Why this country is rapidly going down the toilet
A 66 great-grandmother was taken to court, fined £1,000, placed under curfew and ordered to wear an electronic tag for two months - her crime .....unwittingly selling a goldfish to a 14 year old boy
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz0jlLaLP8f
I think that there was more to it than just the goldfish issue. There was also an instance where she sold a hamster to a girl with learning difficulties who put the hamster in a plastic cup with a lid and killed it. Also she kept a cockateel in the shop, not noticing that it had a broken leg and a badly diseased eye. The bird had to be destroyed. I think there is a neglect issue and animal suffering to consider also. How do you run a pet shop without noticing or giving the correct advice to those who buy pets.
As a fish freak myself, I hate to see my fish suffer if they get injured, and humanely attend to them. I think after listening to her on Jeremy Vine this afternoon, she was not at all ready to take any blame or responsibility.
OK Steve, you're a piscophile and so was the 14 year old boy, she is being punished for NOT being a piscophileOriginally Posted by Steve.r
(Piscophile means lover of fish)
Was she charged and convicted over any of these other issues you mention ?I think that there was more to it than just the goldfish issue. There was also an instance where she sold a hamster to a girl with learning difficulties who put the hamster in a plastic cup with a lid and killed it. Also she kept a cockateel in the shop, not noticing that it had a broken leg and a badly diseased eye. The bird had to be destroyed. I think there is a neglect issue and animal suffering to consider also. How do you run a pet shop without noticing or giving the correct advice to those who buy pets.
As a fish freak myself, I hate to see my fish suffer if they get injured, and humanely attend to them. I think after listening to her on Jeremy Vine this afternoon, she was not at all ready to take any blame or responsibility.
If you read the article you posted, you will see that yes she was along with the fish, she was charged with neglect to the cockateel!
Typical reactionary nonsense, from the Daily Mail.
Have to say though, in instances like this, they should be able to issue instant fines, instead of tagging her & dragging her through the courts.
I was not disagreeing with the sentiments, Yes I agree the tagging was well overboard, a fine should have been enough, but it goes to show how our tax ££'s are being wasted by our councils who obviously have nothing better to do.
Here is The Daily Handwringers slant on it - does that make it less reactionary, less nonsense, more politically correct and more palatable to you ?If you read the article you posted, you will see that yes she was along with the fish, she was charged with neglect to the cockateel!
Typical reactionary nonsense, from the Daily Mail.
Have to say though, in instances like this, they should be able to issue instant fines, instead of tagging her & dragging her through the courts.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010...-goldfish-sale
If you read the article you posted, you will see that yes she was along with the fish, she was charged with neglect to the cockateel!
Typical reactionary nonsense, from the Daily Mail.
Have to say though, in instances like this, they should be able to issue instant fines, instead of tagging her & dragging her through the courts.got to agree with you Si,
the pet store owners know the law, you complain dedworth when people are not prosecuted, and when they are you complain...
yes they should have been fined, but tagging and going to court is
but then how many times have they been warned b4
not far from me Trafford ..
the pet store owners know the law, you complain dedworth when people are not prosecuted, and when they are you complain
Nut and Sledgehammer though Joe. But it's very insignificant compared to the Germs the Guardianista allow to roam our streets
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...tay-in-UK.html
A SOMALI jailed for sheltering a policewoman's killer won the right to stay in Britain yesterday.
Outrage erupted after Hewan Gordon, 38, won an appeal against a Government bid to deport him.
Gordon had served 18 months' jail for giving refuge to evil Muzzaker Shah, one of the gang which shot dead PC Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford in 2005.
just watched in the news... same reaction from hubby... this country is going nuts he said...
Have you seen what they do to you in Afghanistan for doing that??You still cant beat old blighty, even if you do get tagged and fined for selling a gold fish to a minor
Maybe the magistrate was a member of the raving loony GREEN party
I just love the headline of this post. Made me laugh. I mean its about a goldfish and your talking about the country going down the toilet. All goldfish end up in the sea anyways.
I would say she is an illegal fish dealer. She is no different than a drug dealer. She is selling an illegal immigrant (the fish in this case) to a 14 y/o boy and he could get addicted and buy more
You know what they say. Once you flush one goldfish you have to buy another. Then you are hooked line and sinker.
It's time to kick ass and chew bubble gum. And I'm all out of gum.
I agree that this is outrageous, she should have been hung or put in the electric chair, and the goldfish aswell, (ok I'm joking..)
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nigel's treatment must have finishedGkad your back Nigel youve been missed
If you heard the interview on Radio 2 you`ll know that the do-gooding tree hugging hippie vegetarian brigade called in a few times and they made quite clear that every animal should be treated the same no matter how large or small. They agreed with the punishment she received.
Without them lot this country would be alot better. One of my work mates step-son has been in and out of court for the last few years but never locked up. He`s 21 now I beleive. Its the do-gooders that find another reason for someone to commit a crime other than the fact that they`re scum. The last thing he did was filling up a supermarket trolley and leaving without paying. The good value was about £200. Still not locked up though. Everyone know he needs to go to prison and have a good kicking orand then maybe he`ll change. Currently he has no detterent. Thanks do-gooders
Ive been keeping a look out for all these starving people but cant seem to find any Joe.. All I can see is fallow land and weeds growing everywhere..cock fighting was banned in England in 1835, but with people starving who gives a
I thought it might be an ownership issue so I offered some people here the use of a portion of land that belongs to me for the purpose of growing food.. No one has taken me up on that offer..
Perhaps they are too starving to work? I dunno!
About the cock fighting thing...I was asked if I could research the English breed as it would be worth a lot of money here.. I reckon they dont exist anymore in England,but imagine if they did...Im sure we could give those Texas birds a good kicking eh!!
This time next year Joe,we could be millionaires!
well maybe a british hatton one might beat a Filipino one
as for filipinos starving and living poverty, you know better than me, you've been living there for a few years
I see kids like that on that picture here everyday..I dont give them money but usually pop into the bakery to buy them pandesal..Some of them accept but most prefer cash.
i know what you mean fred, my misses says never give them money, buy them something to eat..
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