litter and it's threat to civilisation as we know it

Toucan · Unread post by **Toucan** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:53 am

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/disp ... 08.0.0.php

glasgow newspaper is printing the names and address's of those fined for dropping litter

ok dropping litter is bad, but printing peoples full names and address's in a newspaper?!

Aurora · Unread post by **Aurora** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:15 am

well, they shouldn't throw litter in the streets! They print people's names and what not in our papers for other legal reasons, I wish they would do the same for litterers. Now, I am not sure how people are over there, but I have a feeling that if names were printed here for litter, those peoples' yards would be used as a dumping ground.

Toucan · Unread post by **Toucan** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:27 am

haha

flatulance is on the list for dropping a cig, lol

gelfling · Unread post by **gelfling** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:07 am

Local newspapers already print the names and addresses of people who have been fined or sentenced. However it's usually in the form of: Name Street-name. It's just tucked away.

However, I wonder at the reason for highlighting litter-louts? Given the time of year, shouldn't they be listing those caught for driving under the influence and the other crimes that traditionally increase around Christmas?

Istik · Unread post by **Istik** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:40 am

At least it does highlight the seriousness of the crime.

Toucan · Unread post by **Toucan** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:29 pm

yeah, cig douts on the streets will protect us all from kiddy fiddlers

Toucan · Unread post by **Toucan** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 6:14 am

taken from the same website, the readers speak!

(some of this is a little offensive, even by my standards, so be warned)

Here is an exclusive preview of Marianne Taylor and Donald Martin's forthcoming campaigns..

FATTIES EXPOSED - we name and shame Glasgow's 2000 most obese people, and ask them - Just why the hell are you all so fat??

CANCER DEATHS - YOU DESERVED IT
the Evening Times and Scottish Executive dig up the bodies of people who died of smoking related diseases, and ask their relatives - when will you pay back the taxpayer for years of NHS treatment?

SINGLE MUMS - KEEP YOUR KNICKERS ON
the Evening Jackboot and friends go undercover at a family planning clinic, name and shame unmarried women attending, then ask them - where are your Christian values???

Any more suggestions would be gratefully accepted, just email donald.martin@eveningtimes.co.uk..

Istik · Unread post by **Istik** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:17 am

Hmm Quality..

Aurora · Unread post by **Aurora** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:26 am

I think it's funny how some christians get all snippy when it comes to unplanned pregnancies amongst single women when Jesus's mother was an unwed pregnant woman before Joseph came along

Istik · Unread post by **Istik** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:06 pm

Aurora wrote:I think it's funny how some christians get all snippy when it comes to unplanned pregnancies amongst single women when Jesus's mother was an unwed pregnant woman before Joseph came along

Love thy neighbour, except if they arent Christian, then they will go to hell.

Does being the most popular relgion, make any religion the only religion that is correct in it's beliefs? According to who and what, as each and every person has their own view of what is right and wrong and how far they are willing to take it, seems to depend on how devoted they are to their relgion and the "Word of God", which church/leader they belong to or simply which revision or translation of the Bible they prefer.

Surely if the bible was filled with God's word, he would come down and do the various translations and revisions himself instead of leaving up to a committee of men? Maybe then there wouldnt be so many inconsistencies or contradictions.

gelfling · Unread post by **gelfling** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:55 pm

I hope that those two journalists at your local paper do not take that correspondent's criticism as suggestions for new articles.

*edited and updated in light of Touc's post below*

Toucan · Unread post by **Toucan** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:30 pm

let me clear it up a little

this was a reader who wrote this, not the paper itself
to illistrate the papers witchhunt tactics it's using in its "name and shame" campain

although some of it is deeply offensive, its point is to show just how low a paper is willing to go to make a name for itself

gelfling · Unread post by **gelfling** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 12:06 am

Thanks for clearing that up, Touc.