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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters
Posted by: R Lucas
Date/Time: 17/08/11 15:40:00

I do not take offence at you having a different view to my own (albeit confess that your `narrow-minded' comment borders on it and comes across as inappropriately arrogant. It also somewhat implies a (IMHO) misplaced `sympathy` with the looting fraternity's make-up. However, I guess I do need to reply...

I think it is wrong to divert attention away from these diliberate destructors of neighbourhoods/livlihoods to a category (bankers) that have already been widely and rightly condemned (NOT `excused'!). In this regard it is a little desperate to try and score a non-existent point by referring to my choosing the past tense when referring to reported events & imply this somehow denotes `forgiveness` etc.  One does not have to be very news savvy to know that this is still a hot topic but at least the vast majority of people in the finance industry do work for a living and don't deliberately choose to smash windows, rob and kill people )OR the equivalent thereof!

If a narrow-minded' approach helps provide a focus rather than such continual excuses that support our `blame culture' (as one looter or, wait, was she a model, a lawyer, a para or god forbid, a banker said, `it's the Government's fault' as she made off with her new free wardrobe...& no doubt also helped raise the jobless figure in the meantime.....) then, reluctantly, I am all for it.

I strongly disagree that `taking responsibility' is ` a miniscule part of makes up a society (sic)'.  I think this sad attitude is a fundamental root of our problems - change starts with the individual - and to ignore that simple truth would seem to put one in the `hug a hoodie' category which sounds very Christian (all for that :)) but seems to solve little.


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Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters12/08/11 16:36:00 Heather Campbell
   Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters12/08/11 17:36:00 Victoria Diamond
   Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters12/08/11 18:22:00 Adam Bailey
      Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters12/08/11 19:21:00 Heather Campbell
         Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters12/08/11 19:58:00 Simon Knight
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters12/08/11 20:12:00 Roland Gilmore
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters12/08/11 20:20:00 Ian Everley
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters12/08/11 20:26:00 Simon Knight
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters12/08/11 21:01:00 Roland Gilmore
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters12/08/11 21:12:00 Sue Riggs
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters12/08/11 21:26:00 Ian Everley
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters12/08/11 22:01:00 Roland Gilmore
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters12/08/11 22:30:00 Ian Everley
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters13/08/11 07:49:00 Roland Gilmore
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters13/08/11 08:44:00 Heather Campbell
                                 Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters13/08/11 09:32:00 Adam Tripp
                                    Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters13/08/11 10:54:00 Sue Hammond
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters13/08/11 09:40:00 Simon Knight
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters13/08/11 12:15:00 Hugh Walton
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters13/08/11 12:52:00 John Hawkes
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters13/08/11 15:18:00 Sue Hammond
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters13/08/11 17:20:00 Heather Campbell
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters20/08/11 00:11:00 David P Derby
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters17/08/11 16:33:00 Bernard Doring
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters13/08/11 18:36:00 Ian Everley
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters13/08/11 22:16:00 John Hawkes
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters13/08/11 23:34:00 Ian Everley
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters14/08/11 00:55:00 Michael Ixer
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters14/08/11 01:21:00 Ian Everley
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters14/08/11 09:11:00 Sue Hammond
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters14/08/11 09:40:00 Caroline Whitehead
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters14/08/11 10:12:00 Sue Hammond
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters14/08/11 12:20:00 Jason Lynham
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters14/08/11 13:03:00 Lucille Grant
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters14/08/11 14:24:00 Heather Campbell
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters14/08/11 14:35:00 Sue Hammond
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters14/08/11 15:48:00 Sue Riggs
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters14/08/11 16:19:00 Caroline Whitehead
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters14/08/11 16:50:00 Heather Campbell
                                                                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters14/08/11 17:17:00 Sue Hammond
                                                                           Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters15/08/11 10:43:00 Pete Aron
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters19/08/11 12:30:00 Richard Carter
   Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters15/08/11 11:41:00 R Lucas
      Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters16/08/11 01:20:00 Roland Gilmore
         Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters16/08/11 09:38:00 Pete Aron
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters16/08/11 11:23:00 Roland Gilmore
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters17/08/11 16:43:00 Bernard Doring
         Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters16/08/11 10:39:00 Sarah Roberts
         Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters16/08/11 12:19:00 R Lucas
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters16/08/11 15:56:00 Heather Campbell
         Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters16/08/11 16:42:00 Lucille Grant
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters16/08/11 17:34:00 Roland Gilmore
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters16/08/11 19:32:00 Ian Everley
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters16/08/11 19:55:00 Caroline Whitehead
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters16/08/11 20:13:00 Ian Everley
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters17/08/11 09:11:00 Lucille Grant
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters17/08/11 10:21:00 Ian Everley
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters17/08/11 16:59:00 Sue Hammond
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters17/08/11 19:19:00 Lucille Grant
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters17/08/11 15:40:00 R Lucas
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters16/08/11 20:46:00 Sarah Roberts
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia defends the decision in The Times 17/08/11 07:49:00 Sian Evans
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia defends the decision in The Times 17/08/11 09:12:00 Lucille Grant
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters16/08/11 20:47:00 Sarah Roberts
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters16/08/11 20:47:00 Sarah Roberts
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters17/08/11 13:13:00 Roland Gilmore
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters17/08/11 20:16:00 Ian Everley
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters18/08/11 10:17:00 Sarah Roberts
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters18/08/11 11:29:00 Bernard Doring
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters19/08/11 14:50:00 Ian Everley
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters19/08/11 15:09:00 Richard Carter
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters19/08/11 15:24:00 Heather Campbell
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters19/08/11 15:31:00 Ian Everley
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters19/08/11 15:35:00 Richard Carter
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters19/08/11 15:42:00 Ian Everley
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters19/08/11 15:49:00 Richard Carter
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters20/08/11 19:36:00 Sue Riggs
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters21/08/11 19:33:00 Ian Everley
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters22/08/11 10:54:00 Lucille Grant
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters22/08/11 18:41:00 Ian Everley
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters19/08/11 17:38:00 John Hawkes
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cllr Govindia wants to evict rioters21/08/11 19:28:00 Ian Everley

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