'Illegal immigrants' beaten and kicked by lorry drivers in France

[Michael Parnham]

You're not a lone voice in the wilderness Arthur, it's just that a lot of these people already know that the UK is a soft touch and because of the way the system works, it's very annoying to see people coming here to be supported on our hard earned money. Sorry if you were offended Arthur!

[Arthur Little]

You're not a lone voice in the wilderness Arthur, it's just that a lot of these people already know that the UK is a soft touch and because of the way the system works, it's very annoying to see people coming here to be supported on our hard earned money. Sorry if you were offended Arthur!

Thanks for your concern, Michael ... I'm not offended ... it just seems to me though, that there are so many British people with this "I'm alright, Jack ... so to hell with others" attitude nowadays. And it saddens me ... because, even though itself has more than its share of the "haves" & the "have nots" - with the majority of the population falling somewhere in between - MOST of us are a darned sight better nourished, well~cared for, etc., than [far too] many of the indigenous inhabitants of innumerable nations overseas ... where poverty is rife for any number of reasons - ranging from prevailing climatic conditions to Government corruption - but seldom is it the fault of the ordinary people themselves.

Thus, resorting to physical *violence against folk risking life & limb in simply responding to a very basic human desire to improve their lot in such dire circumstances is monstrous ... ... especially when *it's being advocated by those who would be the first to condemn the similarly cowardly act of wife-beating, for example.

Let's ALL just be grateful it is NOT us who are facing their dreadful plight.

[joebloggs]

Thanks for your concern, Michael ... I'm not offended ... it just seems to me though, that there are so many British people with this "I'm alright, Jack ... so to hell with others" attitude nowadays. And it saddens me ...

There are a lot of 'I'm alright Jacks' out there Arthur

[Arthur Little]

There are a lot of 'I'm alright Jacks' out there Arthur

Thank you for your much valued support, plus the rep, Joe ... BOTH are greatly appreciated.

[Michael Parnham]

Thanks for your concern, Michael ... I'm not offended ... it just seems to me though, that there are so many British people with this "I'm alright, Jack ... so to hell with others" attitude nowadays. And it saddens me ... because, even though itself has more than its share of the "haves" & the "have nots" - with the majority of the population falling somewhere in between - MOST of us are a darned sight better nourished, well~cared for, etc., than [far too] many of the indigenous inhabitants of innumerable nations overseas ... where poverty is rife for any number of reasons - ranging from prevailing climatic conditions to Government corruption - but seldom is it the fault of the ordinary people themselves.

Thus, resorting to physical *violence against folk risking life & limb in simply responding to a very basic human desire to improve their lot in such dire circumstances is monstrous ... ... especially when *it's being advocated by those who would be the first to condemn the similarly cowardly act of wife-beating, for example.

Let's ALL just be grateful it is NOT us who are facing their dreadful plight.

I agree with what you say Arthur, I should have used the word 'sent' instead of 'kicked' which was a figure of speech, no way would I have meant that one would suffer any violence, I apologize for that!