Posts by Jayson

Ballistic, 2 good articles thank you. & I do love the old only murder counts for violence argument. That one will never be played out over seas. Neither will the "guns thing."

ignored one there are more brits than just simon. It's to bad all things are made into assults on or about him. Ah the price for being popluar. Another way of dodging the facts? It is also true that while some people can sure dish it out they can't take it. Hey Maybe look in the mirror would be a good title too...There are so many.

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Why UK'ers bash America

by Jayson in

http://society.guardian.co.uk/crimeandpunishment/story/0,8150,999828,00.html

crime and punishment .

sharp rise in rape cases overshadows fall in crime rate .

Jayson

hmmn, the title "Why UK'ers bash America" does not seem to fit with the post ... anyway:

Yes it does and I said why.

a) we do not bash America

Yes "we" do. (Only some people can't admit it.)

b) we do not deny things that are wrong with our own country (unlike some people)

Yes, "some" of us seem to not be able to admit some things. When these "backhanded slights" (unlike some people) are given "some" of the posters use namecalling like "asshole" and "hipocrite." Even if this was clearly not the intent. This goes unpunished when it is given by those with a certian opinion. Of course none of " we" ever do this.

A nearly 30% rise in cases of rape. A nearly double diget rise in "stranger assult" and still a shift to America? Denial is bliss......not

The rise in violent crime is truly aweful and reflects badly on our society. I agree. We seem to copy a lot of things form other countries Shifting the blame? but I hope that having a very high long-term rate of violent crime isn't one of them.If all that is understood is to blame others for your society because of it's own low morals, apathy, and weak minds this is a sad thing indeed. If crime were 10000% higher elsewhere or 10000% lower it is irrelevent to the society in question.

Of course, even with the recent rise it is still not as violent a place to live as some countries. True, Iraq would suck, so would Somalia. I'm glad neither of us are there. In fact the last time this topic was touched I gave the stats that show the case you make. (US/UK that is) Then, like now, the UK facts are dismissed and slid to "other countries" as all that matters. I guess all countries should measure themselves against the USA. It is the best country to ever exist. (As a measuring stick that is.)

What struck me is the comments that "people in the UK are not aware of how bad things are getting" & people being unaware makes me wonder if it is by design or, is it by desire? This came from an offical in that country. He claimed that manipulating data will not fool the public for ever. It seems that "some" have a mindset that no matter what is going on at home as long as things are worse elsewhere; yippy. I think that dangerous & shallow. I hope it the minority of Brits. I see my own country moving away from it's experiment in victimhoodism & guilt for success at full speed and it is about time!

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Why UK'ers bash America

by Jayson in

http://society.guardian.co.uk/crimeandpunishment/story/0,8150,999828,00.html

crime and punishment .

sharp rise in rape cases overshadows fall in crime rate .

Jayson

http://society.guardian.co.uk/crimeandpunishment/story/0,8150,999828,00.html

Crime and punishment

Sharp rise in rape cases overshadows fall in crime rate

Alan Travis, home affairs editor
Thursday July 17, 2003
The Guardian An unexplained 27% rise in female rape cases last year cast a shadow today over the publication of Home Office figures that reveal the crime rate in England and Wales held broadly stable in 2002-3.

The annual publication of the police recorded crime figures, together with the more authoritative British Crime Survey, suggest that the fall in crime recorded since 1995 has slowed down and may be coming to an end.

The BCS, which is based on interviews with 40,000 people about their experience of crime, suggests that the overall crime rate fell by 2%, while police-recorded crime dropped by 3% once adjustments are made for changes in recording practices.

A freaking poll is more authoriative? (stupid stupid stupid)

But the slight fall in overall crime was masked by the unexplained rise in female rape from 8,990 cases to 11,441. The rise may be due to increased reporting by victims.

There was also a separate 8% rise in "stranger violence" - assaults and woundings by people unknown to the victims.

Professor Paul Wiles, the Home Office research director, said that there has been a long-running campaign to encourage rape victims to come forward and report it to the police: "I can't say that 'x' per cent of that is part of this. We don't know."

Ruth Hall of Women Against Rape said it was impossible to know what had caused last year's steep increase. "But we would not say it was down to increased confidence in the police.

no kidding

"It is much more likely to reflect that more and more women are determined to go ahead [in reporting rape], despite what they know about the police and the crown prosecution service refusing to bring the case."

This is so true.

Police figures on violent crime - adjusted for changes in recording practices - show a 2% rise in the last financial year with rises in child abduction and child cruelty cases, indecent assaults and gun possession.

Drug crime, particulary possession of drugs, rose by 16%, although robbery was down by 11%.

The home secretary, David Blunkett, said he was encouraged by the figures showing overall crime continuing to fall and that car crime and burglary were now at historically low levels.

Maybe that is traffic crimes like speeding that are lower

But the shadow home secretary, Oliver Letwin, said the rise in violent crime was extremely worrying and showed that the government was making no headway in tackling disorder.

"Sadly the figures will come as no surprise to the millions of people up and down the country who suffer daily from crime, or the fear of crime, much of it drug related," Mr Letwin said.

The Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, Simon Hughes, said: "Muddying the waters about the way these figures are recorded will not reassure the public. The fact is there is still a huge amount to be done to tackle serious violent and sexual offences.

"A history of under-report ing means that the public has been kept in the dark about the true level of crime."

He added: "It cannot be acceptable that 11,441 women were raped last year. It cannot be acceptable that there were 1,048 homicides. It cannot be acceptable that there were 141,116 drugs offences last year."

Obsession of America helps to keep the focus off of their own dire situation. They ignore their own shortcommings out of fools pride and decades of liberal indoctrination. "Crime is a disorder to be solved with understanding. It is not an evil to be fought against." After all we are all equal human beings who need loving and understanding. "In the UK robbers and rapists are people too."

http://www.2ampd.net/Articles/Moonchild/Should_UK_Police_Carry_Firearms.htm

Should UK Police Carry Firearms?

By

Oisin Moonchild

There are many schools of thought about whether or not the UK Police should carry firearms.

I have 29 years in "The Job" and one of my first acts was to attend the Funeral of Superintendent Gerry Richardson of the Lancashire Constabulary who was murdered (shot) whilst trying to arrest a male responsible for an armed Robbery on a Jewellers in Blackpool, Lancashire. (July 1971)

Since 1971 a number UK officers have been murdered whilst on duty but not all those killed have been as a result of firearms. Where there has been a death as result of a firearm, I hazard to guess how many times the possession of a firearm by the deceased Officer would have saved his/her life. If we are to consider that factor we should look at the "mindset" of the UK Officer.

In the UK firearms are not as prevalent as they are in the USA. Even more so since the UK Government ban on the personal possession of firearms following the Dunblane Incident. So the vast majority of the UK society would perceive a threat of physical violence is more likely to be from someone with a knife or blunt instrument than someone with a firearm. By association UK Officers may have a similar perception.

There was always a reluctance by UK Criminals to use firearms as the British Courts were not frightened to impose the Death Penalty were someone had died. Unfortunately the Death Penalty was outlawed in the late 1950's early 1960's. Though the criminal community still preferred brute force as opposed to firearms. With the exception of London and to a lesser extent the other big UK Cities armed criminals were not a particular threat to Society in the 60's, 70's, 80's. However the 1990's has seen an explosive rise in criminal use of firearms, the UK Police has looked towards meeting the threat by firstly creating Armed Response Vehicles (ARV) and then increasing the frequency and number of patrols by ARV's.

Like all Police Officers, across the Western World there is there ever present threat of "Trial by Media". We have all seen the Newspaper photograph that have been skilfully "cropped", so that the Offender(s) right hand that carries the machete is out of picture whilst the "baton" wielding Officer is there in all his Glory.

Many UK Officers of the 1970's, 80's and to a lesser extent the 90's often felt that if they were given firearms they would be more frightened to use them for the trouble that we would bring down upon our own heads. This was the era of the Civil Liberties Group, whose sole intention was to discredit the Police or so it appeared; by showing them in a bad light by analysing every incident where an Officer had used force. During those decades our only form of protection was a 18" piece of wood that was concealed in a special trouser pocket. If we drew a baton in public, we were duty bound to complete a written report to justify our actions. In fact we had a fight on our hands around 1995 to get UK Government to allow UK Police to use PR24. Then a even bigger fight for them to allow the use of incapitants (sprays) and even then they went for CS and opposed to OC spray.

It was Sir Robert Peel back in 1829 who forged the image of the unarmed British Police Officer. His aim was to gain popular acceptance of a group, then universally unacceptable to British Society. Within a Decade the "Peelers" had gained acceptance and become "Bobbies". Though they did often carry firearms particularly on Night Duty in the Metropolis ( London). My own father in 1938 as a young Constable in the Liverpool City Police carried a firearm on nights whilst patrolling the Liverpool docks because of IRA activity.

Policing alters ever so slightly but all the time and Policing in the 21st Century is different than it was in 1972. The UK Police Officer in the year 2000 may have a totally different opinion than Officers of my generation on the rights and wrongs of permanently being armed. I just hope that SOMEONE in authority listens to what they have to say.

Oisin Moonchild, Inspector of Police

>Gunman Shoots At Police In London
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>Scotland Yard said that a gunman opened fire on police officers on Thursday as they pursued him in a high-speed car chase. No one was injured in the incident

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God Bless George Walker Bush

by Jayson in

i just got my tax break refund in the mail today.

i am so excited.

having republicans in power is a good thing.

Jayson

I do not support raising taxes-unique1

Here is the thing if you do not support Bush then yes you do.

For example Dean if elected prez (as so many here want) he will raise federal taxes by 4000% on a couple earning 40k a year. And that is not the worst of his aspirations to distroy America. Also, the Feds are not the biggest problem with employment issues. States like California have crippled themselves with their own employment taxes and over regulation. People are leaving in groves and still powers that be just don't get it. If you raise taxes on business, if you regulate them to death, you do one of a number of very bad things you:

A) Cause a rash of small & large businesses not hiring new employees.

B) Cause businesses to layoff or fire current employees.

C) Cause products to cost more hurting the poorest of consumers the most.

D)Cause a business to fail, close, or relocate displacing workers or causing them to seek benifits compounding the problem that caused taxes to be raised in the first place.

And that is a simplistic. Reality is far worse.

I see business in Washington relocating; the likes of Boeing and Jan Sport for instance. Other business in Cali are moving in mass to more friendly States like Texas and Nevada. They are also moving out of the country to escape unions and government. I don't blame them.

The thing is I understand your being bitter, even mad. But "Bush" is the wrong guy to blame. Getting pissed over tax breaks or saying they don't matter is to miss the point. Raising taxes lowers jobs. Lowering taxes increase jobs.

I found this interesting to read. It was the prediction of where things will be in the future if Clinton were to get another term. He did and it all came true.

http://fhss.byu.edu/washsem/ps102/documents/gop1996.html

And hey, I did not vote for Dole. I voted for Clinton. I thought him to be the best person to vote for. I have always called myself an Independent. I voted for the person not the party. Morally I thought that the right thing. I have to thank those "assholes" here at JWD for helping me to wake up and see that the only party worth voting for is the Republican party. In the words of Ann Coulter "If a Democrat is loyal to America then they no longer have a party." It is true. I last night E-mailed the Republican Party of my home State. I told them that I now affilate myself with them and want to help to root out all Democrats in power. They have "White Elephant" drives where they talk to people and get those who are not registered to vote to become a Republican and vote for the better future of America. In one day, a few hours actually, I got my first non registered voter to become active in politics and become a Republican affiliate to boot. Before all the namecalling, threating to shoot me, telling me how stupid I am, how I am a Nazi, or Fox News ditto head, and how I contribute nothing here @ JWD, I tried to tell those people that I do not like Fox, I do not listen to talk radio and even used to give the BBC an ear. Now I see that in truth they are the ones who get information from "sides." Sides meaning that their information, their "truth" comes from slanted sources and that is how it is. They follow party lines in true ideological sense. I never believed in the value of a party. I believed in people. I have learned the futility in that. The Jehovah Witnesses never had an enemy in me. They made me their enemy. Now I actively work to inform people of just how evil they are. Liberal thinking was never my enemy. It still isn't I will just "lean" from within the Republican Party from now on. The "Left" on the other hand has made an enemy in me. Instead of not having a person who will work to bring others into an organized movement for political power now, that is who I am. I will bring money, time, and persuasion to farther the Republican agendas. I thank you few very hostile, mean, and bitter twisted people here for that. (I'm sure you know who you are)

I just noticed that this is my 666th post. Fitting number to state that I have turned to what so many here see as the dark sidemust be a sign.

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God Bless George Walker Bush

by Jayson in

i just got my tax break refund in the mail today.

i am so excited.

having republicans in power is a good thing.

Jayson

C W P's have many benifits like the "Brady Law" not applying to you. & yep the Federal firearms laws of 1934 limit a lot of types of weapons (Like sawed off's). That's OK though I still don't have a use for an M203 grenade launcher & if I ever feel the need for a fully automatic machine gun then I will apply for the license. For now, I just don't feel the need. I laugh at the "Assult weapons ban" that Clinton is so pround of. Banning baynett lugs.... we are all safer now Vermont & Alaska don't require a CWP anymore. It is still a good idea to get one in Alaska though. That way you can carry in States that reciprocate.

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God Bless George Walker Bush

by Jayson in

i just got my tax break refund in the mail today.

i am so excited.

having republicans in power is a good thing.

Jayson

So you supporting raising taxes is going to create jobs? You want me to work harder in my business so I can be taxed more and this will aid you in being hired by me? Raising taxes on employee's through L&I and employment payroll aids in creating jobs? In Washington St they knew that raising taxes on payroll will kill 250,000 jobs not to mention not creating any new ones. Many States don't want to follow the facts that taxes do not promote growth. And they are reaping their fruits in the ecomony today. The fed tax cuts got us out of the ressession. How fast things really improve depends on how fast States that are in the red pull their head out of their butts.

I always say "If you want a job their is a job for you." To many people don't really want a job so they stay where they are and bitch and moan about how a job is not provided for them. Maybe this can't cover every person in every situation but as soon as you start to believe that their is not a job for you I bet you can't find one. If you make an honest attempt to get work doing whatever it takes be it relocating, schooling, changing your lifestyle, or self employment, I bet you can find one. But you have to want it and you have to try. We make it to easy for people to not have to work.

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God Bless George Walker Bush

by Jayson in

i just got my tax break refund in the mail today.

i am so excited.

having republicans in power is a good thing.

Jayson

To late, not a debate, already got the refund.

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God Bless George Walker Bush

by Jayson in

i just got my tax break refund in the mail today.

i am so excited.

having republicans in power is a good thing.

Jayson

No, please, whatever you do, please don't invest your money, and thus lower interest rates even further! Spend the money, and generate economic growth, instead.

Investing is a term with many meanings. A few thousand dollars can get you into a home. But hey don't ever do that. Rent from me instead. Make my payment on my investment so I have more money for bullets for my guns & more gas for my SUV. (All the while my "investment" grows.) You can have the "gin."

why don't you give me some of your money? I promise it will increase your revenues.

The promise (~~lies~~) of inflated government.