. . . it probably is. The wisdom of this old saying has been rediscovered by Mr. Terry Collins of England. He was offered the chance to buy the Ritz Hotel in London from its notoriously secretive owners, the Barclay brothers, for a bargain price – only £250 million, compared to its estimated value of… Continue reading If it looks too good to be true . . .
Tag: Crime
A Taser isn’t always the answer
I’m getting more and more worried by the seeming willingness of some police forces to use a Taser on suspects at the drop of a hat – even when no violence is involved and there’s no threat to the officer(s) concerned. The latest example comes from Canada, where it’s been revealed that transit police in… Continue reading A Taser isn’t always the answer
Remembering Bergen-Belsen
On this date in 1945 advancing British troops liberated the concentration camp of Bergen-Belsen in north-eastern Germany. It was one of the most ghastly discoveries of the Second World War, in a year filled with such horrors. As Richard Dimbleby described it to BBC listeners in a radio report: Here, over an acre of ground,… Continue reading Remembering Bergen-Belsen
Britannia sure doesn’t rule the waves any more . . .
*Sigh* It seems the Royal Navy is receiving some politically correct advice from the Foreign Office. THE Royal Navy, once the scourge of brigands on the high seas, has been told by the Foreign Office not to detain pirates because doing so may breach their human rights. Warships patrolling pirate-infested waters, such as those off… Continue reading Britannia sure doesn’t rule the waves any more . . .
Criminal rights versus police and community rights
An interesting debate is taking place in South Africa right now. Yesterday, April 9th, the Deputy Minister of Safety and Security, Ms. Susan Shabangu, attended an imbizo (a traditional community gathering) in Danville near Pretoria. During the meeting she astonished the news media (and received a standing ovation from residents) when she said that residents… Continue reading Criminal rights versus police and community rights