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I HATE any kind of bigotry and like the UK's legal stance on this. Sadly, it varies depending on where you are in the world. I'm not sure if spewing a lot of homophobic s*** at someone would land you in prison in Botswana, because homosexuality is still illegal here. Yes, really! However, if you...

Hey kalb13, and welcome onboard the forum! I'm sure you've come to the right place, and hope that you'll enjoy your time here. I'm also kind of new and have found everyone to be friendly and welcoming :) It's a great atmosphere.

I had chips, as in French fries at a posh restaurant. I had a lamb shank and vegetables with them. Did I mention this was a posh restaurant? Well, it's a shame that the meal itself was not posh; it was pants, nothing to write home about. The chips were "anaemic" and limp, just horrible. I love...

Wow, fantastic, heart warming story indeed. This young man seems very blessed. Everyone around him is so nurturing and caring towards him. -and clearly, the family he was adopted by is a decent family who raised him well and instilled in him the value of forgiveness. Some people would have been...

I too would be a bit wary because of the risk of retribution if found out. So the likely route I'd go would be the anonymous online option. Although I doubt I'd ever truly relax, because anything is traceable these days. Maybe I watch too many crime TV programs LOL I'm just glad that so far I've...

Some people are just full of anger, and who knows what they are so angry about? I'd just be very scared of pushing them over the edge and giving them the perfect excuse to do something stupid. Not that they ever need much of an excuse. It's almost like they don't have a life!

450 lives lost so far is a lot, and I too hope it doesn't stretch far beyond that, if at all. It's heartbreaking and of course the people of Nepal are in my thoughts and prayers too. I can't praise the police and military enough for their rescue effort.

Recently, I was shocked to hear someone unashamedly say they bully people, strangers over the net just for the fun of it! I mean, this person actually thinks it's funny, and derives a lot of pleasure from making someone's life a misery. I suppose maybe because it brings the person down to their...

Whatever the case, whatever the country, I still maintain that the likelihood of someone being turned down for a job in the police force on the basis of their high IQ would be very low! I just can't believe that someone being highly intelligent could potentially hinder them from pursuing a...

I can see this working in helping police and community relations. There's usually a lot of suspicion around the police, largely due to ignorance. Sometimes let's face it, the police also have their own preconceived ideas about a certain section of the community. Perhaps closer interaction would...

Wow, this is just horrible! i'm not sure what to say, I'm stunned!! The police officer seems to be rather flippant about this too, which is the worrying thing. Did he not see the warning signs about the dogs, and could he not have got hold of the property owner by phone to open the gate?! Could...

I hope so too, Diane and thanks! It just breaks my heart to see it happening. If I drove, I too would be careful not to be out at certain times and some of the busier holidays because that's when it's at its worst. People here love a booze up and can party until the cows come home! I don't think...

Of course, no deaths are acceptable, and that would be the ideal situation. To be honest, where there's no resistance, I don't see ANY reason for the exertion of force. There are of course going to be various reasons that result in death including accidents, officers retaliating in kind to...

You're right Gabe, it's a shame that people don't want to get involved these days. I know in the UK there's been cases where people have intervened and broken up fights, only to then find themselves on the wrong side of the law! Very strange. But wow, kudos to those Swedish police officers! It...

Re: Article: Missouri town responds to officer exodus after election of black female Wow, what a bizarre turn of events! The woman was elected in fair and square. I hope she holds her head high and gives her new role her all. It's sad to see something like this happen, because whether we like...

I think the fringe benefits certainly don't hurt, but I doubt they'd be the sole motivation. I guess like Rainman says, it's probably different from person to person. They'll have their own different reasons for joining up. For all those benefits (in Botswana: a good pension scheme, heavily...

What a nasty piece of work! Thank heavens poor Ashley's ordeal is over for now, we can only pray and hope that her knife stab wounds are not life threatening. Let's hope Myers gets his just desserts. I'm sure he will; he's a registered sex offender and US law doesn't mess around with you. He...

I totally agree, JulianWilliams; trying to identify them just sounds exhausting to me. I'd much rather spend all that time and energy on staying on the right side of the law. You put all that effort into identifying them when they could very well end up not being them LOL I guess if you're not...

I have ZERO tolerance for drink driving. The sad thing is, it's becoming common place wherever you go. In my country it's very bad. I have become the annoying preachy friend "with my Western practices and ideologies", because I tell all my friends off for doing this, and refuse point blank to...

That's just so heartbreaking! I mean, that poor innocent person got his life cut short through no fault of his, at the hand of some fool! It must be really frightening to be caught up in that. I've never seen a high speed police chase where I live, possibly because we are a very small...