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THis has got to be a joke

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 8:32 pm
by JC Viper
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/a ... xpand=true

This article can't be real, it's sounding more like a fictional police state story. At least the kids weren't doing drugs or tagging up.

On a brighter note (from someone else on that site): In the criminal justice system, arboreal trespassing offenses are considered especially heinous. In the West Midlands, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Halesowen police. These are their stories.

The bastrd beat me to posting that kinda comment... lousy blackout.

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:24 pm
by Mintbread
I think vandalising a tree is far worse than vandalising a building.
That'll learn 'em.

Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:48 am
by sharpmagna
They got off easy. In China they would have been Caned

Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:55 am
by Z (fka Sweet Tooth)
Give me a break...that's ridiculous.

Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 4:34 pm
by jmillheiser
sharpmagna wrote:They got off easy. In China they would have been Caned
in china they would have been executed, gotta keep that human organ business up and running with nice young organs.

as for this incident in the UK. That is what happens when you trade freedom for security. I see why so many Brits want to leave the UK.

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:42 am
by Nibblet99
jmillheiser wrote:
sharpmagna wrote:They got off easy. In China they would have been Caned
in china they would have been executed, gotta keep that human organ business up and running with nice young organs.

as for this incident in the UK. That is what happens when you trade freedom for security. I see why so many Brits want to leave the UK.
I'm in the UK, and I think security is the right way to go, within reason... Only reason I wish to leave, is because of the opressive economy. It's becoming a rich get richer, and the poor get poorer type deal again

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:54 am
by younggun
That is the stupidest thing I have read. Since when cant kids play in trees? Didnt you ever play in a tree or have a tree fort?

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 3:36 am
by JC Viper
I'm in the UK, and I think security is the right way to go, within reason... Only reason I wish to leave, is because of the opressive economy. It's becoming a rich get richer, and the poor get poorer type deal again[/quote]

It's slowly becoming the same way here in the U.S. The congress just refused to raise minimum wage so people now are considered to be at poverty level. Meanwhile the same congress gave themselves a raise in their own salary so THEY can keep up with cost of living.

I'm not sure if that tree was anything historical or spectacular but trees as I remember still grow even when you break a branch or two. With the storms we had recently maybe the constables could fly over here and arrest mother nature for cruelty.

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 3:58 am
by GrandGT
cops have nothing better to do.

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:41 am
by Nibblet99
GrandGT wrote:cops have nothing better that they want to do.

There fixed it :wink: Plenty of crime in this country, like any other