FAO Simon Mason

You have previously said that you believe that speeding is equivalent
to shoplifting. You have also said that your wife was caught
speeding.

So are you saying that you wouldn't have reacted any differently if
she'd been caught shoplifting instead? Be honest now.

Speeding isn't *really* the same as shoplifting, is it? One is a
normal behaviour, which is safe in itself and practised daily and
broadly accepted by decent, educated people; the other is not.
Everyone instinctively knows that they're different, and that's
because they are. People should trust such instincts instead of
attempting to override them with false logic.

On Sat, 16 May 2009 08:06:06 -0700 (PDT), Nuxx Bar
wrote:

You have previously said that you believe that speeding is equivalent
to shoplifting. You have also said that your wife was caught
speeding.

So are you saying that you wouldn't have reacted any differently if
she'd been caught shoplifting instead? Be honest now.

Speeding isn't *really* the same as shoplifting, is it?

No.

Most speeders do so in the mistaken belief that they are doing nothing
wrong, and try to justify their behaviour to themselves and others.
Whereas shoplifters do so with the full knowledge that what they are
doing is wrong.

It seems, then, that shoplifters are being more honest to themselves
than speeders.

On Sat, 16 May 2009 18:41:24 +0100, Tom Crispin
wrote:

Most speeders do so in the mistaken belief that they are doing nothing
wrong, and try to justify their behaviour to themselves and others.
Whereas shoplifters do so with the full knowledge that what they are
doing is wrong.

Also shoplifting does not usually endanger anybody's life.

Guy
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Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:

Tom Crispin wrote:

Most speeders do so in the mistaken belief that they are doing nothing
wrong, and try to justify their behaviour to themselves and others.
Whereas shoplifters do so with the full knowledge that what they are
doing is wrong.

Also shoplifting does not usually endanger anybody's life.

And, of course, exceeding an arbitrary speed limit also does not usually
endanger anybody's life.

On Sat, 16 May 2009 19:30:39 +0100, JNugent
wrote:

Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:

Tom Crispin wrote:

Most speeders do so in the mistaken belief that they are doing nothing
wrong, and try to justify their behaviour to themselves and others.
Whereas shoplifters do so with the full knowledge that what they are
doing is wrong.

Also shoplifting does not usually endanger anybody's life.

And, of course, exceeding an arbitrary speed limit also does not usually
endanger anybody's life.

It's certainly more likely to endanger someone's life than slipping a
couple of lipsticks into a handbag.

"Tom Crispin" wrote in message
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On Sat, 16 May 2009 19:30:39 +0100, JNugent
wrote:

Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:

Tom Crispin wrote:

Most speeders do so in the mistaken belief that they are doing nothing
wrong, and try to justify their behaviour to themselves and others.
Whereas shoplifters do so with the full knowledge that what they are
doing is wrong.

Also shoplifting does not usually endanger anybody's life.

And, of course, exceeding an arbitrary speed limit also does not usually
endanger anybody's life.

It's certainly more likely to endanger someone's life than slipping a
couple of lipsticks into a handbag.

C'mon you are arguing with Numpty Nugent here, a car travelling at 40 mph
and only 12 inches from a cyclist couldn't *possibly* hurt anyone.

Tom Crispin wrote:

JNugent wrote:
Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
Tom Crispin wrote:

Most speeders do so in the mistaken belief that they are doing nothing
wrong, and try to justify their behaviour to themselves and others.
Whereas shoplifters do so with the full knowledge that what they are
doing is wrong.

Also shoplifting does not usually endanger anybody's life.

And, of course, exceeding an arbitrary speed limit also does not usually
endanger anybody's life.

It's certainly more likely to endanger someone's life than slipping a
couple of lipsticks into a handbag.

Is that the best you can do? It's feeble.

On May 16, 8:06*pm, "mileburner" wrote:

C'mon you are arguing with Numpty Nugent here, a car travelling at 40 mph
and only 12 inches from a cyclist couldn't *possibly* hurt anyone.

In this thread at least, you're actually being even more of a ****wit
than Chapman. Quite an achievement, that. And you're also showing
very effectively just how intolerant car-haters are of anyone who
opposes them: JNugent is always careful to be polite, restrained, etc,
but you still throw pathetic insults at him. No-one is allowed to
speak out in any way against the anti-motorist machine, because you
know that if they do, they'll show pretty effortlessly just how
illogical the whole anti-car nonsense is.

On May 16, 10:27*pm, JNugent wrote:
Tom Crispin wrote:
JNugent wrote:
Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
Tom Crispin wrote:
Most speeders do so in the mistaken belief that they are doing nothing
wrong, and try to justify their behaviour to themselves and others.
Whereas shoplifters do so with the full knowledge that what they are
doing is wrong.
Also shoplifting does not usually endanger anybody's life.
And, of course, exceeding an arbitrary speed limit also does not usually
endanger anybody's life.
It's certainly more likely to endanger someone's life than slipping a
couple of lipsticks into a handbag.

Is that the best you can do? It's feeble.

Did you honestly expect anything else?

On May 16, 10:06*am, Nuxx Bar wrote:
You have previously said that you believe that speeding is equivalent
to shoplifting. *You have also said that your wife was caught
speeding.

So are you saying that you wouldn't have reacted any differently if
she'd been caught shoplifting instead? *Be honest now.

Speeding isn't *really* the same as shoplifting, is it? *One is a
normal behaviour, which is safe in itself and practised daily and
broadly accepted by decent, educated people; the other is not.
Everyone instinctively knows that they're different, and that's
because they are. *People should trust such instincts instead of
attempting to override them with false logic.

Hang, let me go google how many people have been killed by a shop
lifter. Twit.