tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post4298845087091179270..comments2024-01-01T16:01:35.711+00:00Comments on Dick Puddlecote: Police PatsiesDick Puddlecotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-53569049955382955662014-12-11T04:24:24.793+00:002014-12-11T04:24:24.793+00:00In Australia, the tax on a pack of 20s is $9.25. ...In Australia, the tax on a pack of 20s is $9.25. Criminal - no wonder the black market is thriving:<br />http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/a-dollar-to-light-up-smokers-brace-for-another-jump-in-tobacco-excise-20140831-10aln2.htmlAntonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-36095334042207182582014-12-11T00:24:42.106+00:002014-12-11T00:24:42.106+00:00The plan to make everyone a patient and become med...The plan to make everyone a patient and become medicated, is working a treat it seems.<br /><br />http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/health/half-take-regular-prescribed-drugs-1.729917<br /><br /><br /><br />lol, if you're not ill and medicated, the governments with the help of PH will see you become a criminal. What a wonderful world!!judenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-50875153919543575862014-12-10T22:22:00.457+00:002014-12-10T22:22:00.457+00:00The puritans and greedites got lucky with tobacco ...The puritans and greedites got lucky with tobacco control, they were able to get most of their BS through before the advent of the internet, and in particular social media, unfortunately for them, vapourisers came along after people realised that they were being conned, (well a lot of people, for some it was already too late), TC missed the boat so to speak.<br /><br /><br />With food and alcohol, the purtians and greedites have been fighting each other for years, look at how pharma corps have pushed for ever lower BMI's to be considered "normal", blood pressure levels, cholesterol levels etc etc, so they can sell their "solutions" in the form of statins etc. Mental health is the next big thing they will use to push their products, making up ever more diseases and "conditions" almost on a daily basis, so nobody will be seen as "well" and not requiring medication. $kaching$. Even "the cheeldren" need ever more drugs to treat their "mental illness". <br /><br /><br />I think the biggest revolution would be people, ordinary people, simply saying "enough already", and ignore "public health", and those with a financial interest in seeing people as sick. The biggest fear of the puritans is becoming redundant and irrelevant, and of being ignored, (just have a look at the bizarre efforts of these people in regards to vaping). The biggest fear of the greedites is the dissemination of truth, and the exposure of their motivation, (money and control), tactics and lies. <br /><br /><br />Will the revolution ever happen? I don't know, but I'll do my best to help it along :)judenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-92147209375150775062014-12-10T13:20:28.488+00:002014-12-10T13:20:28.488+00:00Oh, the brain washing machine has just started the...Oh, the brain washing machine has just started the pre-wash cycle to remove sugar and fat ...<br />On nicotine and tobacco the brain washer was just about to start the spin cycle to squeeze the last drops out of the smokers, when ecigs popped up and threw a spanner in the works.Norbert Zillatronhttp://nzillatron.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-39055415829535593182014-12-10T09:38:17.545+00:002014-12-10T09:38:17.545+00:00There is a load of BS and hand wringing re diet, b...There is a load of BS and hand wringing re diet, but 'Food Control' isn't going to be tolerated if they push too hard. Besides, the food industry has to be gagged etc first (a pipe dream). And they haven't gagged the e-cig industry, which is able to publicly defend itself and vapers.<br /><br /><br />The irony is that the smoking rate declined on the back of advice - once the daggers came out the decline fizzled out. Hence the need for even more control. Still, as Jude reminded us, it's basically about money.theprognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-89854506828520686022014-12-10T05:23:10.267+00:002014-12-10T05:23:10.267+00:00Don't be so sure about food (and alcohol)!
Hav...Don't be so sure about food (and alcohol)!<br />Haven't you noticed the rising level of bovine excrement in the media about the <i>"obesity epedemic"?</i> <br />Hogwash about sugar and fat even "linked" to cancer. Even idiotic <i>"second hand fat"</i> already popped up. Suggesting that the company of fat people incited overeating. And of course always <i>"their cost to society".</i> And it seems to work. Just look at the increasing number of comments that failfully parrot this propaganda. Or are they just <i>"astroturfs"?</i><br /><br />About alcohol the learned their lesson from the prohibition. now they sneak it into the "War on Fat (people)" by declaring it to be "empty calories" just like sugar.Norbert Zillatronhttp://nzillatron.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-13358428447614288512014-12-10T01:50:51.162+00:002014-12-10T01:50:51.162+00:00I could almost forgive a politician who actually b...I could almost forgive a politician who actually believed that they were helping people, (almost), but the fact is that all the brainwashing, persecution and draconian legislation, that you mentioned, has nothing to do with helping people, (never has had), it's all about the MONEY. Money and control is what tobacco control is all about, and its what public "health" is all about. I doubt very much that there are any genuinely caring people involved in tobacco control today, they have become the lunatic fringe of public health, and the useful idiots of politicians and corporate interests.judenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-61648261387243376802014-12-09T11:09:23.688+00:002014-12-09T11:09:23.688+00:00Unlike smokers, alcohol and food (obviously) consu...Unlike smokers, alcohol and food (obviously) consumers aren't a minority. The tobacco control template success has relied heavily on decades of brainwashing, draconian legislation and persecution. Despite their best efforts, this tactic couldn't be successfully applied to more mainstream lifestyle choices. Ultimately, it's down to those who make laws/policies; piss off your voters but be prepared to pay the price. We're already seeing it with the extraordinary rise of UKIP. Then again, the pro-independent Scots seem to relish having a government that routinely dishes out shit. I guess hatred of the English trumps all. It'd certainly be interesting to see who'll they blame for their woes if they ever leave the UK.theprognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-39862472476185568422014-12-09T09:30:11.923+00:002014-12-09T09:30:11.923+00:00Police using discretion? Don't make me laugh,...Police using discretion? Don't make me laugh, they haven't used discretion since I was a teenager - and that was a long time ago! <br /><br /><br />It was their use of discretion that earned them respect, how many respect them now?<br /><br /><br />I have a relative who is a retired Chief Constable and he no longer has respect for the police!<br /><br /><br />Until the police of today respect their uniform and their powers as well as the ordinary person on the street, then they are dead in the water and very few of the public will respect them. Too many put on the uniform, like many professions who wear a uniform, and they think they are God - they need to learn, very quickly that they don't even come close and never will!truckerlynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-23952758368849451602014-12-09T01:43:02.333+00:002014-12-09T01:43:02.333+00:00For all those people, (and there are an awful lot ...For all those people, (and there are an awful lot of them), that take delight in bans on various products, tobacco, alcohol, etc, Allowing certain minority groups to become demonised, vilified, and criminalised, to all those that want the government to have power over every aspect of our lives, just remember the wise words my Mum told me'<br /><br /><br />"It's all good until someone decides that you are the enemy"<br /><br /><br />There will be no-one willing to fight for your civil liberties, or bodily autonomy, when you have supported the destruction of the rights of those who might do things that you don't like.judenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-3848839424626189112014-12-08T23:29:37.027+00:002014-12-08T23:29:37.027+00:00The Police are similary embarrassed by many laws -...The Police are similary embarrassed by many laws - take bicycles and cycling for example. Their job is to use their discretion - something they've always had to do. Nothing new.<br /><br />NY's cigarette laws and taxes should have no bearing on the quality of policing. The incompetence displayed by police officers was extraordinary. And someone died. Ah, well, another day tomorrow.StarDashernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-71726701793119437662014-12-08T21:39:30.262+00:002014-12-08T21:39:30.262+00:00Enforcing poorly constructed and unnecessary laws ...Enforcing poorly constructed and unnecessary laws erodes the legitimacy of the police. Without legitimacy the police become an occupying force rather than guardians of the public peace. Excess taxes are extraction, when combined with coercive laws toward social control the legitimacy of the state is challenged. Organized crime will step in and compete with the state. It always does.Vinny Gracchusnoreply@blogger.com