money, overseas players aren't impacted and funds are safe sounds like they've probably got a bit of a problem on their hands

danmaitland Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > but re playing Full tilt in the uk - that is currently > impossible as they are jammed with uk players > trying to get their bankrolls out and also when > you try and log in they attempt to update you > and fail and therefore you cannot log in this isn't true, just to check i've played briefly there twice today but should i really be trying to cash out my bankroll?

katanita Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Are you citing this as evidence that the sites > have been screwing over players? what is it that they say about bad workmen?

danmaitland Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > By the way, re the honesty of online poker > sites... > > Earthquake in the Poker World - PokerStars and > Full Tilt Poker Shut Down by FBI > if Full Tilt Poker has been 'shut down' why can still play (and indeed make money) there?

Saila Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Twirly Wrote: > so YES - by clamping down on immigration AND > taking away home grown first time buyers...- > doesn't bode well for property prices. unless you think that property prices coming down would be a good thing, which a lot of people do (including many property owners)?

DJKillaQueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > And before we had parent and toddler parking were > hoards of children killed or injured by reversing > cars in car parks? No...because part of driving > is being absolutely aware of what's around > you....hence the low speed limit in car parks and > never reversing at a speed out of first gear. If > as a driver you can't do that...then you shouldn't > be driving. Similarly parents have a > responsibility for the safety of their children. > Any argument that it somehow has solved a safety > issue is not born out by any fact whasoever. you'd better tell the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents that - they seem to think that reversing has particular dangers for children as "The driver has a limited view when reversing and, of course, small children may not be visible in the rearview and wing mirrors" and tell the European Child Safety Alliance that their facts (based on proper research and stuff) aren't relevant given your absence of 'facts' when they say that "Toddlers sustain the highest number of pedestrian injuries, primarily due to their small size and limited traffic experience. More than half of all toddler pedestrian injuries occur when a vehicle is backing up" i'll ask again - why do you care so much that someone gets to park somewhere when they're carrying children that you can't if you're not?

Gubodge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The bus stop and pedestrian entrance to the car park are placed so > it is possible to get from them to the store safe > from cars by using the zebra crossings, raised > pavement and bollarded off walkway. No such > protection is given for people who have driven to > the store who have, in effect, to walk in the road > to get to the entrance. Not something that most > people would usually encourage their small > children to do (even those toughies without cars), > and particularly when so many of the cars are > reversing and anything under 3 foot tall is > invisible to them. it's valid comment, as someone said earlier (apologies i can't remember who and i might not quite be getting it right) the parent and child spaces are for the benefit of the child not just the parent - to allow the child to get out of the car and into the shop without the minimum of discomfort and danger people can surely understand that short people and lots of reversing cars increase the likelihood of accidents, as such i think that its right that there are wider spaces closer to the store i even thought the same before i had my own children when i managed to live my life without feeling victimised for being childless!

DJKillaQueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Why do some people even bother posting on forums > if they can't live with other points of view? says the person who reacts to fair questions or comments by calling them stupid and ridiculous

DJKillaQueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't answer stupid loaded questions pk. > i'm beginning to think of you as being a bit like Huguenot (sp?) when people don't agree with you or don't understand what you are trying to say (may be because you don't say it very well or say it in haste) you like calling other people and their views 'ridiculous' and 'stupid' but you don't answer their questions (some of mine genuinely are as i don't understand you)and don't accept a fair challenge edited to say: i think that it's rude, really

DJKillaQueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What ridiculous comments from the last two > posters? i only asked a question which you've chosen not to answer (as you chose not to answer the last one i asked in this thread, i think)

DJKillaQueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I do accept that babies and small children in > child seats need space to get them in and out but > that is the only need for extra space imo. Once > they can walk they can get in and out themselves. so does a parent with a walking toddler being able to park close to a shop in a slighter larger space really upset you or are you just being argumentative for the sake of it about something which doesn't really impact you but is appreciated by others?

DJKillaQueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What do parents without > cars do? They walk their kids to the bus stop > where they ahem...get a bus...and how many kids > died or were injured walking to said bus stop? > Exactly none.... > so your saying that no chidren ever get injured as pedestrians? and what has walking to bus stops got to do with anything?

Damian H Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > Sainsbury's from what I can see may be doing the > very same thing. They are offering a service to > customers that is restricted to one group of > customers and discriminates against others so offering disabled parking to disabled customers discriminates against abled bodied customers so should also be outlawed?

computedshorty Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Grumpies of the World Unite > > > > Let's put the pensioners in jail and the > criminals in a nursing > home. > > This way the pensioners would have access to > showers, hobbies and > walks. > > They'd receive unlimited free prescriptions, > dental and medical > treatment, wheel chairs etc and they'd receive > money instead of paying > it out. > > They would have constant video monitoring, so they > could be helped > instantly, if they fell, or needed assistance. > > Bedding would be washed twice a week, and all > clothing would be ironed > and returned to them. > > A guard would check on them every 20 minutes and > bring their meals and > snacks to their cell. > > They would have family visits in a suite built for > that purpose. > > They would have access to a library, weight room, > spiritual > counselling, pool and education. > > Simple clothing, shoes, slippers, PJ's and legal > aid would be free, on > request. > > Private, secure rooms for all, with an exercise > outdoor yard, with > gardens. > > Each senior could have a PC a TV radio and daily > phone calls. > > There would be a board of directors to hear > complaints, and the guards > would have a code of conduct that would be > strictly adhered to. > > The criminals would get cold food, be left all > alone and unsupervised. > Lights off at 8pm, and showers once a week. Live > in a tiny room and > pay ?600.00 per week and have no hope of ever > getting out. you could always organise a movement to help pensioners to commit crimes that carry custodial sentences and that way they could get access to all those great things you get in jail

Magpie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes lets laugh at people who bizarrely cling to > cultural identity you think that someone can lose their sense of 'cultural identity' because someone else says 'seasonal' rather than 'easter'?

Brendan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Surely the most important thing about the > ridiculous renaming of things for ?politically > correct? reasons is that it truly annoys the type > of arseholes who get truly annoyed by it? > > Underrepresented minorities really don?t give a > dam but the banal bleating and persecuted hair > pulling of Middle England makes it all worthwhile. > > > How about on November 11th we wear Peace and > Acceptance Poppies and the 23rd of April becomes > the National Celebration of Multicultural Mayhem? i think that you could be on to something here

Huguenot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Don't be an idiot pk and others. > you really hate it when people don't agree with you don't you?

*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That's a somewhat more reasonable assessment than > your earlier typically pugnacious opener - that > it/they "simply shouldn't be paid for by people > who don't want to go". i think that he's realised that he got it wrong, but he doesn't like to say so

Emerson Crane Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Playing devils advocate here, but how come there > is an Irish Festival but there seems to be a > dearth or complete lack of festivals celebrating > other cultures resident in the area, such as > Arabs, Greeks, Turks, Afro- Caribbean, etc. Why > just this one nationality?? And why should the > council tax payer be expected to foot the bill? I > can't believe for one minute the Irish outnumber > all other Nationalities, races and creeds within > the area. there have been all sorts of other festivals in southwark in recent years - including, by way of example, the largest out-door latin american event in Europe - Carnaval del Pueblo i guess that there's an irish one as someone(s) decided to organise one