But I know where you are coming from on this. My ex husband was called Steve, and every time used to see that name, it sent an arrow through my heart. No longer though...
Im not sure that I could go out with a man with the same name, to be honest.
But you know, as well as me, that a name is a name.
One of the main issues in the program was the "hijacking" of tower blocks. Basically, gangsters were taking over empty buildings, inviting tenants in, and collecting rent from them on a monthly basis, under the pretext of being an "agent" for the landlord.
The "security" forces went in, guns toting, clearing the poor tenants out. Um, not sure about that...
It worried me a great deal though, watching this program.
For one, why could the police not deal? And secondly, where does it end? As SV said, if you wear you hair the wrong way, or look at someone in the wrong way, anyone with the $s in the bank can get them taken off the street..
It was quite worrying to see, but I could understand the requirement for them. The police obviously couldnt cope.
What worried me most, was, as usual, this system required the company's services to be paid for, so once again, the poorer people - the ones that probably needed the help most of all - were left in the wilderness..
I was inspired to write this thread after just watching a documentary set in Johannesburg, South Africa – one of the most dangerous cities on the planet. It was quite scary, and I thought it might be an interesting subject to discuss.
Basically, what was happening was due to the very high level of crime in that city, private “security” firms were springing up all around, acting as supposed criminal hunters and lawmakers. These firms charged for their services, claimed they were acting as second-level support to the official law organisations, and were not required to meet any official codes of behaviour. Their methods were brutal, and certainly outside the boundaries of normal policing, as regards extracting confessions out of suspected law breakers. Once these “confessions” were obtained, suspects were handed over to the authorities.
Do you think this system works, or is justified? Do you think that it is a welcome and useful method of lowering crime figures, given that they are not regulated by any official body? Or do you just consider it to be a form of vigilante mentality?
Is it safe for this kind of practice to be growing in the world, as it seems to be, as people become more and more dissatisfied with the high levels of mugging, violent assaults and robberies?
I am interested in people’s thoughts, as we all come from different countries and different cultures. I have lived a relatively sheltered, and peaceful life, (Thank God) in low crime areas, and watching this was quite a shock to my system. Thanks, guys..
We all get them. Just block and delete, and dont waste your precious time getting angry with them.
There are LOTS of lovely, "normal" guys on here, my friend, so just post on the forums, become known and you will have no trouble at all making friends..
I know Summer put her thread up looking for advice, but I really think that it is dangerous for us all to post for her, because this is obviously an important legal matter, and this will probably just confuse the poor lady further.
The UK Legal System is very different to the US one, and as some have said on here, they dont even know what a barrister is!!
Personally, I think Summer is just better off to speak to a local solicitor.
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Oh, go on...Believe me, Bubba is so busy filling out parole forms he will never notice..