From: Ret. on 26 Mar 2010 10:10 Conor wrote: > On 26/03/2010 11:58, Brimstone wrote: > >> Thus demonstrating that you have learnt nothing from this discussion. >> > > He is a retired Police Inspector. We all know the Police's call for > national databases. Probably because I can see the massive benefits that can be obtained from such system - and because I don't dwell on the unlikely downsides. Kev
From: Conor on 26 Mar 2010 10:10 On 26/03/2010 12:06, Bod wrote: >> Or even just a mundane but embarrassing ailment. Who wants the whole >> world >> knowing they had athletes foot or piles or ecszma or IBS or whatnot? > Why on earth would having that knowledge, bother anyone? > > Bod Ask those in the USA who had medical treatment refused because they'd not informed their HMO of a pre-existing condition. -- Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
From: Adrian on 26 Mar 2010 10:10 Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > At least nine of these are in London. (There's one in Stamford but no > indication as to which Stamford.) There's only one, isn't there? Are you thinking of Stratford?
From: Conor on 26 Mar 2010 10:11 On 26/03/2010 12:13, Ret. wrote: > Conor wrote: >> On 24/03/2010 23:18, Ret. wrote: >> >>> What if? What if? What if? This is really becoming very tiresome. >>> What if your next door neighbour has a brain storm, kills his wife >>> -but tells the police that you did it? We could go on all week >>> coming up with What ifs... >>> >> >> Ask Jean Charles de Menezes about "what ifs". Oh wait, you can't and >> why is that? > > I reckon you'll still be dragging this up in another 20 years time wont > you? Things happen - what you ought to be grateful about is that they > happen a lot less in the UK than they happen in most other countries. > So do road deaths, burglaries, murder, drug use etc Kev so why are you saying there is a need for a national ANPR database? -- Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
From: Ret. on 26 Mar 2010 10:11
Conor wrote: > On 26/03/2010 11:51, Ret. wrote: > >> The problems today is that although police numbers have increased - >> they have nowhere near kept pace with the massive increase in demand. >> > And why does that demand exist? > > Thatcher destroyed society in the 80's and subsequent governments have > outlawed all means of control of kids that used to be acceptable. I don't accept what you say about Thatcher - although I agree with the rest. One of the major reasons for the huge increase in demand is the ubiquity of mobile phones. Kev |