Comments on: “Ratzinger Rules” http://www.godless.biz/2008/07/15/ratzinger-rules/ ...believe us or go to hell. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: askegg http://www.godless.biz/2008/07/15/ratzinger-rules/#comment-71 askegg Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:31:38 +0000 http://godless.biz/2008/07/ratzinger-rules/#comment-71 The <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/15/2304223.htm" rel="nofollow">ABC has just posted a follow up story</a> in which the New South Wales Opposition Leader expresses concerns over the graffiti on one of our most treasured memorials.  In it the <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione says</span> <blockquote> <div><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">"It's not derogatory but it's terribly offensive to diggers particularly when you start to deface some of those sacred sites like the war memorial," he said. </span></div> </blockquote> <div><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">I agree it IS offensive, but where are the special laws to protect protect us from these marauding pilgrims?  Surely if the Catholics can have special laws enacted to protect them from "being offended", then isn't it only fair that we have laws going the other way?</span></div> <div> <div></div> </div> <div><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">I know there already ARE laws against this kind of behaviour, and the perpetrators will be charged if caught, but don't the pilgrims need to abide by those laws anyway?</span></div> The ABC has just posted a follow up story in which the New South Wales Opposition Leader expresses concerns over the graffiti on one of our most treasured memorials.  In it the NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione says

“It’s not derogatory but it’s terribly offensive to diggers particularly when you start to deface some of those sacred sites like the war memorial,” he said.
I agree it IS offensive, but where are the special laws to protect protect us from these marauding pilgrims?  Surely if the Catholics can have special laws enacted to protect them from “being offended”, then isn’t it only fair that we have laws going the other way?
I know there already ARE laws against this kind of behaviour, and the perpetrators will be charged if caught, but don’t the pilgrims need to abide by those laws anyway?
]]> By: askegg http://www.godless.biz/2008/07/15/ratzinger-rules/#comment-70 askegg Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:58:08 +0000 http://godless.biz/2008/07/ratzinger-rules/#comment-70 Now who do *I* complain to when "World Youth Day" supporters vandalise public property?  <div> </div> <div>I find the whole events annoying, but there is no law protecting me from them (<a href="http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/06/30/1214677946009.html" rel="nofollow">they are protected</a>). How is this equality?</div> Now who do *I* complain to when “World Youth Day” supporters vandalise public property? 

I find the whole events annoying, but there is no law protecting me from them (they are protected). How is this equality?
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