Maybe the people who dictate social policy in this country think that if we all jumped off of tall buildings often enough it would alter the law of gravity
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They overlook the reality of human nature, which they mistakeny assumed could be altered by sociol science/humanist based legislation, rather than by knowing the difference between right and wrong. They outlawed gun's (although the police still use them
) has it stopped or reduced gun crime? Did there new law stop people wanting to use gun's?
Any way the govt couldnt care less if a few folk die, they are FAR more concerned wether they stay in power and get the perks and privelidge's of high office. They simply dont listen to the public opinion on many thorny issues, I wont mention specific's. They decided already what to do just gotta find ways and means to spin and con the voter into supporting it all. They dont like having to have elections, and often show contempt for the "wrong result's" eg when the people in the north east emphatically rejected a N E assembly, and they said we'll go ahead any way
Look at the way they ignored public support for hunting, or the fuel protest's (downing street petition) Correct me if I'm wrong, but when you start to mess with the basic's of democracy ( free speech, free press, free election's etc) your rapidly on your way to a totalitarian state, wether left or right wing, they all **** in the same pot (as my grandfather used to say)