Usual anarchy
- 7 June 2011 17:40109220this was by the side of the town hall this morning, a lady saw me taking photos and accused me of being from the council.
i explained i was just a busybody and told her about the forum. i then said that i thought the police were the ones to take action but not certain, she was even less impressed and said "if they let cyclists run wild they are hardly going to do much about attracting rats to the town centre".
- Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
7 June 2011 18:48109226Proof that if one law is blatantly ignored by the law upholders, other laws are also believed to be unenforced and these people are correct.
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I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
------------------------------------------------------------------- - 7 June 2011 19:07109229i suppose it is an extension of "broken window syndrome" we see things like spitting and swearing loudly in public and are now immune to it.
others see it as an encouragement to do the same. - 8 June 2011 00:28109251Feeding birds and spitting in the street are surely two entirely different episodes. The latter should have as consequence a fine!
I admit to having fed some pigeons last Autumn when sitting with my mum in a park near the Dour, we spared them some crumbs from our cream dougnuts.
One pigeon, which had a limping problem, was really happy, and touched my finger with its beak as if to say "thank you"
Chanters, Drums and Drones Potty Time http://youtu.be/99fMqpjnXYA
Rule Britannia!
Kent First http://youtu.be/04F3mAP3fV4 Keep banging on http://youtu.be/qYCU_SKmkGQ - 8 June 2011 06:26109258The only way to uphold decent standards in society is enforcement.
If it is an offence to spit, drop litter, cycle or drive in an inapropriate place, swear, drive without road tax, an mot or insurance, burgle, rob, mug, steal from shops, or whatever the crime is; it must be enforced.
So many blind eyes are turned by our local police, I have seem them driving slowly up Cannon Street/Biggin Street and a cyclist is slowly cycling down Biggin Street/Cannon Street and the Police have not bothered to stop and talk to them.
If it is now NOT an offence to cycle in pedestrian precincts etc. let us all know, so we don't grumble about people commit offences, when in fact, they may not be and we must move out of their way as we are only pedestrians.
Roger
