Yeah, urban metropoles are a clear concern to me...
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Yeah, urban metropoles are a clear concern to me...
I don’t need the grid, so no power lose here
Boris Johnson just addressed the nation. Waffling and bluffing, he thinks it'll last 12 weeks, is hoping for a scientific solution, is still asking people to isolate rather than telling so its unlikely to work and is saying all decisions are being made by his scientific advisors.
He looks terrified, truly out of his depth and doesn't want to be the one who called the shots. Really shifty body language.
He looks terrified, truly out of his depth and doesn't want to be the one who called the shots. Really shifty body language.
See the comment above yours. Having pointed that out: I'm not keeping score, or putting on airs. You might have noticed by now that if someone points out the inadequacies or shortcomings of my home, which lets face it involves acting as if their own home is perfect, I generally respond by setting that particular oversight straight.
@Stigbob there's that "sowing the seeds of unrest and dissension" I was referring to earlier. Really helpful.
Seems like he is comparing apples with apples is all
Everybody's moaning about their home countries and generally agreeing about the shortcomings and strengths of each others. Siege mentality doesn't help.
I'm pretty sure anywhere can go badly wrong if things seem bad enough.
Not bashing on the US but I think from an outsiders perspective the gun thing must be a catch 22. You need guns because you have guns. If historically there had been no widespread civilian gun ownership then you'd be in the same boat as any other place with no widespread civilian gun ownership. I'm not stating that as a fact and if you disagree I'll leave it there so as not to threaten the continued existence of the thread. No offence intended.
The parallel here is the panic buying - people are feeling they have to panic buy because there is panic buying - if no-one was doing it it wouldn't be happening - at the risk of stating the bloody obvious!
Just like the no going out "advice" no panic buying advice simply doesn't work. Unfortunately these things will need enforcement.
@ Stigbob - yes today's briefing was/is something of a non-event - perhaps more meat tomorrow..
Very important point you bring up ( the vast majority of Gun owners in the US being responsible people ). Gets thrown under the carpet all the time in most discussions, and is rightfully a reason to resonsible people off...I mean, what responsible person would like to be thrown into the same bucket with criminals, gang people etc .
I honestly mean this, no sarcasm or irony .
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Ah, mostly meant to say that if I were living in a major metropolis I would not be 100% convinced things would be smooth and civilized, nor that emergency services will be able to keep the peace effectively.
You know what would help? If when people like myself call for the heroic in mankind to become the defining factor of the next few months it wasn't immediately mocked and excreted upon by people (you leading the charge) who only want to look at the ugliest part of the human equation. I called for unity and appealed to mankind's better nature and was literally dismissed as engaging in stolen valor. The attitude on display here honestly makes my head spin around in circles.
THIS will end badly, these countries will surely have a bad year, clerics OMG...
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That's the siege mentality I've been referring to, nobody is coming to get you in reality. Its just a very nasty virus.
Source your rubbish.
Types of prison sentence
The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.
You were obviously wrong. They can be released early, average is 15-20 years, maximum is till death. Not 6 years.
Life imprisonment in England and Wales - Wikipedia
Also: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment
'life is six years' is not a thing in Europe.
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I don't need to source it but you are welcome to prove me wrong
Guess I am now retired?
All night service at my centre has been stopped. Nursing staff redeployed to public sector. Chief called to let me know. Says it's temporary.
When things get bad enough out there they'll probably be calling me to serve too. Not sure what is going to happen. Got food and supplies, but no income for now.
All night service at my centre has been stopped. Nursing staff redeployed to public sector. Chief called to let me know. Says it's temporary.
When things get bad enough out there they'll probably be calling me to serve too. Not sure what is going to happen. Got food and supplies, but no income for now.
Types of prison sentence
The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.www.gov.uk
You were obviously wrong. They can be released early, average is 15-20 years, maximum is till death. Not 6 years.
That's outdated and their definition of "prison" is extremely flexible, they are currently trying to formalize and simplify it as the conflicting versions are baffling even for judges a major rework was announced yesterday.
Six years is still the real world average.
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