Acid attacks
- 14 July 2017 20:03331340Taken over from knife crime as sentencing is more lenient, beats me how anyone could do such a thing to another human being. Earlier this week a man who handed himself in after disfiguring two young people smiled and winked to his friends in court and when taken away.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40604002 - John Buckley
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14 July 2017 21:06331342The trouble is Howard, like most crimes these days we never effectively nip it in the bud do we?
What does so called " law enforcement " actually do, basically not a lot, due no doubt to being hampered by PC and the " do gooder " types that carry much too sway as to how the low life deadbeats can be treated and sentenced.
You hit the nail on the head when you said that this thug smiled and winked at his mates in court when taken away. And why not? The reason for that of course was that there was no fear in what he was about to face and that is why people of his ilk will carry on doing much the same.
Put the b*****d in a secure room and do the same to him, might just concentrate others minds in the future on whether this is actually a virtually risk free thing to do.
I'm certainly not advocating a sharia law type scenario, but have to admit that parts of it might not be all bad.......never ever thought I'd say that!Guest 1713, Guest 1849, Jan Higgins and 1 more like thisGuest 1713, Guest 1849, Jan Higgins and howard mcsweeney1 like this - Brian Dixon
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15 July 2017 04:40331343carries a maximum sentence of life, according to a report on the news last night. - Jan Higgins
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15 July 2017 17:53331366I knew about the water treatment but not about the non removal of contact lenses.
...."Acid is corrosive and can cause immense pain when it comes into contact with skin so you must act quickly.
However you can't help anyone if you get hurt yourself, so make sure to secure the area.
Next, look after the victim. Water is the best thing to combat the effects of acid.
Get as much water as you can and douse the victim in it for at least 20 minutes and try to remove any contaminated clothing.
"Water is the best thing"
If the acid is in the person's eyes make sure you run cold water on them for at least 10 minutes.
Don't let the person touch their eyes and definitely do not take out contact lenses.
Also make sure you remove contaminated clothes (if you can) to prevent further harm."....
http://www.kentlive.news/this-is-how-you-can-help-someone-who-is-the-victim-of-an-acid-attack/story-30441988-detail/story.htmlBrian Dixon and howard mcsweeney1 like this-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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5 August 2017 14:57332223A short contribution to the debate about acid attacks which considers the international context and the possible consideration of acid as a chemical weapon:
https://theconversation.com/a-spate-of-acid-attacks-in-london-is-part-of-an-international-problem-81126
[Note for the politically sensitive: one of the authors is a Research Associate at the University of Sussex, a notorious hotbed of queer pinko snowflakes.]'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus