Are Police to Ban the wearing of England Shirts in Pubs During the World cup ?

[Niles Crane]

This, like other similar stories, have their positives. They really help to weed out a lot of nasty and dimwitted people.

I left Facebook ages ago, but i've read that this latest craze of scaremongering is helping a lot of people finally clear out their "friend" list.

[punky]

Originally Posted by foreverwar

Liberalconspiracy

You'd think they should know better, but of course not:

It is however true that the Licensing Act gives police too much power to shut down local events. I made the same case when the Met used the Licensing Act’s Form 696 to stop black and Asian music live events across London.

When you want to make someone (especially the police) then play the "itz cuz I iz black init" card

Until the police come out in public and declare the truth then so called lies will breed and spread.
In a country where there is meant to be universal laws there are discrepencies.

http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/new...uld_be_racist/

If people are offended by a flag or shirt I suggest they be helped pack their bags.

But that would mean they would spend most of their time denying baseless unfounded stories.

And then you would get the "no smoke without fire" people, stating that there must be some basis for the story, otherwise why would it be denied.

Lose-lose situation.

[Xaccers]

Originally Posted by arcamalpha2004

Until the police come out in public and declare the truth then so called lies will breed and spread.
In a country where there is meant to be universal laws there are discrepencies.

http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/new...uld_be_racist/

If people are offended by a flag or shirt I suggest they be helped pack their bags.

Do you also believe that the Red Arrows were snubbed for the 2012 olympics a few years back?

[broadbandking]

Originally Posted by arcamalpha2004

Until the police come out in public and declare the truth then so called lies will breed and spread.
In a country where there is meant to be universal laws there are discrepencies.

http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/new...uld_be_racist/

If people are offended by a flag or shirt I suggest they be helped pack their bags.

[Flyboy]

Originally Posted by Rob M

You still banging this drum?

When did Facebook groups become an appropriate indicator of the truth?

How about the Facebook group that's against Facebook charging for access (categorically not true)? How about the Facebook group campaigning against the BBC cancelling Top Gear (categorically not true)? How about the Facebook group that convinced a number of people that there was a virus running rampant on Facebook and gave instructions for deleting an application from your applications list (the application was actually only being shown due to a code bug in a recent change and was NECESSARY to enable you to be able to see your friends list properly, so categorically not true)?

The problem with Facebook groups like that is that they're normally started either by someone that's got so little in their life to hold on to that brings them joy that they feel the need to attract attention in order to feel important, or they're started by idiots that see a story and immediately start spouting about how 'outraged' they are before they've even checked the facts.
In the end all they succeeding in doing is convincing other idiots (who are similarly unable to tell truth from fiction, and similarly idiotic enough not to check the facts of something before screaming and shouting about a loss of their liberties) that they need to join the group and spread the word.

Pathetic.

The trouble is, when these stories are proven to be not true, the author of these groups then start spouting, "It was we what won it." Providing themselves with even more attention.

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Originally Posted by Maggy J

Actually I prefer 'a Lie can run around the world faster than the truth can put it's boots on'.

Coined by "Gentleman" Jim Callaghan himself.

Originally Posted by Flyboy

The trouble is, when these stories are proven to be not true, the author of these groups then start spouting, "It was we what won it." Providing themselves with even more attention.

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Coined by "Gentleman" Jim Callaghan himself.

He must have heard it at one of Reverend Charles Spurgeon's sermons, then, on April 1st, 1855 .....

If you want truth to go round the world you must hire an express train to pull it; but if you want a lie to go round the world, it will fly: it is as light as a feather, and a breath will carry it. It is well said in the old proverb, "A lie will go round the world while truth is pulling its boots on."

[BBKing]

Are Police to Ban the wearing of England Shirts in Pubs During the World cup ?

No.

To save me from reading five pages of mouthbreathing windowlickers claiming this is the end of civilisation, have we got to the stage of establishing that this is all made up as usual?

A few pages back.

[Flyboy]

Originally Posted by foreverwar

He must have heard it at one of Reverend Charles Spurgeon's sermons, then, on April 1st, 1855 .....

Aah, didn't realise someone else had claimed that honoured, thank you.

[Tezcatlipoca]

Originally Posted by arcamalpha2004

Until the police come out in public and declare the truth then so called lies will breed and spread.

"England flag police crackdown rumour 'nonsense' "

Originally Posted by BBC News

A police force has described Facebook rumours of a pub ban on England flags during the World Cup as "nonsense".

The force also moved to quash an "urban myth" claiming pub landlords had been asked not to serve anyone wearing England football shirts.

(snip)

Insp Howard Lewis-Jones, of West Midlands Police, said there had been no directive stating that pubs should not bear flags.

(snip)

The Metropolitan Police says the advice, issued in March, was never meant to be seen as a ban on England flags or shirts.

A spokesman said: "...However, licensees are not obliged to follow our advice and there is no policy to stop the wearing of England shirts."

[broadbandking]

So to put it at rest, THE STORY ISN'T TRUE.

[PeteLockwood]

where i live (oldham) the local council HAS BANNED (been in our local paper) people from wearing england tops at any of the pubs in the town centre because of violence (it aint happened yet how do they know?)

[broadbandking]

A local council is different to the police, maybe some towns will do this, but people won't pay attention, I can't see it lasting.