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Topic History of: Ahh, shame ! Our Troops are stressed !
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Godiver |
and that's the very reason that i'm saying.... ah forget it, life is too short. |
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Godiver wrote:
You illustrated it works in a country that i believe is not comparable with the UK. It's a simple point that i'm making.
Stop being pedantic ... you were hinting that it could not possibly work. IT DOES - as I have shown.
The 2 countries are both democratic, and elect their own governments. There are numerous other countries (Sweden / Switzerland) that, even if they do still have an army, don't interfere constantl;y in other countries' business. |
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Godiver |
You said <<< Consider the implications before you shoot your mouth off because the alternative is having no army - would that work ITK? would it? >>>
I have just shown you that it DOES work !
It's like debating with a child...... You illustrated it works in a country that i believe is not comparable with the UK. It's a simple point that i'm making. |
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Pete Clarke wrote:
Try Googling "Costa Rica Police Brutality" and I'll bet you get more than Zero results...
I did find this ....
Costa Rica is a longstanding, stable, constitutional democracy with a unicameral Legislative Assembly directly elected in free multiparty elections every 4 years. Miguel Angel Rodriguez of the Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) won the presidency in the 1998 elections, in which approximately 70 percent of eligible voters cast ballots. The judiciary is generally independent.
The 1949 Constitution abolished the military forces. The Ministry of Public Security--which includes specialized units such as the antidrug police--and the Ministry of the Presidency share responsibility for law enforcement and national security. Several police units are combined within the Ministry of Public Security into a single "public force" that includes the Border Guard, the Rural Guard, and the Civil Guard. Public security forces generally observe procedural safeguards established by law and the Constitution; however, members of these forces occasionally committed human rights abuses.
The population is approximately 3.8 million, and the market economy is based primarily on light industry, tourism, and agriculture. The law grants substantial rights to squatters who invade uncultivated land, regardless of who may hold title to the property.
The Government generally respected the human rights of its citizens, and the law and judiciary provide effective means of dealing with individual instances of abuse; however, there were problems in a few areas. There were some instances of physical abuse by police and prison guards, but reports of police abuse of authority or misconduct decreased during the year.
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Source - The US State Department !
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/wha/8329.htm
WHEN did you last hear of a British police officer being punished? |
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zooloo |
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