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Posted: 13:29 Dec 26 2003
Events of the year...
There have been many events, great and small, but Police chief wins damages fron Mail on Sunday seems worth mentioning because it seems largely to have escaped notice.
Brian Paddick, of course, is the former commander in Lambeth whose words ("The concept of anarchy has always appealed to me"
to a Brixton website have spawned a host of imitators...
Brian Paddick, of course, is the former commander in Lambeth whose words ("The concept of anarchy has always appealed to me"
to a Brixton website have spawned a host of imitators...
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Funny, don't think there was a thread about this on Urban75.com (the site where, according to the tabloids, Paddick said he "supported Anarchy", except for the small fact he actually didn't).
For the sake of much needed clarity, these are his actual words in full.
"The concept of anarchism has always appealed to me. The idea of the innate goodness of the individual that is corrupted by society or the system. It is a theoretical argument but I am not sure everyone would behave well if there were no laws and no system. I believe there are many people forced into causing harm to others by the way society operates at the moment. They would not have to behave in this way if the current system did not exist or was radically different. What am I saying here? I am saying that the way society operates at the moment, with all the injustice and discrimination, pushes people to act against their nature to damage and harm others. Eradicate all injustice and discrimination - would that stop all people damaging and harming each other - I am not sure. If there were still people who would continue to exploit and harm others, how would you stop such injustice if you had no system, no society?"
Not exactly as juicy a soundbite as "You've converted me, I [heave, gasp] support Anarchy", is it? Old Brian has misunderstood Anarchism a wee bit (it means no rulers, not no rules), but I think his appreciation of it is a far sight better than most cops'.
Damn good news on the litigation front, it really couldn't happen to a nicer publication, could it? The Mail without checkbook journalism though, that's like an eskimo without snow. May it have given the Rothermeres a thoroughly un merry Christmas!
(Edited by Byron 27/12/2003 09:27)
For the sake of much needed clarity, these are his actual words in full.
"The concept of anarchism has always appealed to me. The idea of the innate goodness of the individual that is corrupted by society or the system. It is a theoretical argument but I am not sure everyone would behave well if there were no laws and no system. I believe there are many people forced into causing harm to others by the way society operates at the moment. They would not have to behave in this way if the current system did not exist or was radically different. What am I saying here? I am saying that the way society operates at the moment, with all the injustice and discrimination, pushes people to act against their nature to damage and harm others. Eradicate all injustice and discrimination - would that stop all people damaging and harming each other - I am not sure. If there were still people who would continue to exploit and harm others, how would you stop such injustice if you had no system, no society?"
Not exactly as juicy a soundbite as "You've converted me, I [heave, gasp] support Anarchy", is it? Old Brian has misunderstood Anarchism a wee bit (it means no rulers, not no rules), but I think his appreciation of it is a far sight better than most cops'.
Damn good news on the litigation front, it really couldn't happen to a nicer publication, could it? The Mail without checkbook journalism though, that's like an eskimo without snow. May it have given the Rothermeres a thoroughly un merry Christmas!
(Edited by Byron 27/12/2003 09:27)
Posted: 09:20 Dec 27 2003