Comments on: PC Roma and Romany weapons……..

By: Châtelaine

Châtelaine — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:28:34 +0000

No supporting facts?
OK.
Off to the silken sheets.
Good night

By: Châtelaine

Châtelaine — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:14:34 +0000

I fully subscribe to Anna’s moderating policy. Although I fear that Nearly [?] Headless Nick falls in the category “enrage”, this policy is an invitation to “engage” and provide the supporting facts, which lead him/her to forming this exclamation-mark-opinion.

By: Anna Raccoon

Anna Raccoon — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:02:25 +0000

Yes, Valerie, had he said ‘Romany’ I would have agreed with you – but there is not a ‘Gypsy’ race……..

By: Valerie

Valerie — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:34:05 +0000

Dear Ms Raccoon,

“I like opposing views, they are a positive thing – it’s called debate!”

Sorry, I will carry on for a minute…Just to mention that Mr Headless’ comment constitutes an “Incitation a la haine raciale” and yes it is legally a crime in France and is punished as such.

“I don’t remove comments on the grounds of disagreeing with the commentator’s opinion.”

It is very true we would really have missed such a great contribution from his part !!!

” Quite often people put comments like that up merely to enrage other people, or to engage them in debate.”

It is like on the kids playground if I do understand properly !!!

Happy and sunny Afternoon and I will carry on reading your interesting views.

Valerie

By: Public Scrutiny

Public Scrutiny — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:03:25 +0000

Anna R – I wish your policy would rub off on Labourlist – they moderate based on “dissent” as well as “offence”.

By: Anna Raccoon

Anna Raccoon — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:23:28 +0000

Valerie,

I totally disagree with the comment too – but I don’t delete comments simply becasue I disagree with them.

If you look at the page headed ‘Satirical News comment’, you will see:

This web site is moderated to remove libel, naturally; but also moderated to remove brain dead comments like ‘First’, or foul mouthed rants that contain no humour or relationship to the current news. I don’t remove comments on the grounds of disagreeing with the commentator’s opinion. I like opposing views, they are a positive thing – it’s called debate!

The answer is not to pretend that people don’t hold such views, by sweeping them under the carpet, out of sight, but to rebut their views with intelligent debate. Quite often people put comments like that up merely to enrage other people, or to engage them in debate.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:10:39 +0000

“Nearly Headless Nick July 21, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Gypsies are sub-human – Hitler was right to put them in concentration camps!”

Dear Ms Raccoon,

How on earth can you leave such a comment on your fantastic blog !!! This comment is a disgrace. YOUR MODERATION AND EDITING IS NEEDED HERE URGENTLY

Some French, unlike “the fortunate Brits”, know what it means “concentration camps”…no need to go very past in history…my country has been through hell and trauma because of this horrible H and its compatriots !!!

Valerie.

By: Anna Raccoon

Anna Raccoon — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:52:54 +0000

Good comment jailhouse, point well made.

Gypsy parole boards…….

By: jailhouselawyer

jailhouselawyer — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:00:04 +0000

That is precisely what the Parole Board does, looks into a crystal ball to see if the prisoner will commit a crime in the future…

By: Nearly Headless Nick

Nearly Headless Nick — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:16:05 +0000

Gypsies are sub-human – Hitler was right to put them in concentration camps!

By: Blink

Blink — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:41:31 +0000

I hear that Gordon Brown, on the last day of parliament, is due to announce 500,000 new places for people to train to be gypsies. He’s ‘really’ getting on with the job!

By: Public Scrutiny

Public Scrutiny — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:28:02 +0000

I think it’s worth pointing out it’s not the genetic ID which dictates this behavior, and you’d be wise to link it to “traveller” not “gypsy”.

Travellers have a tradition of thieving, selling drugs and extreme anti-social behavior which is part of the lifestyle.

Gypsy’s are an ethnic group. All travellers are generally scumbags, many gypsies are travellers, but this does not mean all Gypsies are scumbags.

Gypsies have brought some of the worlds finest art and music to the world e.g. Django Reinheardt, and have their own tiered class system like here.

It’s like using an unemployed scouse criminal family and shouting “all english are scumbags”!!

By: Laffin Assasin

Laffin Assasin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:44:07 +0000

Oh, you sophisticats, with your knowledge of languages.

I did try and learn a bit of Russian at one point, for the visit to St. Petersburg.

Che pevoo, spaceboo.

Dosvadania, comrades.

Tommorrow is another battle.

By: Châtelaine

Châtelaine — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:18:37 +0000

That’s a 10- for Saul. It is Angleterre.

By: Châtelaine

Châtelaine — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:17:10 +0000

“The baby cries”
it’s a bit stronger than that, Anna: “hurler”. It would sooner be translated with “bellow with pain” than “cry”, I think.

Absolutely shocking someone can do that.
Had a long conversation this morning with a friend about how people can react, what they can do under certain circumstances. She may be right that most of us cannot imagine how other human beings can behave so differently from our own …

By: Laffin Assasin

Laffin Assasin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:59:13 +0000

Very apt, Saul.

By: Saul

Saul — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:39:18 +0000

Les MP’s de Anglaterre.

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By: killemallletgodsortemout

killemallletgodsortemout — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:11:13 +0000

Anna, what is the french translation of “thieving, pikey scum”?

By: Cato

Cato — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:05:01 +0000

Gypsies get a bad press because, basically, they are thieving pikey scum.
I’ve seen too many of their camps to think otherwise.