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Originally posted by destination now
reply to post by SuicideBankers
My posts have not been off-topic, they were written to show a different side to the issue of Eastern Europeans who have come to Britain without work and without a place to stay and that some elements do this deliberately in order to milk the benefits system..a system they have never paid into.
And I don't see what is so shocking about asking people to read an article, I thought this site was about denying ignorance, yet you make it look like I'm some sort of nasty person because I suggested that people may want to read an article to understand both sides of the argument and as a result be better informed..Wow...just wow
Originally posted by destination now
reply to post by SuicideBankers
Yes, I did read the article..I even apologised for missing the word eight when I read it...And notably the complaint was from one man, none of the other eight seemed to have an issue, they were moved on by the police and chose to leave their belongings behind...Not exactly a case of police brutality.
As for the thread being about the treatment of the homeless by police, I was challenging that statement, as I have never heard any reports of abuse of this nature to the indigenous homeless by the police in the UK...just this one Polish guy, turns out I was right to question it as it seems the truth is rather different from the account given by said Polish guy. Yes, I did initially post some information about the Romanian Big Issue sellers, which paints a rather different picture of homelessness among Eastern Europeans and as a result of that I questioned the validity of the report and it seems I was correct to do so..
What if they are afraid to be interviewed for fear of retaliation from police?
Originally posted by destination now
reply to post by SuicideBankers
It's got everything to do with the topic,,the OP even agrees, so I don't know why you've elected yourself as the thread monitor..
As for the other 8, they have no complaints because they've got nothing to complain about. They were sleeping rough in an area that for their own safety they shouldn't have been, the police moved them on, they decided not to take their stuff, end of story...It's not really difficult to comprehend when you see the true facts of the situation.
But this is ATS and the bleeding hearts brigade are out in force..After all, why let the truth get in the way of a morality outburst
Originally posted by destination now
reply to post by SuicideBankers
What if they are afraid to be interviewed for fear of retaliation from police?
I don't know if you're from the UK but currently our economic situation is such that the police service is under enormous pressure from budget cuts etc, so think it highly unlikely they would have the time or inclination to retaliate against some homeless people who may make a complaint against them.
But like I said the truth of the matter is that the police did not come along and steal these people's sleeping bags and food, they moved them on and the people left without their belongings and the area then had to be cleaned...more expense for the tax payer
I already posted that I wasn't from the UK. If you read the thread you would know this. Someone had mentioned about reading the thread before making comments. Maybe you should take their advice.
Originally posted by destination now
reply to post by SuicideBankers
And you are equally speculating that the other 8 did have an issue...so no difference. Maybe there is nothing to read about their opinions because they don't have one, just acceptance that they got moved on and left their stuff for someone else to clean up.
The only reason I mention the fact that it is a Polish homeless man is because I have never heard a story from a UK homeless person having stuff taken from them and the reason for that is because it hasn't happened. The truth of the matter is this guy made up a story about having his stuff taken by the police in order to gain sympathy..turns out he's lying, but not that it makes any difference to the majority of posters on this thread who are dissing the police left right and centre even though they didn't do anything wrong...Not much else I can say to that.