The Dangers of Buses Did you know that in Nanny Britain, criminals are not just people who commit a criminal act or who even are planning to commit a criminal act, but are also people who look like they might be about to commit a criminal act?
What constitutes looking as though you are about to commit a criminal act?
Leaving a large ticking box in a public place that says "Bomb" on it?
No!
Wearing stocking over your head as you enter a bank?
No!
Photographing buses!
Yes, you did read that correctly!
Rob McCaffrey has found to his cost that his innocent hobby of bus spotting, and photographing buses, is now banned in Nanny's Britain.
Mr McCaffrey (an omniboligist) has been taking pictures of buses all over the world for forty years, but only ever faces problems in Britain. He has a collection of 30,000 photos of buses, trams and coaches.
However, such is the level of paranoia in Britain today (caused by Nanny and egged on by a compliant and ignorant media) that Mr McCaffrey is giving up his hobby because he keeps being mistaken for a terrorist and paedophile
Over the last year he has been questioned twice by the police, and had to give all his personal details after people who saw him innocently snapping buses on public roads reported him.
In Pontypridd, South Wales, last September a bus driver got rather worked up about being photographed and called the police. the police then demanded to see what Mr McCaffrey had on his camera.
In Monmouth a Police Community Support Officer ran Mr McCaffrey's name and address through police computers.
I would remind you all that it is not illegal to take photos in a public place. However, under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000, police officers may randomly stop someone without reasonable suspicion, if the area is a likely target for an attack.
Mr McCaffrey said:
"I can deal with the fact someone might think I'm a terrorist, but when they start saying you're a paedophile it really hurts."
The state and a compliant ignorant media are responsible for the level of paranoia in this country. We are building our own prison and hell on earth with our own hands, brick by brick, petty restriction by petty restriction.
http://nannyknowsbest.blogspot.com/2008/06/dangers-of-buses.html
Anonymous- 07-03-2008
why would the terrorism act apply to any indigenous English man?
surely terrorists are always non indigenous and the Laws only apply to them!
Bulldog- 07-03-2008
why would the terrorism act apply to any indigenous English man?
Nicky Reilly?
tjwmason- 07-04-2008
why would the terrorism act apply to any indigenous English man?
surely terrorists are always non indigenous and the Laws only apply to them!
Three of the four 7 July Bombers were indigenous, the fourth wasn't a foreigner being from Jamaica and lived here since the age of 5.
Bulldog- 07-04-2008
Three of the four 7 July Bombers were indigenous, the fourth wasn't a foreigner being from Jamaica and lived here since the age of 5.
I suspect that by indigenous, Winston means having ethnic origins here rather than born here.
But then, by that measure, we're all African.
Jerri- 07-05-2008
Re: The Dangers of Buses "I can deal with the fact someone might think I'm a terrorist, but when they start saying you're a paedophile it really hurts."
That bit made me smile in an odd way. It's ok to be considered the type of person who would murder thousands, but hurtful to be considered as someone of a different sexual orientation. Unfortunately, one of the side effects of the Pedo Hysteria is that all other crimes have been given an air of respectability.
That aside, the main story is another example of Britain's slide into insanity. Once normal behaviour is now deeply suspicious. Everyone is guilty until we can prove otherwise.
Bulldog- 07-05-2008
Re: The Dangers of Buses It's ok to be considered the type of person who would murder thousands, but hurtful to be considered as someone of a different sexual orientation. Unfortunately, one of the side effects of the Pedo Hysteria is that all other crimes have been given an air of respectability.
Not sure I could agree there Jerri.
Terrorists are hardly afforded any more respectability than kiddie fiddlers.
Not sure that "someone of a different sexual orientation" is the best term for a paedophile either. It's a reasonable enough term perhaps for gay or lesbian or transgendered folks or indeed for people who get their jollies from rubber suited gas masked inflatable camels or what have you, but people who seek to have sex with pre-pubescent children are not just differently orientated imo, they are dangerous perverts.
And sure, I realise that there these things are not black and white and that there are people that the law regards as paedophile who shouldn't be so described, but that does lessen the horror of the crimes of some true pedophiles.
Jerri- 07-05-2008
Re: The Dangers of Buses It's ok to be considered the type of person who would murder thousands, but hurtful to be considered as someone of a different sexual orientation. Unfortunately, one of the side effects of the Pedo Hysteria is that all other crimes have been given an air of respectability.
Not sure I could agree there Jerri.
Terrorists are hardly afforded any more respectability than kiddie fiddlers.
Not sure that "someone of a different sexual orientation" is the best term for a paedophile either. It's a reasonable enough term perhaps for gay or lesbian or transgendered folks or indeed for people who get their jollies from rubber suited gas masked inflatable camels or what have you, but people who seek to have sex with pre-pubescent children are not just differently orientated imo, they are dangerous perverts.
And sure, I realise that there these things are not black and white and that there are people that the law regards as paedophile who shouldn't be so described, but that does lessen the horror of the crimes of some true pedophiles.
A paedophile is someone with a natural sexual attraction to children but, as with any other sexual orientation, they do not always act on these attractions, just as homosexuals don't always engage in homosexual acts.
I'm attracted to girls of my own age, but that doesn't mean I want to have sex with them all. It's possible to be a paedophile without ever having sex with a child.
Paedophilia is not illegal. Child molestation is. There is a big difference. Also, the rate of re-offending being one of the lowest of all criminal categories suggests that most paedophile offenders are one offs. Very few could defend their crimes, but to suggest that they are all worse than a terrorist who would intentionally kill several children for a 'cause' is utter rubbish - imo.
Bulldog- 07-05-2008
Re: The Dangers of Buses
A paedophile is someone with a natural sexual attraction to children but, as with any other sexual orientation, they do not always act on these attractions, just as homosexuals don't always engage in homosexual acts.
I'm attracted to girls of my own age, but that doesn't mean I want to have sex with them all. It's possible to be a paedophile without ever having sex with a child.
Yes of course (although I don't agree that a sexual attraction to children can be described as "natural"). But, if a person was that way inclined but was able to restrain himself against abusing children &/or acquiring images of children being abused (which isn't a victimless crime as the children in the videos are obviously suffering abuse), one wouldn't come to the attention of the authorities.
I do agree that the issue is to some degree one of the "witchunts" of our times, but feel we have to be careful about trivializing the real, horrific, harmful crimes perpetrated by (some of) those who are sexually attracted to children.
Jerri- 07-05-2008
Re: The Dangers of Buses I do agree that the issue is to some degree one of the "witchunts" of our times, but feel we have to be careful about trivializing the real, horrific, harmful crimes perpetrated by (some of) those who are sexually attracted to children.
As we must be careful about trivializing the real, horrific, harmful crimes perpetrated by (some of) those who are sexually attracted to adults. Abuse of anybody, by anybody, is wrong.
Sorry to be pedantic, Bulldog. It's just one of my pet gripe subjects right now.
Bulldog- 07-05-2008
No problem Jerri, you're right.
It is wrong to trivialize sexual crimes against adults too.
I'm not sure why I feel stronger about abuse of children, perhaps it's because they aren't sexual creatures or maybe it's just because I have children myself, but I just do feel it's somehow worse. I can't describe why though.
Bestbear- 07-05-2008
What is regarded as "natural", Dog, changes with fashions.
When I was a young man, homosexuality was universally regarded as disgusting and perverted. So much so, that you could be sent to jail for it. Now we are all expected to applaud it.
And, as a measure of increasing toleration towards paedophilia, boys of sixteen are now to be regarded as fair game for those of the homosexual persuasion, even though they are not allowed to smoke.
Don't be too astonished if paedophilia becomes an accepted part of the "full spectrum of human sexuality" before you draw your pine box!
They will say: "How could they be SO intolerant?"
Bulldog- 07-06-2008
When I was a young man, homosexuality was universally regarded....
"Consenting adults" Bear
That's the difference, as far as I'm concerned anyway
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