Mr Whelan
Your statement infers that we should be held responsible for our actions; you have clearly not given this enough thought!
In our modern multicultural utopia we are constantly reminded that we should not EVER be responsible for our own actions, you only have to look to how our great legal system has geared up to ensuring that, should you have a fall or trip, you are honour bound to seek recompense from who ever you can find to blame!
In fact we are CONSTANTLY reminded via the media that we have a legal right to litigation for even the most innocuous of situations, this evening I myself have received two E-mails on this very subject, one of these pointed out 21 differing ways that I could claim compensation for an accident that has not even happened yet.
In fact it is now such a large industry that even suggesting that anyone should be responsible for their own actions is tantamount to TREASON, your views on self responsibility could (if they gained general approval) cause the whole blasted pack of cards to collapse, just where would we be then?
We would have no one to blame but ourselves!!
As for poaching, I too bailiff several sections of club water, this season I have captured quite a number of “Anglers†that were fishing without permission or the correct paperwork, of these, some were obviously of British decent, “trying it onâ€, but many were Eastern Europeans, several of these had enough English to accuse me of being “racist†but then did not know enough English to carry a conversation, but the words “thief†and “night lines†certainly caused a reaction!
In the main I don’t care where they come from, but I do care that they are trying to steal the club’s fish.
I don’t know if I am a “racist†or not, I did not think I was, but then again, I did not know that “thieves†were a race!!
Chris
I fear that you are right mate!
I wish I had a time machine
Tight lines.