A Very clear Principle
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moosepig

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1,306 posts

271 months

Wednesday 23rd November 2005
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Licencing Minister James Purnell said:

"There should be a very clear principle here - that if people are not causing harm to others, government should get out of their personal lives."


What chance of extending the same courtesy to motorists, I wonder?

Cooperman

4,428 posts

280 months

Wednesday 23rd November 2005
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moosepig said:
Licencing Minister James Purnell said:

"There should be a very clear principle here - that if people are not causing harm to others, government should get out of their personal lives."


What chance of extending the same courtesy to motorists, I wonder?


A squadron of pigs just flew past my office window!

TheLemming

4,319 posts

295 months

Wednesday 23rd November 2005
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moosepig said:
Licencing Minister James Purnell said:

"There should be a very clear principle here - that if people are not causing harm to others, government should get out of their personal lives."


What chance of extending the same courtesy to motorists, I wonder?


So long as they include a memo to Satan reminding him to stock up on De-Icer with any announcement they make...

Plotloss

67,280 posts

300 months

Wednesday 23rd November 2005
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A remarkably sensible outlook.

No victim = no crime.

Peter Ward

2,097 posts

286 months

Wednesday 23rd November 2005
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I mentioned the same thing earlier in the year when Mr Blair said that the majority shouldn't be punished for the bad behaviour of a minority, referring of course to drinking. But I guess there's votes in promoting drink and none in promoting speed.

BigBob

1,471 posts

255 months

Thursday 24th November 2005
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Peter Ward said:
I mentioned the same thing earlier in the year when Mr Blair said that the majority shouldn't be punished for the bad behaviour of a minority, referring of course to drinking. But I guess there's votes in promoting drink and none in promoting speed.


Perhaps not votes as much as donations?????????

7db

6,060 posts

260 months

Thursday 24th November 2005
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Plotloss said:
A remarkably sensible outlook.

No victim = no crime.


Does that mean it's ok for me to fire a rifle into a children playground, as long as I miss all the little darlings?

autismuk

1,529 posts

270 months

Thursday 24th November 2005
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moosepig said:
Licencing Minister James Purnell said:

"There should be a very clear principle here - that if people are not causing harm to others, government should get out of their personal lives."


What chance of extending the same courtesy to motorists, I wonder?


Is this a joke ? When you say "Minister" do you mean Labour Minister ?

As in interfering monitoring micromanaging by incompetents Labour ?

mmm-five

12,385 posts

314 months

Thursday 24th November 2005
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7db said:
Plotloss said:
A remarkably sensible outlook.

No victim = no crime.


Does that mean it's ok for me to fire a rifle into a children playground, as long as I miss all the little darlings?


Yes, as long as it was silenced and none of the children were disturbed - although you would have been using the rifle illegally and without a licence. Those kids are a bleedin' nuisance I tell you.