What the f**k is happening to this country?

Two news items I heard on the radio last night just totally turned my stomach.In one,a man dressed up as Father Christmas stabbed a man to death.And in the other one,a gang pulled a pensioner out of his car and ran him over.He later died of his injuries.

I have never heard of two such heinous acts as those,and both within such a short timeframe.And of course the death of the policewoman in the Bradford shooting and the shop assistant at Harvey Nichols.I'm sure there are a lot of other horror stories besides,but I don't even watch the news or read papers any more.

Seriously,what the f**k is going on? Gruesome acts like that used to be "only in America", and other countries.Well not any more,sadly.There was even a man burned alive in Norwich not too long back,as well as other murders.

Would arming the police make things better or worse? Would the threat of capital punishment be any kind of deterrent to would be criminals? If anyone is as desperate and f**ked up enough to perpetrate such despicable acts as these,they obviously have nothing to live for anyway.

There are no easy answers.Only more questions about how much further things can degenerate in this once green and pleasant land.

Posted By: big_erics_shin on November 24th 2005 at 13:08:22

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What the fuck is happening to this country? (General Chat) - big_erics_shin, Nov 24, 13:08:22
- lack of respect and discipline (n/m) (General Chat) - oh arr, Nov 24, 13:20:26
- mmm. of course society is less violent now than throughout human history (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 24, 13:13:32
  - yes its PERCEIVED that there was more violence in our history (General Chat) - oh arr, Nov 24, 13:49:07
    - Everyone who lived there is DEAD now. Whereas most of us are still ALIVE. FACT. (n/m) (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Nov 24, 13:51:16
      - excluding wars - most of the dead may be due to natural circumstances (General Chat) - oh arr, Nov 24, 13:53:46
  - Referred to as the Dark Ages not because (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 24, 13:15:09
    - Believe it or not modern media is not just the Daily Mail !!! LOL ! (General Chat) - oh arr, Nov 24, 13:51:04
      - Yeah - how could you forget the Sunday Spurt? (n/m) (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Nov 24, 13:51:44
        
        LOL ! (n/m) (General Chat) - oh arr, Nov 24, 13:56:07
    - Plus the absence of electricity meant that table lamps didn't work in the evening (n/m) (General Chat) - iwan not worthy, Nov 24, 13:16:08
      - LOL ! (n/m) (General Chat) - oh arr, Nov 24, 13:57:12
- have a nice cup of nettle tea (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 24, 13:09:55
- Does it make it worse if you're dressed as Father Christmas ? (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 24, 13:09:37
  - or even black peters ? (n/m) (General Chat) - John in Texas, Nov 24, 13:15:12
    - Do you mean Zwarte Piet ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 24, 13:16:10
      - isn't that the translation of Zwarte Piet? (n/m) (General Chat) - John in Texas, Nov 24, 13:19:00
        
        Well, Black Pete I spose. Just wondered if he meant that or (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 24, 13:31:24
        
        Guess it was just the expat communities we spend Xmas with trasnlated it ! (n/m) (General Chat) - John in Texas, Nov 24, 13:40:18
  - better I think - CSI could have a field day with your beard (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 24, 13:10:43

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