Oh look...

.... the dear old fascists in ACPO are flying a kite:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4793117.stm

What a great idea, give plod the right to ban you from driving, fine
you, or bar you from a public place without any of that inconvenient
"court" nonsense.

They'll be wanting the highly-polished jackboots next, I expect.

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Hitler was voted in democratically.
The Gestapo gradually usurped judicial power
Elections then became unnecessary

tad scary imho

 

No, he wasn't. He was appointed Chancellor in accordance with the
democratic procedures laid down in the then Weimar Republic's
constitution, but that is a long way from being the same as being voted
in.

 

The comic-bookisti must be loving this. Life imitates 2000AD.

 

Technically Hog's correct - he *was* voted in, but you're correct as he was
only voted in as whatever the then German version of an MP is.

IIRC from my O-Level history he was shoe-horned into the position of
Chancellor by the use of some rather dodgy arguments during a time of great
recession as a way of appeasing a loud-mouthed minority party...

Dave

 

Bugger. I've only just broken them in as well.

 

"You have been judged"

Might get some decent flying bikes out of it though ..

P.

 

Stop splitting hairs, it sounded so good

 

I was careful not to say "as PM" or any such

 

From the state of them in the film they must have been descended from a
Ducati.

 

Make sure they get kitted with FT stuff and they won't be going
anywhere.

 

If it's good enough for Günter Grass...

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"I was only in at the end of it Guvnr"

 

No, he wasn't.

FFS.

He wasn't voted in by MPs either. Nor by anybody. He was appointed by
the President, Hindenburg.

What grade did you get? ;-)

 

5 live were having a debate about this.

Interestingly, according to the chap from the police union, ACPO didn't
bother to ask their own rank and file thought of hte idea either.

ie it's hot air from the top designed to look like they're doing
*something*.

Stops them looking racist too, of course.

 

FFS. I didn't say that.

Nor by anybody. He was appointed by

He was appointed *Chancellor* by Hindenburg Which is the bit I agreed with
you on.

You'd get a 'D' at best for reading the text properly....

Dave

 

True, true. I've had a rough day.