On The Message Boards

ON The Message Boards: Anoraks’s looks at readers response to the current news stories…

Can shock tactics reduce knife crime?

Young people who carry knives will be made to visit hospitals where stabbing victims are treated, to try to shock them into changing their behaviour, the home secretary has announced. Will this help to reduce knife crime? - BBC Have Your Say

It’s a good start to reach out to the hearts of those people who carry knives - I agree with the tactic

- Joshua, Coulsdon

Some of these people are gang members who will just turn a blind eye to the harm that they cause

- Charles, Tunbridge Wells

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Anorak

Posted: 13th, July 2008 | In: On The Mesage Boards, Police Log | Comments (5) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0

On The Message Boards: Official Barack Obama Site And Jesus

LGF says: “Official Barack Obama Blog Site Now Among Best on Web”

I never thought I’d say this, but it’s true; the official web site of a presidential candidate has now become one of the best places on the web for high-quality ranting lunacy, fully the equal of any raging craziness you’ll find at Daily Kos or Democratic Underground.

If you build it, they will come:

This blog has been posted since April 8th, by “Curtis ByThePeopleForThePeopleOfThePeople:” Barack Obama : : Change We Can Believe In | Curtis Abbey’s Blog: Petraeus makes me so angry (and sad).

Petraeus makes me so angry (and sad)
By Curtis ByThePeopleForThePeopleOfThePeople - Apr 8th, 2008 at 1:09 pm EDT
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Who is the greatest American war criminal of them all? Petraeus, Bush, Cheney, or Rumsfeld? I’m gonna have to go with Bush. He’s ultimately responsible for what the other two retards are saying. Here’s a fact for you morons. THE SURGE IS NOT WORKING!!!!

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Anorak

Posted: 24th, June 2008 | In: Barack Obama, On The Mesage Boards, Politicians, Race For The White House, War On Terror | Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0

On The Message Boards

ON The Message Boards - Anorak’s look at comments on threads on Internet message boards:

How can we be sure our clothes are ethically made? (BBC)

Aside from underwear and socks, I purchase my clothes from second-hand shops or I trade my clothes at smaller boutiques. I primarily do this because it’s much less expensive, there’s a better guarantee on the quality (as it “stood the test of time”), and because I really dislike being “trendy”. I see it as an added bonus that I am not putting money directly in the hands of sweatshops but instead giving to charity organizations like the Salvation Army.

- Tania, Denver, Colorado

WTF!? U meen it wasn’t a Dikkins costoom drama?

- Arti Dodger, Mankchester

Just because it’s cheap, doesn’t mean it’s bad quality. Some of the stuff these kids make is good, and cheaper than making it yourself. They do ok out of it, they certainly looked well enough on the BBC news. If it was made here in the UK, instead of it being £3, it would be £33 at least and I wouldn’t be able to afford it. If you’ve ever been to one of these retail outlets when there’s a sale on, you’ll see just how skint most of us are now in Labour’s dream world. Come on you kids get sewing!

- Nigel Clark, Lincoln, United Kingdom

Anorak

Posted: 23rd, June 2008 | In: On The Mesage Boards | Comments (6) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0