The bottom line is that all 'professionalism' and propriety have disappeared. Journalist do not check facts. They build the report around the angle that they want. An example is the electronic media. You will almost always know what the interviewer thinks but rarely the interviewee. It is as if they own the position instead of being employed there. The same can be said for Medicine in general where the whole business is about furthering the interests of Drug Companies [the evil scum of the earth] and the standing of the Doctors. The legal business is just that. It has nothing to do with the furtherance of Justice. It is everything to do with m'luds appointing themselves as adjudicators of things that are not of their concern. Has education anything to do about educating or it is flavour of the month PC blather? In fact everything has been hi-jacked. Religious clergy in every religion have 'stolen' God. They behave as if they have sole rights to a franchise.Only they slaughter their adherents. The politicians have stolen democracy they represent no one but themselves. And footballers and their sodding agents have stolen the footie that I knew as a kid. Wherever I look, wherever I go, whatever I do I see that mother fucking sod or his clone the MS
Thanks for that magnificent moan. .... Did I love it!! Off for a nice walk to clam down. Michael PS We get slammed today again. Dr Michael Benjamin, Community Psychiatrist ------------------------------- myRay: On-line Self-Help CBT http://www.myRay.com http://www.myRay.org ------------------------------ Mental Health: http//www.MyDoctorExplains.com -------------------------------- Auditing || Quality Control http://www.MyDoctorExplains.com/alamo/ -------------------------------- Blog: http://www.DrMichaelBenjamin.com On 31 March 2012 09:59, Eric B <barl...@gmail.com> wrote: > First you complain about the guy not being able to say what he wants > then you say he shouldnt be able to. > > I am not going to bite Richard :-) > > Eric > > On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 6:53 PM, Richard Naef > <rich...@triumph-computers.co.uk> wrote: > >> > >>freedom of speech is no more. Its crept in on us and its over. > >>not sure what to do about it. > > > > Well that's a load of bollox eric of course it hasn't, take as an example > > Frankie Boyle, at no other time in History would someone be able to utter > > such offensive and unpleasant (and often very funny) stuff on national > > televison - only 40 years ago Lenny Bruce was repeatedly arrested for > making > > jokes and that's in the US where freedom of speech is, I believe, > enshrined > > in the constitution (mind u half the men who wrote that had slaves and > the > > other half were tea destroying terrorists so what did they know). > > > > The use of twitter has run a coach and horses through secrecy laws and > > Wikileaks and other organisations release incredibly secretive > information. > > Society has changed and we are freer to live and say what we want but > quite > > rightly we have laws to stop people making comments that can incite > violence > > or hatred, but they should be used sensibly. > > > > I don't believe that anyone should be allowed to say anything they want > to > > anyone and living in a democratic community requires us all to give up > > certain rights and follow laws passed. There is very little censorship > in > > the media compared to previous decades. > > > > This is not about freedom of speech but about media led frenzy affecting > > legal decisions. Although I don't know exactly what he said, what I have > > read indicates he has broken the law and should have been charged. > > > > ttfn > > Richard > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leedslist mailing list > > Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate