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the top earners will once again be moving overseas so has not to pay
i dont know much about the ins and outs but has a normal person in the UK i know how much im hurting has week after week my normal shopping bag of food increases by over £1 a week
my savings get hardly anything in interest the sooner we have a general election the better
.... UK might not be quite to the 70% tax level like some other socialist countries, but it seems it is soon to be 50%
What happens after it eventually hits 100%
You can t take more than that, so you have to cut spending, and when that happens, then people earn less money, meaning less in the coffers, so cut more spending....
I just dont see how socialism can sustain itself over a long period of time
题目: Re:The english are world reknown for their "want" to demonstrate at the drop of a hat.....they even travel in large groups to football matches both home and overseas.
Bernice: From his family.
As for your search results... maybe you should try the UK google aka google.co.uk
Czuch: the reports Ive read put him as a homeless alcoholic...(V) says he was going home, so I guess he could be going home to the Homeless shelter.....god who would know... lol
I used your "search parameters" and this is the only thing i got.....ONE result...
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题目: Re:The english are world reknown for their "want" to demonstrate at the drop of a hat.....they even travel in large groups to football matches both home and overseas.
(V): smart ----. I used "Ian Tomlinson" with quotes.
There is no use asking you questions.
WHERE DID YOU GET THE IDEA HE WAS GOING HOME TO WATCH FOOTBALL.............so he was a Millwall fan.....how did you know he was going home to watch footy?
题目: Re:The english are world reknown for their "want" to demonstrate at the drop of a hat.....they even travel in large groups to football matches both home and overseas.
Bernice: We have the right to demonstrate, that's not "rent a crowd", it's using our democratic right to protest. Millions went to London over the Iraq war.
As for football matches.. of course, people all over the world travel to watch matches abroad in many sports.. Some even go to the Olympics
He was a Millwall fan, he finished work at 7pm. He worked from a stall who his friend as an Evening Standard Vendor ran. He himself was an official vendor, but then went to helping other vendors.around Monument Station.
Read our papers, do a google.. but if you use google, make sure your search parameters are good.
(V): you have misinterpreted again.....I wasn't querying the "going home", I was asking you how did you know he was going to be watching football?
Each report I have read (english reports) have said he was a chronic alco and living in a homeless shelter....if your press can't report correctly, not my problem.
Yes I have read he was a newspaper seller....over here young boys of about 12-16 years old sell newspapers .....was he working in a shop? or standing on a street corner?
Your report says he was confronted by lines of riot police....to me (looking at the vid) he actually walked into them. He appeared to be nowhere near the main group of demonstrators.
The english are world reknown for their "want" to demonstrate at the drop of a hat.....they even travel in large groups to football matches both home and overseas.
Bernice: Rent a crowd..... We are not known for that, the only time that sort of thing happened was during the old days of secondary picketing. That was made illegal years ago.
If you don't know he was on his way home, then you can't have been following the story very well, as it was stated from day one that the news broke he was on his way home.
Yes, since he split with his wife, he did drink... big deal.. The guy but the man who he worked with that day stated he was sober, happy and looking forward to the next day of work. He was improving himself. He is described as a man "...He was a gentleman and he never hurt anyone," said one colleague. "He was a really nice fella who just minded his own business." "He was King of the Hill – King of Fish Street Hill." That is my tribute to him," another added. Barry Smith, 55, an Evening Standard vendor who had known Mr Tomlinson for 26 years, said he helped out on the stall every day, starting at 7am.
(V): can I ask how did you know he was going home to watch the football? I havn't seen that written anywhere or is it just supposition?
He was living in a homeless shelter and was a chronic alcoholic so that would account for the staggering walk wouldn't it...I mean it was after work and he probably had a couple...again supposition.
I must also say that it did look like an unprovoked attack, although why did the cameraman take his filming from the main crowd and pan around onto this poor fellow.....was there some indication of an impending skuffle?
Czuch: Czuch, perhaps you ought to keep up with the events. He altered his route as his normal route was blocked by police and protesters. The guy is supposed to walk a great extra distance to avoid it all with his known health problems!!
And the footage was taken (or so reported) "....shot by a fund manager from New York who was in London on business. He told the Guardian: "The primary reason for me coming forward is that it was clear the family were not getting any answers."
"The newspaper said the video would be handed to the police complaints watchdog as part of a "dossier of evidence" which also includes a collection of witness statements and photographs in the aftermath of the alleged attack."
Photographer Anna Branthwaite, who saw Tomlinson walking towards Cornhill Street, said: "A riot police officer had already grabbed him and was pushing him. It wasn't just pushing him - he'd rushed him. He went to the floor and he did actually roll. That was quite noticeable.
"It was the force of the impact. He bounced on the floor. It was a very forceful knocking down from behind. The officer hit him twice with a baton when he was lying on the floor.
"So it wasn't just that the officer had pushed him - it became an assault."
Sir Paul Stephenson this week ordered a top-level review of riot policing and admitted his concerns over the "clearly disturbing" images to have emerged.
(V): everyone who had a camera was recording the police and their interaction with the crowds.
Okay, so it wasnt just this one guy trying to walk down the street all by himself, just trying to go home?
And you said he had already altered his normal route, and he still could not avoid an area with riot police?
Its just strange to me that this is the only guy in the video especially since there are supposedly large crowds of people all around, and people making videos of all the action etc.....but all the other people managed to not be in any harm or somehow in the way of the police... how was this poor slob so unlucky to be the only person who just could not get out of the way?
Czuch: Czuch.... everyone who had a camera was recording the police and their interaction with the crowds. Whether it was a proper cam, or a mobile phone.
Also there were plenty of CCTV camera's catching the action, as well as news teams. It's called modern technology Czuch and the right of people to record events.
The bloke had to go a different route to his norm because of the protests. That has been explained Czuch... Don't you remember??
题目: Re: he would have done everything in his abilities to not be in the way of them doing their duties against real problems that might exist.
Czuch: Like he did??????? It is assault... I don't think you know the law very well if you don't think it is. Police still have to follow a code of conduct and rules regarding the force they can use in situations.
EG.. In the USA if a Cop shoots a man doesn't he have to justify the shooting?
Mousetrap: He looked liked an innocent bystander who just happend to be in the wrong place at the same time. He had his back to the police and there was certainly no need for him to be pushed to the ground like that.
How can you know what happened before the video shoot? It is possible that he was facing the police and being belligerent to their presence, and after this, he then turned his back and put his hands in his pockets.... like "I dare you to do anything to me now", for all we know, he knew there was a video camera taping and was hoping for some kind of confrontation.....
I mean, why would someone be there to make a recording of some bloke trying to walk home to watch a game on TV???? Its obvious that he was not alone on this street, there had to be some good reason the police were even there in the first place.... if this guy represents average joe public, then that says a sad tale for the common sense of the average person, IMO.
If you are just an average joe walking home it should be quite easy to avoid contact with riot police, unless the average joe in the UK is an idiot?
题目: Re: he would have done everything in his abilities to not be in the way of them doing their duties against real problems that might exist.
(V): Well, you have no evidence yet either that this was an assault?
Its not an assault if he had in any way disobeyed a police order....
Yes, he is just one man.... so you are saying it would not be okay for hundreds of people to act against the police like he did, but because it was just one person doing the disobedience, it is okay? (if it was in fact disobedient?)
题目: Re: he would have done everything in his abilities to not be in the way of them doing their duties against real problems that might exist.
Czuch: And your evidence of this is......?????
and we are not talking about a thousand people, ie a hypothetical situation.. we are talking about one man getting home to watch football.
He was just a member of Joe Public, not an idiot. And the policeman I doubt will get back to duty. Assault over here is still a crime, and regardless of duty a policeman is expected to uphold the law and not break it.
Another item that has come up today is regarding the Hillsborough disaster where many football people died. The Home Secretary is releasing the files on the matter 10 years early due to the families of 96 dead people wanting to know what happened 20 years ago.
..... developments in the past indicate that there was much the police did not reveal their role in the disaster, and have been hiding stuff.
The families want justice and to know what happened to cause the deaths.
Czuch: I have to disagree with you there. He looked liked an innocent bystander who just happend to be in the wrong place at the same time. He had his back to the police and there was certainly no need for him to be pushed to the ground like that. I fear the police are getting away with far too much in this country. As V said, guns are very rare here. There are one or two shootings and one or two armed robberies but our police dont carry guns, only special forces and they have to be called out. But in general it is not needed too and thank goodness as the police would be shooting everyone will nilly.
(V): I am not an anarchist , I believe the government has its place in our lives.... protecting us is one of those places, and the police do a very hard job for very little pay, and they deserve our respect, not disdain...
You have a volatile area, the public needs to do what they can to stay out of the way of police trying to do their job...
This guy was trying to do his part to be more in the way than out of the way, he was making himself a distraction, and making it more likely that someone doing something wrong would no be dealt with properly because the police are too busy waiting for this guy to walk home from work.
It might seem like nothing to you, but lets say that 1000 people decided to act like this guy did, and basically be in the way, and a distraction to the police doing their real jobs???
Bottom line again.... this guy was an idiot who paid the ultimate price for his stupidity, he is dead, and this police officer will be suspended, and not charged with murder of any kind
(V): But one thing you don't consider, is the need for the police to be respected by Joe Public.
Well, I have too, that is exactly one of my points.... this guy had no respect for the police. Had he respected them and what they were up against in that area with all the violence and protests etc, he would have done everything in his abilities to not be in the way of them doing their duties against real problems that might exist.
Czuch: The thing though that has come to light is that if the police had been more professional about the protests (as the whole police activity during the G20 protests is being looked into) .. there would have been less arrests. I'm not saying there would have been no arrests, but some of the troubles seem to be (according to the reports and the gist of what the IPCC are saying) would have been avoided, hence less arrests.
And Czuch... guns are a rarity in this country, this is not the USA.
And that you approve of police brutality rather goes against your call for less government.. looks like you are a closet more government person. And by the looks of it, you like the idea of dictatorships aka BIG BROTHER.
But one thing you don't consider, is the need for the police to be respected by Joe Public.. without Joe Public's support a lot of crimes in the UK would never be solved. And the death of Mr Tomlinson as well as all the other reported crimes by the police during the protests have eroded the trust that is essential for the police to work efficiently.
Czuch: I would say yes but depending on the circumstances. I've seen videos where officers took a man down by the neck in a choke hold. The man was just sitting on his motorcycle and had just lost control of the bike and was stopped, sitting on his bike that he was holding up, trying to keep from falling. The officer lunged at the man, grabbing him around the neck, and slammed him to the ground.
Of course the biker dude had just led the officer on a high speed chase and only stopped because he had lost control of the bike.
In this case, the officer acted properly. But if someone had just seen the video, and didn't know the full circumstances, they might say the officer over reacted. The guy was warned first to get off his bike but he sat there like a dork.
In the case Jules is talking about, it's hard to tell. The man is moving away, but he appears to be taunting the police (asking for trouble) in a very stressful situation. And he's moving sideways, and clearly very slowly (defiantly).
Maybe the officer over reacted but as I've said, the man should have promptly complied with the cop's demands. He looked to be playing them and seemed to be asking for a confrontation with the police. He got more than he barganed for.....
题目: Re: As the old saying goes... don't believe the hype.
(V): there is an obvious case of the policeman attacking the guy from behind
are you kidding me?? really???
You use the word "attack' but that word implies something that has yet to be proven... the police could push a guy from behind for many reasons that would not be considered an attack
Bernice: and there is a report somewhere which i look out tomorrow that an ITV camera crew tried to give him first aid but where moved on by police anyway got to get some sleep lots to do tomorrow
Snoopy: it appears he was hit on the leg with a baton and then was pushed by the same officer....Ian Tomlinson tried to talk to police and then got up and walked away only to collapse further down the street where he subsequently died.
Artful Dodger: i actually think the whole police operation from the very top down was really badly organised there is more and more protesters comming forward each day with claims of over reaction from the police and if i remember correctly that guy went to go his normal way home and found it blocked by police so had to go a different way which led to his death
Artful Dodger: one of the news reports say he was hit with a baton before he was shoved....if that was the case what did the damage? I agree he shouldnt have been shoved.
as Jules said there was ONLY 122 arrests LOL....rather minor really
(V): ""Now we know that he was violently assaulted by a police officer and died from internal bleeding. As time goes on we hope that the full truth about how Ian died will be made known.""
The choice of the words "violently assaulted" seems a bit much to me. The man was shoved to the ground. And assault perhaps but no a violent one. Seems to me that if the shove caused the man's death, it was a freak accident more than anything else. Which is likely why they are talking about manslaughter and not murder.
题目: Re: As the old saying goes... don't believe the hype.
Bernice: I'm not hyping, there is an obvious case of the policeman attacking the guy from behind. THAT IS BEYOND DISPUTE. The only matter now is what he gets charged with.
Artful Dodger: His route home took him past the Bank of England, I guess the guy thought not being a protester that he was in no danger from the police.
Snoopy: I'll take that as a no, it is not acceptable to shove a man like that from behind.
And at the mo, it's upto the IPCC and the CPS.
And we are all entitled to an opinion.. just like the Family is...
.....Paul King, Mr Tomlinson's step-son, said "First we were told that there had been no contact with the police, then we were told that he died of a heart attack.
"Now we know that he was violently assaulted by a police officer and died from internal bleeding. As time goes on we hope that the full truth about how Ian died will be made known."
Jules Carey of Tuckers, the family's solicitor, said the family had known about the results of the second post-mortem for the past week - but had reluctantly agreed to remain silent while the IPCC continued its investigations.
"The findings of Dr Nat Cary significantly increase the likelihood that the officer will now face the more serious charge of manslaughter," said Mr Carey.
"The IPCC opposed the disclosure of Dr Cary's findings until they satisfied themselves that it would not prejudice their investigation of the officer.
"It is of some comfort to the family that the record is now being put straight, but they hope that the IPCC investigation will be expedited and thorough, and that there will be a prompt referral to the CPS for charge," he added.
Snoopy: Well, shoving the guy was unnecessary no matter the outcome. So that's one point. Police here are trained to show more restraint. Certainly the officer didn't mean to bring upon the man's death. But shoving the man served no useful purpose. With that I agree.
I also see Czuch's point. I know that whenever I've been pulled over, the man in the uniform represents the authority of the state. He is called, "sir' by me. Or "officer." I show respect and talk decent to the man/woman. I know they have a hard job to do. If I am near the G20 summit, I choose a route that doesn't complicate the job of the police. They have been dealing with rioters etc. So being smart, I know to keep away from the front lines. This man apparently didn't get that message. He bears some responsibility here. It doesn't excuse away the officer's over-reaction (IMO it was an over reaction), but it does put some blame upon the man that died.
(V): your jumping to a lot of assumptions ove this and repeating myself for the 5th time i will wait until all the evidence comes to light before passing judgement
and ive never said the policeman was in the right your twisting my words on here has ive been SAYING all afternoon from a 30 sec video clip you have said this police officer must be guilty because of the video isnt that for a jury to decide upon not YOU