1ofTheseDays Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 hopefully this new lot will get it right then Indeed, i like the noises that the coalition government are making on this issue actualy. The ID card system has bitten the dust for a start-not just because we can't afford it but because the Tories and the LibDems were always against it anyway. We'l probably see a freeze on CCTV cameras and the use of existing ones will be much more strictly regulated. http://www.techeye.net/business/nick-clegg-scraps-databases-and-says-cctv-will-be-properly-regulated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horribleblob Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 ...I remember about 6 months ago Telford Council were under fire by the press for requesting that their park wardens stop and interrrogate single men who were not accompanied by children. The council said it was doing so to safeguard children. Now normally I take these kinds of stories with a pinch of salt. They are usually invented by some scabby right wing rag up to cause controversy and provoke a reaction against a supposed 'nanny state'. However I also seem to recall that one of the council officilals was on television defending their decision, so I guess it might be true... I remember that story. (It's amazing how time flies though -Sept 2008.) http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2008/09/10/council-vows-to-review-park-policy/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 It is largely down to the 13 years of nanny state/big brother New Labour, and its obsession with surveillence, and the legions of high vis jacketed busy bodies throwing their weight around. Tosh, it's down to the saturation coverage of any scare story by the right wing press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ofTheseDays Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Tosh, it's down to the saturation coverage of any scare story by the right wing press. We've always had had a right wing press, but we've only realy had an OTT nanny surveillence state for about errrrrrr, 13 years?! funny that And dont call me Tosh http://thebillbios.co.uk/lines4.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted June 20, 2010 Author Share Posted June 20, 2010 I was in the same situation as you BF when my dog died but I decided to still carry on walking and let people think what they want. We should set up a club Kidorry- "The Blokes Dead Dog Walking Society"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidorry Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 We should set up a club Kidorry- "The Blokes Dead Dog Walking Society"! Why not.I have done dafter things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 Why not.I have done dafter things. Were you arrested? But seriously, I wonder how many lone males have been stopped by the police and questioned about their activities because of an erroneous report by another member of the public? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kthebean Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Thou shalt not think that any male over the age of 30 that plays with a child that is not their own is a paedophile... Some people are just nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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