Comments on: The United Kingdom Is Doomed by a Perniciously Wimpy Form of Political Correctness

By: Open letter to President Obama (Part 329) | The Daily Hatch

Open letter to President Obama (Part 329) | The Daily Hatch — Wed, 29 May 2013 11:29:25 +0000

[…] Banning starting pistols at races. […]

By: Is Underwear a Legitimate Function of the Federal Government? | International Liberty

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:22:01 +0000

[…] another entry for our UK vs US Government Stupidity Contest. Or perhaps it belongs in the great-moments-in-government-waste […]

By: If You Outlaw Pencils, only Outlaws Will Have Pencils | Give Me Liberty

If You Outlaw Pencils, only Outlaws Will Have Pencils | Give Me Liberty — Sun, 12 May 2013 08:01:20 +0000

[…] ♦ A man got arrested for finding a gun in his yard and turning it over to the police. ♦ Starting pistols ♦ There have been calls for knife bans. ♦ A man was arrested for shooting a […]

By: If You Outlaw Pencils, only Outlaws Will Have Pencils | International Liberty

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:47:56 +0000

[...] Starting pistols have been banned from some school races. [...]

By: If the NoToMob Gang Is any Indication, there’s Still Hope for England | International Liberty

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:08:28 +0000

[...] even though I’ve made fun of the English for statism and political correctness, I want to share some encouraging excerpts from a story in the UK-based [...]

By: Cops Arrest a 10-Year Old for a Toy Gun

Cops Arrest a 10-Year Old for a Toy Gun — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:56:25 +0000

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By: In a Remarkable Display of Government Stupidity on Steroids, Cops Arrest a 10-Year Old for a Toy Gun | Sago

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:25:52 +0000

[...] part of my US v UK government stupidity contest, I’ve shared some really bizarre examples of anti-gun/anti-self defense political [...]

By: In a Remarkable Display of Government Stupidity on Steroids, Cops Arrest a 10-Year Old for a Toy Gun « International Liberty

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:00:59 +0000

[...] part of my US v UK government stupidity contest, I’ve shared some really bizarre examples of anti-gun/anti-self defense political [...]

By: Michael Kosak

Michael Kosak — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:27:31 +0000

You know what’s happening to you over there in the UK, so .. close your eyes and think of England, is the recommended advice I hear.

By: Great Moments in State Government: Pinhead Bureaucrats Threaten Family with Possible Prison Sentence for Rescuing a Baby Deer « International Liberty

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:06:12 +0000

[...] That’s one of the reasons I share horror stories as part of the U.S. vs U.K. government stupidity contest. [...]

By: Suspended for Playing Cops and Robbers?!? The Continuing Wussification of America « International Liberty

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:42:17 +0000

[...] else should be done to stop the continuing wussification and wimpification of modern [...]

By: Evidently having guns does deter crime in certain circumstances. « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:50:28 +0000

[...] Banning starting pistols at races. [...]

By: BOY SUSPENDED FOR MAKING GUN SIGN WITH HIS HAND:DANIEL J. MITCHELL | RUTHFULLY YOURS

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 11:19:26 +0000

[...] A prohibition on the use of starting pistols at races lest children get frightened by the [...]

By: Suspending a Little Boy for Playing Toy Gun with His Hand? I’m Embarrassed for my Country « International Liberty

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:46:58 +0000

[...] prohibition on the use of starting pistols at races lest children get frightened by the [...]

By: When Gun Control Satire Becomes Reality – Daniel J. Mitchell – Townhall Finance Conservative Columnists and Financial Commentary « Gds44's Blog

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:46:07 +0000

[...] the country that imposed a prohibition on the use of starting pistols at races lest children get frightened by the [...]

By: When Gun Control Satire Becomes British Reality « International Liberty

When Gun Control Satire Becomes British Reality « International Liberty — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:43:04 +0000

[...] the country that imposed a prohibition on the use of starting pistols at races lest children get frightened by the [...]

By: Stories Like this Lead Me to Think there’s No Hope for the United Kingdom « International Liberty

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 14:25:42 +0000

[...] prohibition on the use of starting pistols at races lest children get frightened by the [...]

By: For Nutty English Bureaucrats, Ideological Bias and Political Correctness Are More Important than the Well-Being of Children « The blog for taxspecialists

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:35:29 +0000

[...] this month, as part of my ongoing series comparing bone-headed bureaucracy in both the United States and United Kingdom, I wrote a post about a moronic green-energy subsidy program in the U.K. that was so convoluted [...]

By: For Nutty English Bureaucrats, Ideological Bias and Political Correctness Are More Important than the Well-Being of Children « International Liberty

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 15:56:21 +0000

By: Speed

Speed — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:13:01 +0000

Firing the bureaucrats who dream up these stupid laws would only feed the unemployment figures and upset the Libs who need this degree of direction in their daily lives. However,maybe we could “Gift” them to anti-American Countries to “help” them run their Governments in a more user-friendly fashion.

By: Antoinette Knowles

Antoinette Knowles — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 23:29:53 +0000

If it weren’t for the fact that prince Charles would follow Queen Elizabeth, I’d suggest the britain go full scale back to the monarchy. While Camilla would NOT have to crowned Queen but exist as Duchess/Princess Consort, we all know who would wear Edward’s crown. As for our own country… I suppose it will go the way of all dictators.

By: June

June — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 15:13:10 +0000

When I read the one about Seattle wanting to require swimmers to wear life vests when they’re 5 feet from shore, my son asked “which way?” A logical question when dealing with idiotic laws like that.

By: Even British Journalists Are Beginning to Acknowledge that Guns Deter Crime « International Liberty

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 13:15:09 +0000

[...] Banning starting pistols at races. [...]

By: Edgar Swindenhauser

Edgar Swindenhauser — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 08:07:43 +0000

This article was written a few months ago. Now, after the elections in the USA which have given B. Hussein Obama four more years in power, America will go the way of Britain, or far worse.

By: The United Kingdom Throws Down the Gauntlet with a Strong Entry in the Government Stupidity Contest « International Liberty

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:25:45 +0000

[...] I periodically compare moronic decisions and policies by governments in the United States and United Kingdom. You can peruse some jaw-dropping examples by clicking this link. [...]

By: Political Correctness Run Amok: Some Private Sector Contestants for the U.S. vs U.K. Stupidity Contest « International Liberty

Sat, 03 Nov 2012 14:40:29 +0000

[...] prohibition on the use of starting pistols at races lest children get frightened by the [...]

By: David Govett

David Govett — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 05:12:59 +0000

Ruled Britannia, Britannia waives the rules.
Britons ever, ever, ever shall be fools.

By: Paul Angstrom

Paul Angstrom — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 16:29:35 +0000

I can add one to the Americans that’s quite a bit older. 24 years ago I was threatened with with expulsion for bringing a broken air-pistol to school as requested by a drama coach to use for a play. Reported by a student who saw me putting the replica in my locker, I was sent for two hours to the principle’s office while the police were contacted. (Naturally, the people who NEEDED to be contacted, my parents, were not.)
My locker was opened with a crowbar by a licensed and accomplished janitor while I was locked in the principle’s office. A drug-sniffing dog was brought in that promptly ate my bologna sandwich and my belongings were torn to shreds. (again, where I could not witness)
The drama coach switched stories and claimed she never asked me to bring the broken air-gun in (presumably out of fear of losing her job) even though there were multiple witnesses brought in that testified on my behalf that she had.
My air-gun was confiscated (not much of a loss since it would have cost as much to repair as to replace), my belongings were destroyed, and I had no lunch for the day (the school refused to feed me since I was not on any assisted program and the lunches cost an insane amount of money for the day…something like .65 cents.) However, the drug dog was paraded around for an emergency student assembly on “drugs and their consequences”, though I had never used drugs, had none in my locker, and the consequences of a drama teacher on drugs asking a student to bring a broken replica to school was never really explained. The K-9 officer “planted” drugs in plain sight around the auditorium and the german shepard was sent to find them. After walking past the baggies in plain site, the officer started pointing them out to the K-9, who continued to ignore the obvious. Finally, the baggies with contraband were placed IN THE DOG’S MOUTH, and the drug-sniffing was declared a great success.
I was told I could have my broken, worthless, confiscated pistol back if my parents came to pick it up. Strangely, I never told them.

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 02:25:34 +0000

You should cover UK politics more, ‘preniciously wimpy’ sums it up nicely.

The people here trying to blame America for creating a litigious socety seem not to understand the difference between the private and the public realm.
Ironically that is why we have to endure these ridiculous cases with increasing regularity.

I used to think Americans were a bunch of simpletons with their written constitution. Now I realize that if you don’t try to reign in the establishment somehow it’ll feed upon itself indefinitely.

By: Ed Ring

Ed Ring — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:31:50 +0000

The British were always riddled with the politically correct faction – in whatever flavor the last century, and the century before that, may have carried it. But 1/5th of the land and 1/3rd of the people on earth were once under their flag. Their political correctness is a testament to their strength far more than to any weakness, as any foe who as ever underestimated the British ultimately, and invariably, learned at great cost. When the British are tested again, they will rise, as will the Americans. Our excessive tolerance, and indeed our intolerance in the name of tolerance, are all emblematic of our highly evolved societies, our hard won freedoms, and a latent strength that shall never be overcome. Do not despair at such folly, it is evidence of greatness beyond compare.