tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post3524803974864784638..comments2024-03-25T12:55:40.911+00:00Comments on Caron's Musings: Should rioters lose their benefits and be sent to Afghanistan?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04988201531739344840noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-64430277905412901342011-08-14T09:06:48.036+01:002011-08-14T09:06:48.036+01:00I have a strong suspicion that a good number of th...I have a strong suspicion that a good number of those 120,000 e-petitioners would prefer that nobody got any benefits anyway (whether a involved in the riots or not).VamboRoolshttps://twitter.com/#!/VamboRoolsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-17524556603584155342011-08-12T14:18:31.896+01:002011-08-12T14:18:31.896+01:00Yes, because that would mean punishing the poor mo...Yes, because that would mean punishing the poor more than the better off, and we NEVER do that in our society, do we?<br /><br />* eyeballs bankers and Blears *Jennie Rigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893281560181289667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-24624791598449274442011-08-12T12:58:46.596+01:002011-08-12T12:58:46.596+01:00Jennie, of course you are right - there's a wh...Jennie, of course you are right - there's a whole mix of people who were involved in the rioting. There will be some people claiming benefits though who will be convicted and we have to make sure that the view that their benefit should be stopped does not prevail. That would be very dangerous.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04988201531739344840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-70003599332334501592011-08-12T11:47:51.320+01:002011-08-12T11:47:51.320+01:00I've only been following this blog about a wee...I've only been following this blog about a week, but so far everything I've seen you post I've agreed with.<br /><br />I've been shocked and disappointed by the views people have been airing, including some supposedly liberal commentators. It's good to hear someone consistently and calmly standing up for sheer bloody common sense on the subject._madmogs_http://twitter.com/#!/_madmogs_noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-43960927254968997612011-08-12T11:40:11.402+01:002011-08-12T11:40:11.402+01:00Actual rioters: http://menmedia.co.uk/manchesterev...Actual rioters: http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1455374_instant-justice-faces-of-first-men-jailed-for-their-part-in-manchester-and-salford-riots Mostly white, many with jobs, nearly all over 18. Can you and me and all the sensible people stop others spouting this bullshit about it all being black kids on benefits now?<br /><br />I suspect we can't, can we? :(Jennie Rigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893281560181289667noreply@blogger.com