Lighthouse

So basically even after all the precautions we’ve put in place to limit the spread, excess deaths have equated to basically the whole population of Bath. Yet some people still think it’s just a bad flu.

Well it’s a sh*t hole seaside town, which I assume is the angle you were going for with Blackpool.

Sure you’re not thinking of Margate?

I don’t subscribe to any kind of religion but even I know that sticking woke puns and casual blasphemy into prayers to congress isn’t going to do you any favours with the republican God Squad. You’re right, the snowflakes are getting upset, that’s exactly my point. Moderate conservatives will be upset by this kind of thing and it won’t be long before another Trump comes along with a bunch of easy answers and a shoulder to cry on.

Can’t be bothered trawling the thread so sorry if this has been posted already but this is exactly the kind of absurdity that pushes sane people towards the likes of Trump.

I once went past it on the Eurostar and the driver said, "we will shortly be stopping at Ashford International." I didn’t really look up as I was reading my book.

Maybe it wasn’t. Perhaps he was just testing the water to see if you were interested?

It was a sh*t coup but a coup nonetheless.

The final outcome might have been but their actions and intent were very real.

Weirdly, I reckon most of us would actually get on alright in a pub. I think t’internet tends to dehumanise the people involved and make them more belligerent. I’ve always had a laugh with the handful of people I have met (although they probably low-key think I’m a bell end). Maybe our handsome, smiling faces would have a positive effect on each other in real life.

Yes, it will have your user name and squad number on the back. Bonus points for red face paint, Jester hats and Jihadis strapped with dynamite.

I thought the same about the onion/mace video and the fact that the woman was so obviously holding an onion and wiping it in her face, surely it couldn’t be real. Then again, there are Trump supporters who are genuinely that thick so, I dunno.

When we finally see the back of Covid, I’m organising a Saints Web night out in Maidstone. After all the good times we’ve had there virtually, we need a decent get together in real life.

The original point was that anyone storming the Capitol was taking their life into their own hands. You suggested this was the same as anyone else committing crimes in the US. It’s not and the overwhelming majority of crimes and call outs are dealt with using non-violent means.

In a country of 370 million, or whatever it is now, that’s not an incredibly big number. Probably well less than 1% of the total crimes committed across the country.

I’d agree that the right to bear arms in the US is mental and that fear and adrenaline will massively exacerbate most situations. That’s why I have difficulty seeing some of these so called hate crimes as being race based as opposed to simply paranoia and overreaction. However, your post stated ‘any crime’ and it’s quite clear that 99% of crimes don’t warrant an armed response. Unfortunately for these protestors, violently forcing your way into the Capitol building is in the 1%.

Proportionate force. Anyone taking part in an armed bank robbery with hostages is taking their life into their own hands, someone jaywalking; probably not.

Hence the word, "attempted." If I try and shoot the Pope when he’s behind three inches of bulletproof glass, it’s never going to work; still attempted murder though.

Part of me would love Pellè to come back for six months, as an option if we need something different. The realist says he’s 35 and doesn’t suit or game plan at all.

The FA Cup tie in 2006 when Kenwyne Jones scored a late winner?

He's a piece of malware Steve can't seem to get rid of.

Correct.

If we really insist in comparing this to BLM, a far better example would be the bloke (forgot the name) who, when ordered to stop by armed Police, went to the glove box of his car to retrieve an unknown object and was shot. It’s pointless and doesn’t really lead us anywhere but it is at least a more representative example.

Whether you’re a drug dealer or a forces veteran aren’t relevant factors when dealing with criminals; Timothy McVeigh was a forces veteran. All that matters is whether proportional force was being used. In the case of the Capitol building, it appears at face value to be proportionate. With George Floyd, whilst he was clearly resisting arrest and posed a physical threat, kneeling on his throat was not a proportionate response. I don’t think it was murder or racially motivated but there was clearly a greater transgression of justice.