Comments on: Keep the handcuffs in the bedroom http://www.nouse.co.uk/2009/02/10/keep-the-handcuffs-in-the-bedroom/ Award-winning University of York Student Newspaper and Website Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:59:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rob Newman http://www.nouse.co.uk/2009/02/10/keep-the-handcuffs-in-the-bedroom/#comment-55883 Rob Newman Sat, 21 Feb 2009 07:46:39 +0000 http://www.nouse.co.uk/?p=7383#comment-55883 Oh, it gets worse than that. Maybe, or maybe not, the law is open to interpretation, but there's always a danger of laws being bent to suit a situation, either furthering potential lawbending by criminals and authorities or just lining the pockets of lawyers. An image that "portrays in an explicit and realistic way…an act that threatens a person’s life…an act which is likely to result in serious injury to a person’s anus, breasts or genitals." So it's illegal to own a picture of, say, the Dambusters raid? Of Robin Hood? Of "Schindler's List"? They sure as hell threaten a life and, depending on the accuracy of the protagonist's aim, could even do some damage to your anus. This is typical of the knee-jerk reaction of this country's liberals. No legislation will ever protect us from psychopaths, because there is no pattern they don't pay much heed to the law anyway. I once heard an expert (after some maniac had gone on the rampage with a gun in a school) say that he hears people criricising the police for hounding motorists when they should be out catching these murderers. The fact is, motorists are easier to catch and, most importantly, kill more people every year than murderers do. Hmmm, maybe having images of cars should be made illegal. Where's the phone number of my MP? Oh, it gets worse than that. Maybe, or maybe not, the law is open to interpretation, but there’s always a danger of laws being bent to suit a situation, either furthering potential lawbending by criminals and authorities or just lining the pockets of lawyers. An image that “portrays in an explicit and realistic way…an act that threatens a person’s life…an act which is likely to result in serious injury to a person’s anus, breasts or genitals.” So it’s illegal to own a picture of, say, the Dambusters raid? Of Robin Hood? Of “Schindler’s List”? They sure as hell threaten a life and, depending on the accuracy of the protagonist’s aim, could even do some damage to your anus. This is typical of the knee-jerk reaction of this country’s liberals. No legislation will ever protect us from psychopaths, because there is no pattern they don’t pay much heed to the law anyway. I once heard an expert (after some maniac had gone on the rampage with a gun in a school) say that he hears people criricising the police for hounding motorists when they should be out catching these murderers. The fact is, motorists are easier to catch and, most importantly, kill more people every year than murderers do. Hmmm, maybe having images of cars should be made illegal. Where’s the phone number of my MP?

]]> By: Dave http://www.nouse.co.uk/2009/02/10/keep-the-handcuffs-in-the-bedroom/#comment-55536 Dave Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:19:50 +0000 http://www.nouse.co.uk/?p=7383#comment-55536 Talking of Salter! www.readingchronicle.co.uk/articles/1/9361 Talking of Salter!

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