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Re: Firearms licensing costs discussed in Parliament
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:01 pm
by Demonic69
That's a bit sick and offensive to be honest, also quite irrelevant!
Re: Firearms licensing costs discussed in Parliament
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 2:47 pm
by Gaz
mr smith wrote:Look at the cert......
Dear Sir/Madam
With regard to the image accompanying this story, your picture editor appears not to have looked closely enough at the text on the shotgun certificate. This is a picture of Derrick Bird's SGC. As you may be aware, Bird murdered a large number of people using the shotguns detailed on that certificate.
I suggest this image is highly inappropriate and offensive, both to members of the shooting public and relatives of Bird's victims alike. Perhaps your picture desk would like to replace this image on this story and delete it from your library.
Kind regards,
Gaz
Let's see what the response is - I'd be pretty sure that picture's in their image library tagged "firearm" or "shotgun" and at first glance it just looks like just another stock image. If they refuse to change it....!
Re: Firearms licensing costs discussed in Parliament
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:48 pm
by Mike357
Picture seems to have now disappeared.
Re: Firearms licensing costs discussed in Parliament
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:53 pm
by Christel
Yes, picture has disappeared.
Anyone read the comment left at the bottom of the article?
Re: Firearms licensing costs discussed in Parliament
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:19 pm
by IainWR
christel wrote:Yes, picture has disappeared.
Anyone read the comment left at the bottom of the article?
I logged in and left a polite and reasoned alternative view. It lasted 30 seconds.
Re: Firearms licensing costs discussed in Parliament
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:20 pm
by Christel
IainWR wrote:christel wrote:Yes, picture has disappeared.
Anyone read the comment left at the bottom of the article?
I logged in and left a polite and reasoned alternative view. It lasted 30 seconds.
Was it removed?!
Re: Firearms licensing costs discussed in Parliament
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:22 pm
by Christel
There is a positive comment there now,
I have copied and pasted it here just in case....
Johnmcr | February 14 2014, 4:07PM
No, Lizzy. The government, recognising that licensing of firearms is an imposition on a minority for the benefit of the public, declined to dump the full cost on the minority disadvantaged by the process. Given that firearms licensing is not done for the benefit of the licensed, it is open to argument that the entire cost should fall on the public purse.
Read more:
http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/rai ... z2tJXUkkYK
Re: Firearms licensing costs discussed in Parliament
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:38 pm
by ovenpaa
The OP's previous posts make for interesting reading as well, she has certainly nailed her colours to the mast.
http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/peo ... ofile.html
Re: Firearms licensing costs discussed in Parliament
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 7:48 pm
by Sim G
Tried giving her a "thumbs down" rating. Registered her comment with a "-1", which was reset to zero when you go back to the page!
And to think that journalists and newspapers call the police dishonest.....
Re: Firearms licensing costs discussed in Parliament
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 7:51 pm
by IainWR
Sim G wrote:Tried giving her a "thumbs down" rating. Registered her comment with a "-1", which was reset to zero when you go back to the page!
And to think that journalists and newspapers call the police dishonest.....
To be fair, it's a differential counter (she had +3 when I voted which took it to +2).