Brainfade Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 This sort of appeasement will do nothing but trigger a backlash. http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.2288512.0.motorist_told_flag_could_be_racist.php
The Outsider Posted June 1, 2008 Posted June 1, 2008 Cricaddict, playing the Devil's advocate here - if national flag furlers and swirlers are known to racially abuse people, won't this be a good checkpoint for the authorities?
The Outsider Posted June 1, 2008 Posted June 1, 2008 Would that be profiling by hobby? Yeah and what's the big deal if your hobby is trying to make explosives in your backyard?
Brainfade Posted June 1, 2008 Author Posted June 1, 2008 Cricaddict' date=' playing the Devil's advocate here - if national flag furlers and swirlers are known to racially abuse people, won't this be a good checkpoint for the authorities?[/quote'] Sure - as long as the same principle is applied to ask someone to remove a crescent-and-star Islamic flag from their car. But, in today's global political climate, that will not go down too well, will it? I would vehemently oppose either enforcement; it is a violation of basic civil liberties and sets dangerous precedents.
zubinpepsi Posted June 3, 2008 Posted June 3, 2008 Check this out - Gun T-shirt 'was a security risk' how stupid some people can be... aah these english and americans.....:hatsoff:
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