"Jeremy Parker" writes:
> This [pavement cycling] surely must be one of the most memorably silly statements any
> government minister, of any party, has ever made. It shows that the
> man is not fit to be in parliament, let alone government.
Frankly, it's about as memorable as all the rest.
> Once a law is passed, IT'S THE LAW. It's the law for all.
I know you would like this to be true. I think I would like it to be
true too, as a general principle. But realistically, it's a long way
from true. Nobody (except for eight year olds and computer
programmers) honestly believes that the the law in general is applied
evenly and without special favour, and if we got all het up every time
it isn't we'd never relax. See any anti-terrorism or public order
legislation for further details.
7 people listening to a tape recording of Ravel's Bolero in a public
park? Illegal rave, bring the riot police. Heaven help them if the
park is within the parliamentary exclusion zone, too.
-dan |