E-Petition

Really2

StevieJ wrote: »

Doesn't mean it was though does, are you saying that all other crime suddenly ceased for six days? the courts are just processing cases and numbhead journalists are jumping to conclusions

Are you now having a laugh. Do you really think looting greggs is a daily occurrence!!

A: the food is behind a counter and they have staff who could deal with a loan aggressor..
B: if they did it out of works hours they would need to cook everything first.

Come off it you used the point and misread where the crime was. I would leave it there.;)

StevieJ

Graham_Devon wrote: »

You also wrote a load of nonsense before it, describing it as damage limitation. As if the mother don't just have a simple conscience and knows right from wrong.

I'm not thick. It's you writing it.

How do you know why she did it, shooting from the hip again?

Jennifer_Jane

vivatifosi wrote: »

Of all the hours and hours of footage I've seen on the riots, there's only one person I've looked at and wondered about their motivation. They are the person in the photo here:
http://catchalooter.tumblr.com/page/7 looting a bag of Tesco value rice. They are the only person I've looked at and thought 'I wonder if there's a sad story there' and not 'greedy barstewards'. Not suggesting they should get away with it, just wondering if there's more to it.

What do others think?

Well, it is basmati, so that makes it a bit more discerning.

Did anyone else looking on with absolute horror at the poor Malaysian lad being mugged, want the mugger to be hauled up not only for the theft, but also for littering?

Or am I just too tidy?

Really2

StevieJ wrote: »

Doesn't make sense that at all, what if you employ someone who has been in jail?

What so you cant understand that an employer may be responsible for the welfare of their workers if soemone has just been charged with a crime. (employing after jail is different)

EG a drink driver and they deliver goods for you.
Murder could also hold a risk to staff if the person has just commited murder.

Some one who has been in jail should be let out if they are believed to be unlikely to re-offend also asking for criminal background is standard practice? So employing someone who has served time and sacking someone who has offended while in your employment are two seprate things.

Do you really not think people lose jobs down to bringing the company into disrepute? Doing anything illegal would be instantly justifiable in most cases (obviously not speeding but it could if you were a chauffeur)

vivatifosi

Jennifer_Jane wrote: »

Well, it is basmati, so that makes it a bit more discerning.

Did anyone else looking on with absolute horror at the poor Malaysian lad being mugged, want the mugger to be hauled up not only for the theft, but also for littering?

Or am I just too tidy?

Good idea! The Malaysian guy has been so dignified and I can't believe he is so calm about it, nor that he wants to stay here to finish his studies.

StevieJ

Really2 wrote: »

Come off it you used the point and misread where the crime was. I would leave it there.;)

True, but even you must admit that travelling to M/cr city centre to loot a bag of food is a bit odd with all open shop fronts

StevieJ

vivatifosi wrote: »

Good idea! The Malaysian guy has been so dignified and I can't believe he is so calm about it, nor that he wants to stay here to finish his studies.

Not only that but he wants to live in the same place :eek:

Really2

StevieJ wrote: »

Maybe if you are a travelling salesman in fact I have even known a salesman not lose his job.

That may be the case, but a company would of been within their rights to sack them.

The bold bit, do you think that is good or bad that a drink diver keep their sales job?

Really2

StevieJ wrote: »

True, but even you must admit that travelling to M/cr city centre to loot a bag of food is a bit odd with all open shop fronts

It was, just shows most of it is following the crowd. Either that or she really likes Pasty's.

Jennifer_Jane

I love this board. I love the way people can have Shakespearean-style plot and sub-plots going on within one thread. I love the way StevieJ can hop over to other posts (thanks, StevieJ - have just posted a question to you about shorting), and then come and battle with Graham and Really2.

(Is it just the cricketting success which is making me feel so benevolent?).

PS - the petition is now up to 143,710. This is, I think, just the only way the poor, disenfranchised people in middle England, who feel they have no voice, can make a stand (without rioting, that is).