Less ‘tolerance’ & more rope required
I read this sort of thing with increasing frequency & dismay
It seems a pity that you have to die to get attention, but it does sometimes feel as if only coroners ask the right questions. We had it in Oxfordshire over avoidable military deaths; now we have the forthright remarks of the Loughbourough coroner Olivia Davison. She presides at the inquest into the death of Fiona Pilkington, apparently driven to suicide by fire with her disabled daughter and pet rabbit alongside her. We are forced to contemplate the stark possibility that Britain is no longer competent to defend the weak from persecution. Even by children.
Mrs Pilkington, a shy woman coping with a severely handicapped child and a teenage son with a history of being violently bullied, nerved herself to report her tormentors to the police 33 times. In her last ten months, police logs show, she appealed 13 times.
The arrogant brats who broke her windows, mocked her daughter, beat up her son, screamed abuse and invaded her garden, told her that they could do what they wanted and “there was nothing she could do about it”.
As misplaced post 1960s liberalism continues to extract a terrible toll on society, the case for stringing up feral yoofs from lampposts is overwhelming. That is all I have to say on this topic today.
Comments
I totally agree,Just a few salutary lessons will go along way to giving the youth of today the lessons they so decidedly need.There's alot to be said about "Spare the rod,Spoil the child"
Posted by: justin | September 22, 2009 10:29 AM
Being a peacable chap I am totally opposed to random acts of pointless violence. Specific acts of necessary violence, on the other hand ...
Posted by: The Remittance Man | September 22, 2009 12:20 PM
Seems someone must be paying attention, or films like "Harry Brown" wouldn't get made:
http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/09/19/harry-brown-trailer-proves-michael-cains-still-got-it/
I wonder if it will be a hit in England. I guarantee it will over here..
Larry in Rochester
Posted by: Larry Anderson | September 22, 2009 2:18 PM
It would be nice to think that it would wake a few people up over here (England) but I doubt it.
Posted by: Bruce | September 22, 2009 3:51 PM
Bruce,
Surely there must be some that recall the days when England bestrode the globe, and good men of gentlemen about town might pocket a stout bulldog pistol against the worst that the night may do?
Surely..
L
Posted by: Larry Anderson | September 23, 2009 1:39 AM
Perhaps they should be taken on a farm visit, if the petting farm doesnt work then a trip to the silage pit!
Posted by: TimC | September 23, 2009 8:15 AM
Well back before New York went to zero tolerance and before they brought the death penalty back, there was a rumour floating that some of the wealthier people got a bit tired of the lack of "justice." So they started hiring some of the Aisian gangs to do reprisals.
Of course people alreay pay tax money for justice but that has turned into extortion. You pay your taxes and get abused by the criminals, the police, and the courts.
It might pay to pool some money and hire "Seven Samurai" to adjust attitudes all around.
Posted by: toad | September 23, 2009 9:41 AM