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Third world America

Started by Stumpydave, February 11, 2007, 05:13:18 PM

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David R

#30
February 12, 2007, 06:21:16 AM
Its been years Balbinus since I had a real good look at British jurisprudence although I'm very well aware albeit superficially of the current legal climate. I misread your post, my mistake.

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David R

Balbinus

#31
February 12, 2007, 06:24:09 AM
Quote from: One Horse TownNot to mention plans to have trackers in new cars to allow them to be tracked in order to pay a 'mileage tax'. Which just means that that when you aren't being looked at by CCTV's, your position can be found in a minute. Add to that the plans for the identity card as well.

Yup, the government plans to implement a compulsory monitoring system under which it would track in real time all journeys by car.

Happily I think that one will fail, but an incredibly illiberal measure.

Garry G

#32
February 12, 2007, 07:19:10 AM
My favourite one is that if we're arrested the police can take a sample of our DNA and keep it on record even if we're not charged let alone convicted of a crime. OTOH I don't see myself visiting the US in the forseeable furure because I'm not keen on going through customs checks which include giving my fingerprints. Lots and lots of problems in the UK likesay just as there are lots of problems in the US.

O'Borg

#33
February 12, 2007, 07:36:35 AM
Quote from: Garry GMy favourite one is that if we're arrested the police can take a sample of our DNA and keep it on record even if we're not charged let alone convicted of a crime.
Been there, done that, had the case dropped on lack of evidence when I refused to admit guilt (lie) and take a bound over to keep the peace order.
 
Back on topic - yeah Top Gear was funny, but I don't doubt that the gas station incident was scripted quite a lot.
 
Clarkson is a hugely un-PC fellow prone to humorous hyperbole and outrageous mickey-taking of everything and everyone to the point where you stop taking him seriously after a while. Just because he tends to reveiw the satnav on new BMWs and Mercedes by asking for directions to Poland doesn't mean he hates the Germans :D
He'd get banned in a heartbeat on RPGNet (but then again, so would a typical script from The Simpsons), which is why I like the guy :D
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