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Forum: Trials and Errors 14th March 2024, 04:42 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 4,523
Posted By Nessie
Why risk a failed identification, when it had...

Why risk a failed identification, when it had already been decided by the investigating police that Malkinson was guilty? We see similar behaviour with the police in the Emma Caldwell case, they...
Forum: Trials and Errors 14th March 2024, 04:37 AM
Replies: 623
Views: 40,157
Posted By Nessie
I hope the move to get compensation for the...

I hope the move to get compensation for the children of the falsely accused gets traction. MOJs affect families, not just the accused.

I would like to see the PO take out a loan for billions to...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 14th March 2024, 04:30 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,262
Posted By Nessie
Plus, Hamas are also the governing body for Gaza...

Plus, Hamas are also the governing body for Gaza and at least were officially recognised as that by Israel.

One man's terrorist organisation is another man's health, education, policing and...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th March 2024, 01:10 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,262
Posted By Nessie
PMQs, dominated by a debate about what has...

PMQs, dominated by a debate about what has happened to Diane Abbott, at which she was not allowed to speak.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68556911

Sunak should be honest and say that...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th March 2024, 09:04 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,262
Posted By Nessie
Sigh.... ...

Sigh....

https://twitter.com/GuidoFawkes/status/1767910277239001127

"Multi-Million Pound Donor to Labour Says Hamas are “Freedom Fighters”"

There are no standards left in Parliament.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th March 2024, 08:18 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,262
Posted By Nessie
Just give the Tories money, it's all they really...

Just give the Tories money, it's all they really care about.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 12th March 2024, 01:06 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,262
Posted By Nessie
Haiti is better governed that the UK.

Haiti is better governed that the UK.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 12th March 2024, 06:05 AM
Replies: 431
Views: 5,689
Posted By Nessie
The IDF assumption that every and anyone is...

The IDF assumption that every and anyone is Hamas, will cause huge problems going forward trying to establish peace;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68513408

"Palestinian medical...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 11th March 2024, 03:26 AM
Replies: 431
Views: 5,689
Posted By Nessie
I see this childish debate is still childish....

I see this childish debate is still childish. Your horrible. No, your horrible. No your nasty. No, your nasty.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th March 2024, 07:42 AM
Replies: 1,013
Views: 90,401
Posted By Nessie
I was lucky to have never been on a rogue shift,...

I was lucky to have never been on a rogue shift, or department, where the bad cops ruled the roost. Any good cop who finds themselves in that situation, where they are being manipulated and pressured...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th March 2024, 07:33 AM
Replies: 1,013
Views: 90,401
Posted By Nessie
I am not turning a blind eye, when all I had was...

I am not turning a blind eye, when all I had was that I suspected others were up to no good. In a number of those situations, I know that cops more senior to me did take action, the worst being a cop...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th March 2024, 07:24 AM
Replies: 1,013
Views: 90,401
Posted By Nessie
The worst I saw, was angry cops who had been...

The worst I saw, was angry cops who had been assaulted dishing out some summary justice by being very rough with prisoners, some very awkward "banter" with female cops and staff and false arrests...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th March 2024, 08:35 AM
Replies: 1,013
Views: 90,401
Posted By Nessie
I was one of those good cops, who worked with bad...

I was one of those good cops, who worked with bad cops. In retirement, I have talked with my cops friends, who were also good cops as to why we did not see those bad cop behaviours and the reason was...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 3rd March 2024, 12:37 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,262
Posted By Nessie
Have you not heard of lobbying, MPs declaration...

Have you not heard of lobbying, MPs declaration of interests, numerous parliamentary committees and the functioning of Parliament, whereby groups can use money and their influence, to get MPs to act...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 3rd March 2024, 03:38 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,262
Posted By Nessie
George Galloway name checked by terrorists who...

George Galloway name checked by terrorists who sank ship in the Red Sea
...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 1st March 2024, 09:41 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,262
Posted By Nessie
It is already happening. I don't get my state...

It is already happening. I don't get my state pension till I am 67 and it will be 68 by the time my son is of that age. I worked with someone who successfully challenged our employer and won the...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 1st March 2024, 06:53 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,262
Posted By Nessie
The solution is better health care and fitness as...

The solution is better health care and fitness as people live longer, with an increased retirement age, as they can work longer. Considering the reduction in jobs that require manual labour over the...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 1st March 2024, 06:50 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,262
Posted By Nessie
He will be in for a few months till the General...

He will be in for a few months till the General Election and then get booted out. Labour being seen to act against anti-Semitism is more important than winning yet another by-election.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th February 2024, 02:53 AM
Replies: 1,013
Views: 90,401
Posted By Nessie
I knew that the police Counter Corruption Unit in...

I knew that the police Counter Corruption Unit in Scotland had to be disbanded after it was found to be spending most of its time investigating journalists and how they were getting information on...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th February 2024, 01:09 PM
Replies: 1,013
Views: 90,401
Posted By Nessie
One of the DCs in the enquiry states; ...

One of the DCs in the enquiry states;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-68285168

"When Det Con David Barr, taking the statement, asked senior officers if he could detain...
Forum: Trials and Errors 25th February 2024, 04:39 AM
Replies: 623
Views: 40,157
Posted By Nessie
Another reason why a law to clear all the...

Another reason why a law to clear all the sub-postmasters is needed

https://twitter.com/premnsikka/status/1761648659312038146

"251 postmasters wrongly accused of stealing from their own tills...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 23rd February 2024, 08:34 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,262
Posted By Nessie
Is this evidence that the government is waking up...

Is this evidence that the government is waking up to society's increasing unrest at the inequality wealth can bring?
...
Forum: Trials and Errors 23rd February 2024, 08:29 AM
Replies: 623
Views: 40,157
Posted By Nessie
Hurrah! ...

Hurrah!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68384240

"Ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells stripped of CBE"
Forum: Trials and Errors 22nd February 2024, 10:03 AM
Replies: 623
Views: 40,157
Posted By Nessie
Good news ...

Good news

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68369015

The government plans to bring in a law to clear the remaining sub-postmasters. OK, some may have stolen, but the vast majority likely did...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th February 2024, 04:16 AM
Replies: 382
Views: 4,445
Posted By Nessie
There is inherited physically, as in it is in the...

There is inherited physically, as in it is in the person's DNA or whatever, that they are predisposed to something, because their parents are also predisposed and there is inherited by environment,...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 17th February 2024, 08:38 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 1,441
Posted By Nessie
The story is that Putin got the oligarchs to...

The story is that Putin got the oligarchs to agree to let him have power, so they could have the wealth.

But....
...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 16th February 2024, 09:03 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 1,441
Posted By Nessie
Putin is a dirty robbing corrupt vicious dictator...

Putin is a dirty robbing corrupt vicious dictator and Navalny was making him aware of that, so he was finally killed.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th February 2024, 09:30 AM
Replies: 191
Views: 3,765
Posted By Nessie
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/15/tr...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/15/trump-russia-attack-nato-campaign-biden

"Donald Trump has doubled down on his threat to undermine Nato, saying “we’re not going to protect” allied...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 14th February 2024, 11:23 AM
Replies: 191
Views: 3,765
Posted By Nessie
Replace NATO with ETO.

Replace NATO with ETO.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th February 2024, 10:17 AM
Replies: 191
Views: 3,765
Posted By Nessie
A NATO, without the USA, as in no US forces in...

A NATO, without the USA, as in no US forces in Europe, is still going to be backed by the USA, in terms of arms sales, which is a significant deterrent, as it means Europe can keep on fighting with...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th February 2024, 09:39 AM
Replies: 191
Views: 3,765
Posted By Nessie
Without active USA assistance, Europe would be...

Without active USA assistance, Europe would be still be able to stop itself from being over run by the Russians. Obviously border countries, Finland, Estonia, Poland etc, depending on how the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th February 2024, 12:34 PM
Replies: 1,013
Views: 90,401
Posted By Nessie
Two of the seven women are serving or ex police...

Two of the seven women are serving or ex police officers. That they are taking a class action against D&C means this has real clout. I think this could be the biggest payout in police history.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 12th February 2024, 12:30 PM
Replies: 191
Views: 3,765
Posted By Nessie
Hopefully Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are...

Hopefully Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are stocking up on drones, ammo, anti-tank weapons and mines. That is now proven to be sufficient to stop a Russian invasion.

Remember, it is the fight in...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 11th February 2024, 12:42 PM
Replies: 191
Views: 3,765
Posted By Nessie
Who else would mount an invasion? China? ...

Who else would mount an invasion? China?



If Russia nukes Warsaw, maybe not. But to conquer Europe, Russia needs to also conquer the UK and France.



No, but the point is that NATO could...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th February 2024, 10:45 AM
Replies: 1,013
Views: 90,401
Posted By Nessie
PSNI was more a renaming. The best example of a...

PSNI was more a renaming. The best example of a new police force is Police Scotland, which is significantly different from the legacy forces it replaced.

With the same staff and cultures, Police...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 11th February 2024, 10:35 AM
Replies: 191
Views: 3,765
Posted By Nessie
At university in 1987, I was at a lecture by a...

At university in 1987, I was at a lecture by a visitor from RAF intelligence, about the military threat of the then SU. He said that because of Soviet equipment, tactical and staffing limitations,...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 11th February 2024, 10:08 AM
Replies: 191
Views: 3,765
Posted By Nessie
I never suggested dismantling NATO. I only...

I never suggested dismantling NATO. I only suggest that if the USA was no longer part of NATO and say, under Trump, refused to be part of assistance if Russia invaded, that there is enough military...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 11th February 2024, 02:40 AM
Replies: 191
Views: 3,765
Posted By Nessie
Does NATO need the USA?

Does NATO need the USA to defend Europe, or could Europe defend itself from the Russians?

I say, from what we see in Ukraine, that Russia could not get that far into Europe if there was a full...
Forum: Trials and Errors 4th February 2024, 07:48 AM
Replies: 623
Views: 40,157
Posted By Nessie
Ofsted and the PO are also related, due to the...

Ofsted and the PO are also related, due to the attitude of at least some of the people employed to inspect, investigate. They like being able to rock up unannounced and instil terror into the people...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th February 2024, 04:03 AM
Replies: 1,911
Views: 54,987
Posted By Nessie
Alcoholic, drug abusing and absentee parents...

Alcoholic, drug abusing and absentee parents struggle to find the time. So do decent parents who have to do multiple jobs to make ends meet. Then there are the parents who cannot read themselves,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th February 2024, 03:59 AM
Replies: 1,911
Views: 54,987
Posted By Nessie
Those are not simple, easily achieved solutions...

Those are not simple, easily achieved solutions to the obstacles I listed.
Forum: USA Politics 4th February 2024, 03:56 AM
Replies: 564
Views: 9,785
Posted By Nessie
At times, the death penalty has been used as a...

At times, the death penalty has been used as a cruel spectacle, with the slow deaths of crucifixion and burning at the stake in public. That type of execution comes from a society that is run by very...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 2nd February 2024, 02:58 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,262
Posted By Nessie
George Freeman has a majority of over 20,000 in a...

George Freeman has a majority of over 20,000 in a constituency that has been Tory for 100 years. If he is thinking about securing a wage for the future, to help pay his mortgage, is he just imagining...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 2nd February 2024, 02:49 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,698
Posted By Nessie
That has been my argument from the start. Does...

That has been my argument from the start. Does that mean you are also closet pro-Hamas and anti-Semitic? :boggled:
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 1st February 2024, 09:54 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,698
Posted By Nessie
Your pathetic argument is that I have to agree...

Your pathetic argument is that I have to agree with you and wholeheartedly support every IDF action, without questioning anything, or else I am a terrorist supporting anti-Semite.

Saying that...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 1st February 2024, 09:45 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,698
Posted By Nessie
The choice then is the IDF become as bad as...

The choice then is the IDF become as bad as Hamas, or they maintain their status and recognising they can be attacked by people waving white flags and from hospitals, they take more precautions.
...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 1st February 2024, 08:59 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,698
Posted By Nessie
I made a mistake, it was a university. ...

I made a mistake, it was a university.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-middle-east-68138210

Just because Hamas have used a building, does not justify destroying it, as that has a negative...
Forum: Trials and Errors 1st February 2024, 08:56 AM
Replies: 623
Views: 40,157
Posted By Nessie
I think it was a company called ICL, that Fujitsu...

I think it was a company called ICL, that Fujitsu bought, or bought into.
Forum: Trials and Errors 1st February 2024, 05:56 AM
Replies: 623
Views: 40,157
Posted By Nessie
That is now 100 convictions quashed; ...

That is now 100 convictions quashed;

https://twitter.com/nickwallis/status/1753025965939101876
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 1st February 2024, 04:27 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,698
Posted By Nessie
What if the IDF took an RPG into a hospital, say...

What if the IDF took an RPG into a hospital, say in anticipation it would be attacked, or to stop kids from taking it?



Deliberately misrepresenting another's argument. It is a technique used...
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