I’ll Just Leave This Here
Category: Madness
If You Carry A Knife You Are Planning To Kill
In my view, if you leave home carrying a knife, then you are already of the mindset that you may use it.
If you use it, then you must be aware that you are, potentially, going to kill someone.
That is not manslaughter. That is murder.
While Betteridge didn’t take the knife out, he must have accepted it from Hansen, and he did wield it with tragic consequences.
And, again, in my view, Hansen, who supplied the knife, bears equal responsibility and should also be charged with murder.
Neither Betteridge nor Hansen can be unaware of the countrywide incidents involving knives and the subsequent consequences.
Far too many knife related deaths are being reported on TV and in the press.
And yet, Hansen still carried a knife out onto the streets and at some time passed it to Betteridge, who then used it to such devastating effect.
In the early hours of Saturday, August 5th, 2023, the lives of three eighteen year olds were changed forever, along with the lives of their friends and family.
https://app.portsmouth.co.uk/full_page_image/page-11-2029/content.html
More Stupid Than An Amoeba
https://www.facebook.com/share/nvjUaCf4k7bjj24J/?mibextid=xfxF2i
In what universe do you have to live for this kind of behaviour to be acceptable ?
ARREST MADE AFTER LASER DEVICE TARGETED AT POLICE HELICOPTER
Hampshire and IoW News
A suspect has this afternoon been arrested from an address in Portswood after the Police helicopter was targeted by a green laser device.
Police were alerted by Air Support who had been assisting in the city following a vehicle failing to stop.
Police attended the address where the laser had been targeted from and a suspect was arrested under the Laser Misuse Act 2018.
A laser device was also seized.
This carries a 12 month prison sentence if found guilty of the offence. 44240053135
I would hazard a guess that the perpetrator has one less brain cell that an amoeba.
Favourite Month ?
What’s your favorite month of the year? Why?
My favourite month ?
That would be January. Because it is the furthest month away from the insanity that has become Christmas.
Once upon a time, Christmas was a joy restricted to December. But now, due to commercial interests, it has expanded into the whole of November and even into October.
Here in the UK it isn’t unusual to see Christmas items being rolled out in stores by mid October.
In October for God’s sake, before Halloween, which, in turn is overshadowing a truly British event, 5th November, Bonfire Night.
I find the whole run up to Christmas totally exhausting. Not only do I have family members gleefully announcing the erection of their Christmas trees, but there are non stop adverts on the TV channels, roadside hoardings and numerous TV chef shows battling for my attention, telling me the “new” best way to cook the turkey, which I detest, the best way to prepare and cook the roasties and of course how to make Christmas Pudding.
What happened to The Twelve Days of Christmas ?
The commercialism and relentless “buy me” pressure has spoilt it for me.
The only joy to be gained is to watch the kids when they open their presents. As far as I am concerned that is the main event and even that is tainted.
Once upon a time Christmas was when the special presents were deployed. Not anymore. Kids get presents all the year round. The latest merchandise craze associated with movies etc. are available immediately after the stars have walked down the red carpet at the premiere. By the time Christmas arrives, the kids already have it.
I apologise for all this negativity but I feel that we all have truly lost the plot.
So that is why January is my favourite month. Even that will be spoilt by some lunatic telling me that there are only 359 days until Christmas.
Aagh !!!
Nothing Else To Say
Came across this about four years ago. Thought it could do with restating.
What On Earth !!!
This was posted by our local police. This cache of weapons was discovered at a single address.
My immediate thoughts go to the mental state of the individual , and why he felt the need to hold this stock of weaponry.
Other thoughts then go to the idiots that commented on this post. Seemingly seeing nothing wrong with anyone holding such an armoury.
These same folks question the implied illegality, suggesting that it is OK to hold any of these items in the protection of their homes. While it might be acceptable for a hunter to hold a knife/machete, a bow and/or crossbow. I see no good reason to hold samurai swords and throwing knives. While the guns may well be air rifles, they can still cause harm.
In my mind, the man who was arrested should be subjected to rigid psychological testing, be jailed or at least suffer a hefty fine, and have the weapons confiscated and destroyed.
There is no place for these weapons in a civilised society.
Russia and Iran Invited Back to Nobel Prize Banquet
How can they go back on their position from last year ?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66678882
Russia is still prosecuting the violent destruction of Ukraine sovereign territory. Killing thousands of non combatants including children.
Inviting Russia back is tantamount to condoning Putins actions.
What next, Putin is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize !
And they are inviting Iran back to the table too. How can that be right, Iran has an appalling record on human rights.
Come on, Nobel Foundation, you need to stand up for what is right.
Etsy ‘destroying’ sellers by withholding money
I have posted this BBC news item because my granddaughter is one of the Etsy victims. Etsy currently owes her several hundreds of pounds, and she is the sole earner in her household.
BBC News – Etsy accused of ‘destroying’ sellers by withholding money https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66201042
My granddaughter is running a small baked goods business. How is she supposed to stay in business while she pays up front for the ingredients, packaging, and postal / courier services, but Etsy withholds the money from her customers for 45 days.
Not only do they withhold the money, but when they do release the money, they drip feed the payments in the same order that the original customer orders were made.
Let’s also not forget that Etsy charges a transaction fee of 6.5% per sale. Compared to around 3% as charged by Amazon.
Those cynics amongst us might think that Etsy are in financial difficulties if, as has been reported, they have no good reason for withholding payments and are holding onto sellers money ???
Through their actions, many people are struggling to survive, while presumably Etsy are reaping the benefits of interest earned on those withheld payments.
Cretins
The morons who deliberately started this fire and then pelted the firefighters should be severely punished.
Gaol time would be to good for them and just add to the existing strain on our prison service.
“Bring back the birch” was a popular saying, not so long ago. Something is needed. Maybe public floggings or perhaps bring back the stocks. Some kind of public humiliation is likely to be more effective than gaol time which is seen by some as a badge of honour.
Hang Your Heads In Shame
I have lifted the following from a post on Facebook. It reflects everything I have been saying for a few days now, but with a bit more substance.
My belief is that the media, both TV and Press, are largely to blame for the chaos we are experiencing on our forecourts.
Petrol tanker drivers have an ADR qualification as well as a HGV licence. They need this for them to drive fuel tanker lorries.
There is a shortage of HGV drivers. That’s a true fact. However, HGV drivers can’t drive a petrol tanker lorry without having an ADR qualification.
The UK had ADR drivers last week. Nothing changed much in a week. Maybe some holiday or some sickness but not, I doubt a dramatic change.
The ADR drivers that were driving last week are probably driving this week delivering fuel so nothing changed much.
The petrol panic we are now experiencing is all down to media hype.
It’s not because of Brexit, because all the EU drivers went back to Europe which is some of the reasons being banded about. These EU HGV drivers left months ago, and yet the country was still getting fuel without problems up until today.
So what’s changed? NOTHING !!
Apart from the disgraceful media hype and scaremongering to make news to sensationalise the fact that a couple of petrol stations were getting a late delivery so they closed temporarily.
The result of the media scaremongering!!
Massive panic and chaos by everyone which is now causing a shortage of fuel until the ADR drivers, that we already had delivering fuel a few days ago, can deliver again.
The media should be fined and penalised, severely for publicising false news and creating the crazy situation that has been going on all today. Disgusting.
They should hold their heads in shame.
(Copied and re-posted for general info.)
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