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2009-10-13 Britain

HONEST CITIZENS PUT IN THE DOCK AS THUGS GO FREE

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Posted by Fred 2009-10-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 It is so obvious. "When government does not protect the public from criminals, or worse, when government sides with criminals against the public, vigilantism results."

One small squad of determined individuals could turn their entire nation around with public acts of vigilantism. The only question left is like the one asked of Lot:

"Are there any righteous men left in England?"

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-10-13 00:27|| 2009-10-13 00:27|| Front Page Top

#2 The funny thing is that the POLICE are VIGILANTES

Read "Peels Nine Principles of Policing".

Sir Robert Peel's Nine Principles

* The basic mission for which the police exist is to prevent crime and disorder.

* The ability of the police to perform their duties is dependent upon public approval of police actions.

* Police must secure the willing co-operation of the public in voluntary observance of the law to be able to secure and maintain the respect of the public.

* The degree of co-operation of the public that can be secured diminishes proportionately to the necessity of the use of physical force.

* Police seek and preserve public favour not by catering to public opinion but by constantly demonstrating absolute impartial service to the law.

* Police use physical force to the extent necessary to secure observance of the law or to restore order only when the exercise of persuasion, advice and warning is found to be insufficient.

* Police, at all times, should maintain a relationship with the public that gives reality to the historic tradition that the police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full-time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen in the interests of community welfare and existence.

* Police should always direct their action strictly towards their functions and never appear to usurp the powers of the judiciary.

* The test of police efficiency is the absence of crime and disorder, not the visible evidence of police action in dealing with it.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2009-10-13 05:21|| 2009-10-13 05:21|| Front Page Top

#3 This path leads to the Somali 'solution' - public amputations.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-10-13 08:32|| 2009-10-13 08:32|| Front Page Top

#4 There, but for the grace of God, goes U.S.

Oh wait....

I think we are well on our way over here on this side of the pond too...

Posted by CrazyFool 2009-10-13 08:42|| 2009-10-13 08:42|| Front Page Top

#5 When you don't have Second Amendmant

a) you depend on governemnt's good will

b) you develop a passive and cowardly attitude towards armed men. And if you don't develop it the bad guys will kill you thus ensuring natural selection

c) the governemnat will do its utmost to encourage cowardice: in order "not to anger the thugs". In the UK it is telling the citizens to cooperate with burglars and point them to the place where youn hold your money. It is not a long way from recommending to help the burglmars in restraining your wife or daughter if they want to have some fun.

d) It voids the right to insurrection ie the tool to keep governemnts honest.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2009-10-13 09:08|| 2009-10-13 09:08|| Front Page Top

#6 A Clockwork Orange.

Posted by JohnQC 2009-10-13 16:01|| 2009-10-13 16:01|| Front Page Top

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