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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: headdie on July 01, 2010, 03:07:25 am

Title: how seriously are we brits going to take this?
Post by: headdie on July 01, 2010, 03:07:25 am

as the title says

its about laws that affect 'civil liberties' and the general public having their direct...ish say

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20100701/tuk-public-asked-which-laws-should-we-sc-dba1618.html
http://yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk/

Title: Re: how seriously are we brits going to take this?
Post by: Nuclear1 on July 01, 2010, 09:09:08 am

Drinking age

Criminalization of pot

Sex in public

Speed limits


There's your laws you need repealed :p

Title: Re: how seriously are we brits going to take this?
Post by: Sushi on July 01, 2010, 09:15:37 am

Dang, can we get one of those for this side of the pond?

Title: Re: how seriously are we brits going to take this?
Post by: QuantumDelta on July 01, 2010, 10:32:50 am

http://yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk/restoring-civil-liberties/repeal-digital-economy-act-sections-9-18-rewrite-or-repeal-3-8
Seriously.

Title: Re: how seriously are we brits going to take this?
Post by: Flipside on July 01, 2010, 10:40:21 am

Actually, decriminalisation of pot isn't as silly as it first seems. It frees up Police time greatly for more serious crime, and, if treated like Tobacco and taxed, could probably make a fair bit of tax as well....

Title: Re: how seriously are we brits going to take this?
Post by: Aardwolf on July 01, 2010, 09:17:43 pm

Quote from: Flipside on July 01, 2010, 10:40:21 am

Actually, decriminalisation of pot isn't as silly as it first seems. It frees up Police time greatly for more serious crime, and, if treated like Tobacco and taxed, could probably make a fair bit of tax as well....

I don't think anyone was saying it was 'silly'. Not yet, anyway.