What’s your most controversial opinion? **Read OP** **Mod Note in Post #3372**

From a purely aesthetic point of view. The 1863 Confederate Navy Jack is one hell of a class looking flag.

Shame.

If there is one thing I have in abundance it's empathy. Ofcourse there needs to be a strong focus on rehabilitation (hence me saying there ought to be a scheme where one can earn there way back into good standing as a fellow citizen by being conviction free and of maintaining a good character for say 3-5 years. There's a huge problem (especially in countries like America) were felons who truly want to and make a good faith effort to go straight can't because of their convictions, this is why I suggested some sort of a scheme to seal a persons records after they have proven themselves reformed by maintaining a good character for certain period, this way potential employers won't know about their past (some crimes would be exempt from the scheme such as sex offenders and other paticularly heinous crimes as it doesn't serve the common good to allow these types to have their convictions sealed). Here's the thing, i'm not talking about what were once termed 'ordinary decent criminals', i'm talking about the scum of the Earth who have commit extremely heinous crimes over and over again and have sometimes have hundreds of convictions yet get extremely lenient sentences over and over again. I remember reading about an animal who raped his daughter for over 13 years and he got about 18 months, is this what you advocate? I advocate appropriate sentencing. One more thing life should mean an entire natural life sentence, if a judge doesn't think that's appropriate he can give a more appropriate sentence. Heinous crimes deserve harsh sentence, do you not agree?

Never argue with someone who claims to know all about iislamic countries despite never having been in one

Rugby is a niche sport, nowhere near the same level of coverage as football.

If England win at the weekend, it will be multiples times the coverage of England winning a rugby world cup.

If England do win it, power to them. I'd be disappointed if they didn't ho a bit crazy with the celebrations - who wouldn't? Remember Atgentina when they won the world cup? Ireland when we made the quarters in 1990? People were painting their houses for heavens sake!

I think a lot of this is just confirmation bias. People hate England and always have done, so...

My point enriely - how would you know what's true?

Anyway never said anything about prejudice, it was the ignorance of the act I was commenting on.

But as someone who's been to the Middle East four tines covering six different states, I'm not going to debate with someone who gets their info from... wherever you get it, and thinks its 'true'.

You read all I wrote, didn't engage with it, and then compliment yourself on your abundance of empathy (along eith your heightened sense of justice).

Why on earth did you ask me if I agree with an 18 month sentence for a rapist as if it had anything to do with what I said?

I think prison sentences for people with severe mental illness is a waste of money. Likewise for drug addicts. I said what should be done with those criminals in dn earlier post. You didn't engage with it then so there's no point repeating it.

All that aside, I'm dying to hear what you classify as an 'ordinary decent criminal'.

So does Ireland. So does England. So does Brazil. In fact most Fifa members do.

Pit Bulls and XL Bully dogs are not suitable for use as pets, nor were they ever intended to be in the first place.

I don't care who has one of these inherently psychotic, inbred abominations and it's apparently the cutest, sweetest doggy and it means the world to you. If it comes onto my property or runs at me in public, I will neutralize the threat by whatever means possible, and not for the first time…

Agree with this. Dogs who instigate attacks deserve a bullet in the head.

Are you trying to be funny?

Don’t think he’s trying.