sharkyvilla Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 13 minutes ago, peterms said: I think the logic for this sentence is that theft is committed with the hands, therefore removing them prevents future offences. Just wondering, what is your take on crimes relying more on the mind, say, fraud? Chopping their hands off still makes it hard for them to wipe their arse and to complete other tasks, so still a decent enough deterrent imo. Also, if someone turns up on your doorstep trying to scam you and they've got no hands, you'll probably suspect that they're dodgy as **** and been convicted of something previously. One of the few things I reckon the Saudis have it right on tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 26 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: Chopping their hands off still makes it hard for them to wipe their arse and to complete other tasks, so still a decent enough deterrent imo. Also, if someone turns up on your doorstep trying to scam you and they've got no hands, you'll probably suspect that they're dodgy as **** and been convicted of something previously. One of the few things I reckon the Saudis have it right on tbh. Could maybe just lob off a specific finger to mark them as a convicted fraudster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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peterms Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 54 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: Chopping their hands off still makes it hard for them to wipe their arse and to complete other tasks, so still a decent enough deterrent imo. Also, if someone turns up on your doorstep trying to scam you and they've got no hands, you'll probably suspect that they're dodgy as **** and been convicted of something previously. One of the few things I reckon the Saudis have it right on tbh. I was thinking more that the idea behind this bizarre punishment is that the hand is the agent of theft, and the mind is the agent of fraud, therefore an equivalent punishment for eg banksters would be decapitation. Isn't that how it works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 8 minutes ago, peterms said: I was thinking more that the idea behind this bizarre punishment is that the hand is the agent of theft, and the mind is the agent of fraud, therefore an equivalent punishment for eg banksters would be decapitation. Isn't that how it works? That would be barbaric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 5 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: That would be barbaric. Well, yes. But why one and not the other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted December 27, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted December 27, 2019 The only way someone will beat the curry one will result in an arrest! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stevo985 Posted December 27, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted December 27, 2019 The general opinion of VT is massively removed from the opinion of the general public, usually because it's far more cynical. This is both a negative and a positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 28, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted December 28, 2019 13 hours ago, rjw63 said: Garam masala maybe but that's a mixture of many other spices. I make my own. The heat spices are obviously the ones that disagree with you, and they are chilli, ginger, black pepper. And maybe mustard seed. That's it I think. Yeah, but separately, I like those things. Chilli, great. Ginger, absolutely love it. Black pepper's a bit 'meh' (I prefer white). Mustard's fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wainy316 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 On 27/12/2019 at 20:18, Vive_La_Villa said: I’ve always found further North you go the friendlier the people are. But on the flip side they’re also more likely to glass you too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 29, 2019 Moderator Share Posted December 29, 2019 Joggers have mental heath issues and cyclists are anarchists 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 29, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted December 29, 2019 14 minutes ago, bickster said: Joggers have mental heath issues I'm glad to see you distinguished them from runners by using the J word. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 29, 2019 Moderator Share Posted December 29, 2019 1 minute ago, mjmooney said: I'm glad to see you distinguished them from runners by using the J word. Oh there's definitely a difference between the two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 The best thing you can do as an individual for the environment is to not have (more) children. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 29, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted December 29, 2019 4 minutes ago, sne said: The best thing you can do as an individual for the environment is to not have (more) children. OK, I won't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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