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I went to an all girls school. What some of the male teachers had to put up with was ridiculous.
Valentine cards, love notes, graffiti saying such and such loves Mr Whoever.
One male teacher left abruptly as a girl tried to kiss him! Another male teacher had girls knocking on his door at weekends.
Having said that, the teacher in this article really should have known better.
@(f)politics? wrote:
badger baiting is all to do with the dogs, the strongest, the bravest etc etc, sadly it is something that still goes on, on the quiet, although it is illegal, the culling, i believe will be done with shooters not dogs, so they couldn’t be more different, so i’m not sure how this will encourage baiters, it is still illegal, and is using a completely different weapon, so they won’t be able to hide behind the culling cop out, so i’m not sure i understand that point?
:roll:
@jen_jen wrote:
No I haven’t missed your point, I’m just disagreeing with your last point. Resorting to such emotive statements that are highly unlikely is unnecessary (in my opinion), encourages an “us and them” style debate and draws the focus away from the argument for vaccination over culling. Surely that’s counter-productive when trying to get as many people as possible to sign the petition?
From what I’ve read, my interpretation is that the roll-out of the vaccination programme is a trial, if it continues to be successful and proven to consistently reduce bovine TB then it will, in time, replace culling. The sooner that happens and both badgers and cattle can enjoy as TB-free lives as we humans do the better.
I think you’ll find that once the cull gets under way, the badger baiters will be out in force.
After all, the government, in deciding on the cull, have re-cataegorised the badger from being an animal, once worthy of being a protected species, to suddenly becoming a pest that needs to be culled en masse.
IMHO Badger baiters will just get in on the act and think that if it’s ok for the govt to kill badgers, then it’s ok for them.
You may think I am using it to persuade opinion but I’m not – that’s why I posted the links to the debate in the first place rather than leading with my badger baiting arguement. :roll:
@tinks wrote:
hey tw@t I got a bullet with your name on it
Hehe! :P
I must admit, I wasn’t suggesting you shoot him, rather that you could keep all wannabe dustbin closers from being first in the queue. :P
@jen_jen wrote:
Badger baiting is illegal and I suspect that the majority of badger baiters would be highly unlikely to bother applying for a licence to cull, undertake the training required or comply with the controls required. The approach to culling wouldn’t satisfy those who enjoy badger baiting.
An intelligent person knows the difference between culling and killing for “sport”, I’m sure you can debate an already emotive topic without resorting to that kind of argument.
You’ve totally missed my point. :roll:
@tinks wrote:
@panda12 wrote:
He can apologise all he likes but he sold his soul to the devil in order to grasp a bit of power which in the end, is nothing but a token.
Hopefully, an entire generation of students will never ever vote Lib Dem thus consigning this ridiculous excuse for a political party to the dustbin of history.
and I’d like to be the one who puts on the lid :D
You’ll have plenty of competition, tinks.
The only way you can guarantee being first in the queue is to get ya gun out. :P
@jen_jen wrote:
So signing a petition that says “We urge the government to stop the cull and implement the more sustainable and humane solution of both a vaccination programme for badgers and cattle, along with improved testing and biosecurity.” is pretty meaningless when there isn’t an effective vaccine available then… :?
Sorry Jen I was being facetious but not directly aimed at you.
There is a vaccine for badgers and it is already being deployed in some areas:
http://www.fera.defra.gov.uk/wildlife/ecologyManagement/bvdp/
However, the government prefers to press ahead with culling. No doubt those who enjoy the disgusting “sport” of badger baiting will see this as legitimising their own killing. I envisage badger baiting will increase. :roll:
Thank you, Moment and Terry.
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