cheers.
why am I being a cunt?

she's in a country, voluntarily, and has violated one of their laws. that law was not put into place after she went, it was in place a long time before.
if I were making the decision about what to do about her, it'd involve taking her to one side and telling her not to upset the religious nutters again, pretty please. in those words.
should she prove to be a staunch christian, she would most likely take some offence at that, though that offence would have no legal basis in that country.
I'm not making the decision. someone who is probably muslim is making that decision (vast sweeping generalisations aside, if the law's religious, the person adjudicating will most likely be of that religion).
( evilstevie misses the Orange Place of late, Wed 28 Nov 2007, 17:01, archived)

LAST WORD LAST WORD LAST WORD
I was objecting mostly to the "If you are brazillian and an electrician in Britain..." part.

Which is ludicrous and makes me shake with anger in my belly.
( The Baroness The Harlot Pimpernel, Wed 28 Nov 2007, 18:03, archived)

I'll agree it's ludicrous
but I'm also pointing out that sometimes very very stupid things are done and still considered "legal" (how many of the cops who shot menezes have been tried for manslaughter or murder?). this, despite the fact that an (apparently - I have no in-depth knowledge on any crimes other than his lack of being a terrierist) innocent man lost his life through blatant idiocy through an action intended to uphold the law.
( evilstevie misses the Orange Place of late, Wed 28 Nov 2007, 18:33, archived)