13-09-12, 08:38 AM
It's occurred to me what's wrong. All this week I have been eating in restaurants, drinking in bars, and enjoying the facilities of various places. None of those places have security cameras, neither are they in evidence on the streets. Last night I ordered peppered steak for two, ice cream desserts, and four pints of lager. It was all served outside, and I could have easily walked away without paying at any time. The bill came to around £50.00 which I paid afterwards When leaving.
If I fuelled the Yamaha up to the brim it wouldn't hold £50 quids worth of fuel yet we are treated as potential thieves. The difference between the two examples is that the first one took place in Majorca where life is lived with the presumption of innocence, and the latter in the UK where the presumption of guilt is the norm. There are thieving bastards everywhere, but in the UK there is the presumption that you are one.
If I fuelled the Yamaha up to the brim it wouldn't hold £50 quids worth of fuel yet we are treated as potential thieves. The difference between the two examples is that the first one took place in Majorca where life is lived with the presumption of innocence, and the latter in the UK where the presumption of guilt is the norm. There are thieving bastards everywhere, but in the UK there is the presumption that you are one.