tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post3374202601855593830..comments2024-03-29T05:21:11.278+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: "I heard a dark voice beside of me, and I looked round in a state of fright...."JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-53470053490320732802009-12-15T05:35:23.924+00:002009-12-15T05:35:23.924+00:00"Isn't this part of the Regents Canal tow...<i>"Isn't this part of the Regents Canal towpath close to, or the same stretch of towpath as, where an Austrian woman tourist was gang raped about a decade ago ?"</i> <br /><br />You know, I think it may well be...<br /><br /><i>"Clearly, what we have here is another case of violence by the Muggers of No Appearance."</i> <br /><br />Good point! But then, it IS Islington.JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-77054179635682012802009-12-15T05:34:17.916+00:002009-12-15T05:34:17.916+00:00"When I read the original report in the Eveni...<i>"When I read the original report in the Evening Standard last week I was stuck by the banality of (the very specially qualified) Inspector Lalani's language which is, sadly, all too common these days..."</i> <br /><br />Yes, it all seems like it's been run through a couple of PR departments first, doesn't it? <br /><br />Old newsreel footage on the History or Crime channels of police giving interviews is very revealing in how far we've come...<br /><br /><i>"A lot of it boils down to the Media in this case."</i> <br /><br />A lot of the local stuff is just bland these days; where's the crusading local reporter to dig deeper?<br /><br /><i>"The Bat Conservation Trust seems also to be taking care of the lesser spotted false dilemma."</i> <br /><br />heh! Indeed. It's like they've never heard of the phrase 'survival of the fittest', isn't it? <br /><br />Or maybe they think it should only<br />apply to primates...<br /><br /><i>"Calling this towpath a "robber preservation area" would be more appropriate."</i> <br /><br />A nice brown street sign, tastefully done...JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-27222544639232114562009-12-14T19:36:26.976+00:002009-12-14T19:36:26.976+00:00DJ, that's probably why no one can see the rob...DJ, that's probably why no one can see the robbers in the dark...until they smile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-43338016731521655352009-12-14T19:01:28.521+00:002009-12-14T19:01:28.521+00:00Clearly, what we have here is another case of viol...Clearly, what we have here is another case of violence by the Muggers of No Appearance.DJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446322024174274621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-80429974968102913632009-12-14T16:40:02.601+00:002009-12-14T16:40:02.601+00:00'Calling this towpath a "robber preservat...'Calling this towpath a "robber preservation area" would be more appropriate.'<br />Very definitely.<br />Isn't this part of the Regents Canal towpath close to, or the same stretch of towpath as, where an Austrian woman tourist was gang raped about a decade ago ?Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-26211588580999994102009-12-14T16:32:12.491+00:002009-12-14T16:32:12.491+00:00I think this is yet another area where ridiculous ...I think this is yet another area where ridiculous rules are put in place merely to make life miserable for human beings.<br /><br />Funny how bats are still around a century after the invention of electric lighting. Do you know what - I reckon that if they don't like the neighbours, they'll find a more suitable place.<br /><br />Calling this towpath a "robber preservation area" would be more appropriate.<br /><br />As usual, special interest group + police = mind-boggling stupidity!Stewart Cowanhttp://www.realstreet.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-4254228526610128632009-12-14T14:03:17.223+00:002009-12-14T14:03:17.223+00:00'It can affect their feeding and they will mov...<i>'It can affect their feeding and they will move their flightpaths to avoid them - and this could send them to a more dangerous area.'</i><br /><br />So the bats will change flight paths because of some light? Okay, Im prepared to believe that. And sure, possibly the new area they go to will be more dangerous, but if so won't they just change back again? Or try a third area? Or a fourth, or fifth, or... The Bat Conservation Trust seems also to be taking care of the lesser spotted false dilemma.Angry Exilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02491082312193274360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-12968557024937796682009-12-14T12:06:23.593+00:002009-12-14T12:06:23.593+00:00A lot of it boils down to the Media in this case.
...A lot of it boils down to the Media in this case.<br /><br />If those gob shite bastards did their job and FORCED the arseholes into answering "why they thought bats were more important than humans", then it may stand a chance of getting somewehere, as it is, the press today are the sort that after visiting Auschwitz in 1943, would accept the commandants say so that "NO people are being killed here", WITHOUT question.von Spreuth.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-80721847206860008742009-12-14T11:44:33.538+00:002009-12-14T11:44:33.538+00:00When I read the original report in the Evening Sta...When I read the original report in the Evening Standard last week I was stuck by the banality of (the very specially qualified) Inspector Lalani's language which is, sadly, all too common these days by police officers of any rank who are quoted. I used to doubt that these people actually spoke like that but I am assured that they do these days. It is drivel. 14 attacks in 2 months and the police's dedicated ROBBERY SQUAD have done fuck all other than comment of the lighting problems caused by bats. Unbelievable! Or is it? What would their response be to a person taking photos I wonder? I suppose the 15 page risk assessment for conducting obervations What a shambles the modern British Police Service has become.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com