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SIN BINS FOR WORST FAMILIES

Thursday July 23,2009
By Alison Little

THOUSANDS of the worst families in England are to be put in “sin bins” in a bid to change their bad behaviour, Ed Balls announced yesterday.

The Children’s Secretary set out £400million plans to put 20,000 problem families under 24-hour CCTV supervision in their own homes.

They will be monitored to ensure that children attend school, go to bed on time and eat proper meals.

Private security guards will also be sent round to carry out home checks, while parents will be given help to combat drug and alcohol addiction.

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Whatever happened to "The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the crown. It may be frail – its roof may shake – the wind may blow through it – the storm may enter – the rain may enter – but the King of England cannot enter"?

Now the state forces victimized grandmothers to take down their barbed wire fences for fear that future burglars may injure themselves in the process of ripping her off. Meanwhile, actual criminals engaged in actual burglary, vendalism, pedophilia, death threats, bodily harm, and even arson are handled with a "caution," basically a letter of reprimand and a "mark on their permanent record," and zero real consequences. Absolutely loony.

As for the "greatest good for the greatest numbers" claim, have you even watched the special feature on this DVD? It's 100% symptomatic or Britain's philosophical malaise.

So why the continual freaking out about being one heartbeat away from fascism? What am I missing here?

That's great- ignorance and arrogance on an unheard of level!
Maybe you could explain to the class just what you mean by British mindless acceptance of Marxism?
And while you're at it, could you let us know how you can at once make derogatory remarks abut a (perceived) belief system and at the same time boast of the concept of 'individual liberty'? Do you know what irony is?

I agree wholeheartedly. It was the best thing about this series.

"nothing I've seen in a lifetime of American TV has come close to equalling the openly-evil portrayal of the British Government."

Except, perhaps, the unexpected universal cheering from movie audiences all around the country when the aliens pulverized the White House in "Independence Day."

Best avoid dating British women.

And in the DVD extra, the director himself whinges on and on about the crushing responsibility that falls on government types to make no-win decisions (aw, poor, poor government — it's so tough to decide who else is going to die, as long as it's never you), and about the "great sacrifice" that Barrowman made (hey, what about the kid?)

I don't know what it is with the British and their mindless acceptance of the Marxist "greatest good for the greatest number" (and of course "some pigs are more equal than others"), but I despair that they will ever actually understand the concept off individual liberty.

What about Rommanna? Clearly Doctor #4 and her were an item.

I don't think he did, to be honest. The Season 4 finale ends with a torturously awkward scene – deliberately so – in which The Doctor can't bring himself to say "I love you" to rose, while his human-bodied clone can do it with no difficulty. The very strong implication I took from that – and I think it was deliberate – is that the doctor is not sexually compatable with humans, even though he looks it. Pheremones are wrong, or maybe the plumbing is wrong, I dunno, but I got the very strong impression that The Doctor never slept with any of his companions (Excepting Rommanna, of course)