but they would be better off cleaning up the thugs who caused the mess.
A very brave lady tries.
Truly extraordinary speech by fearless West Indian woman in face of Hackney and London riots‏ - YouTube
but they would be better off cleaning up the thugs who caused the mess.
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Something I learnt today and didn't know. That monstrous "Game" Grand Theft Auto is, er, developed here in the UK.
(Hangs head in shame) :uneasy:
Keith mate, I agree with you on so many levels, but on this one I can't. To me the issue is not the game per say, it is the ability of the player to distinguish the difference between a game and real life.
because I can distinguish the difference between fantasy and reality,
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You are SO right, Terry.
Police shootings are so common here in Houston that they seldom even raise an eyebrow anymore. It's amazing how little it takes for the police to
.....when it happens the officer is placed in a desk job while the incident is investigated by Internal Affairs. That's about as effective as asking the fox to guard the henhouse, or asking bankers and CEOs of large corporations to "police" (read: control or limit) the obscene perks their own bretheren reap.....
The police in Houston look more military every day, "flak-jackets", assault rifles, automatic weapons, that sort of thing, WAAAY out of proportion to the type of threats they face on a daily basis (I'm aware of the VERY _unusual_ exceptions, like the video of the street gun battle in that incident in which the criminals were better armed than the police out in California). It makes over-reaction the rule of the day rather than the exception....and when one of those heavily armed policemen is injured or killed in the line of duty, you'd be surprised how out-of-proportion the "ceremony" is. Nobody seems to care when a teacher is killed by a renegade student....but, then, they aren't allowed to arm themselves against violent acts like the police are, so why should it be of great concern, no? :thumbsdown:
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Graham, I am pleased you don't agree with me (at last) :laugh:
GTA is but a tiny cog in a huge grinding machine which serves to desensitize and morally degenerate anyone with a weak mind or, more commonly, those without some kind of education or slack parenting.
Keith,
Even worse, my wife is a primary school teacher and quite a few 6 year old children are playing that "Game".
I would be interested to know how many of these looters played these games at a young age.
Nick,
Then surely the parents of those children should be brought in front of the beak for being grossly negligent?