I want my KFC!

I'm sure you've all seen the newspaper articles by now... police chase crook who "hides" on roof. Police send food and drink (which isn't good enough, crook wants a bottle of coke, not a can) and ciggies.

Where I come from the cops would have teargassed and shot him down with rubber bullets... human rights my *rse!

Discuss

The Human Rights Act was designed to protect the vulnerable, now it's just being exploited by every scumbag and 2 bit lawyer out to make a quick buck

I thought human rights were to shelter, food (bread acts as food) and water. I didn't realise coke was on the human rights list too . I think that any criminal should be given the basic human rights, depending on crime. but then we go into the territory of deciding what criminal deserves what and what is right for each crime.

The downright evil part of me thinks that rapists and murderers deserve no human rights as the have not acted humanely themselves and thus any human rights should be earnt or provided by friends or family and not the state, therefore if they do not work, or have anyone to provide for them then they starve or get bread and water and nothing more.

I think that the UK takes a very nanny appraoch to everything and cops do need to treat propper criminals with propper restraints such as rubber bullets and tear gas but they are so worried about getting suied that they wont do it.

Sammy

[Balky001]

Originally Posted by sharriso74

The Human Rights Act was designed to protect the vulnerable, now it's just being exploited by every scumbag and 2 bit lawyer out to make a quick buck

Yep, like most things, what seems a good idea for all is exploited by the crims and the rich via their lawyers. If he'd slipped off the roof he'd have received a nice payout no doubt. I'm sure the Human Rights Act has saved or enhanced many lives justifiably, its the application of the Act by the bleeding hearts - like Cherie Blair - that should be questioned. This guy's innocence wasn't exactly in question - and if he was worried he'd hardly have the arrogance to send the can of Pepsi back for a bottle. The lunatics really are running the asylum.

Originally Posted by Balky001

If he'd slipped off the roof he'd have received a nice payout no doubt.

Very true and most likely, i think some people make a profession out of claims. Slipping in supermarkets and such like just to get a nice little pay out, although some aren't exactly little.

Anyway, what are human rights exactly??

Sammy

Originally Posted by Samnooshka

I thought human rights were to shelter, food (bread acts as food) and water. I didn't realise coke was on the human rights list too

Yah... 3 grams right after the KFC. He then complained that he couldn't get it up when the free prostitute was brought along and he demanded some Viagra...

I'd quite like a nice curry and a chilled pint right now. Wonder if the plod will oblige if I phone them up?

Well I guess their theory was if he was stuffing his face and smoking his head off, he wasn't going to be causing much more trouble to anyone else? :P

Originally Posted by Peter Henry

Well I guess their theory was if he was stuffing his face and smoking his head off, he wasn't going to be causing much more trouble to anyone else? :P

He started lobbing bricks at people, so I dont think it worked.

FS wrote:

He started lobbing bricks at people, so I dont think it worked.

Hmmm you might have a point here! :P