The thought police come knocking...

bloodiedathame · 2025-02-24T12:30:05+0000

PlacidCasual said:
Ok so in 1984 the Thought Police rely on surveillance and informants to choose whom to question for their Thought Crimes. Hence why the title of the thread is not ridiculous it is rather in line with the concept Orwell laid out, but obviously plainly not in the totalitarian sense of the book.

In 1984 no one knew when they were being watched... If you post something stupid on social media, it's going to be seen.

Richie · 2025-02-24T12:30:34+0000

PlacidCasual said:
Ok so in 1984 the Thought Police rely on surveillance and informants to choose whom to question for their Thought Crimes. Hence why the title of the thread is not ridiculous it is rather in line with the concept Orwell laid out, but obviously plainly not in the totalitarian sense of the book.

So, in this book, are they questioned for actions they have only thought about but never carried out/verbalised/written down etc i.e. remains in their brains as a thought only and no one else can know?

PlacidCasual · 2025-02-24T12:34:52+0000

bloodiedathame said:
In 1984 no one knew when they were being watched... If you post something stupid on social media, it's going to be seen.

Everyone knew they were being watched, Big Brother is Watching You!

GGizmo · 2025-02-24T12:39:57+0000

Richie said:
Please stop calling this thought policing as its not that.... It stops becoming a thought when it is verbalised or written. Of course "Thought Policing" is far more dramatic and click-baity (like your title is)

You take things too literally.

Yaayuh! · 2025-02-24T12:41:13+0000

The gutter press know their target audience and it works, clearly.

bloodiedathame · 2025-02-24T12:57:10+0000

The circle jerk is strong in here. :cry:

Enjoy yourselves lads.

Freakbro · 2025-02-24T13:02:00+0000

A more accurate title to the thread would be

"Police receive complaint about harassment, look into it, find it's unwarranted and take no action"

JonRGV250 · 2025-02-24T13:11:06+0000

They did take action by visiting the lady.

Ayahuasca · 2025-02-24T13:15:02+0000

Squeakers corner is leaking but also:

GGizmo · 2025-02-24T13:15:58+0000

Freakbro said:
A more accurate title to the thread would be

"Police receive complaint about harassment, look into it, find it's unwarranted and take no action"

They knew there was no crime at the station. Yet came out.

If Farage complained about your posts and even though you broke no law and was just giving your opinion, I think you, like every other person, would be intimidated if 2 police detectives knocked on your door to have a word with you.

Thekwango · 2025-02-24T13:18:50+0000

Freakbro said:
the police after doing what they have to (ie: look into it) said there was no problem.

so why visit the person? genuinely curious about. the police admit no crime was committed so i don't understand why they felt the need to visit the person.

Freakbro · 2025-02-24T13:19:07+0000

JonRGV250 said:
They did take action by visiting the lady.

Which seems to be because, as they said "We are under a duty to inform her that she is the subject of a complaint."

Now I don't know if that's true or not <shrug> but generally when you say the police take action, it means in a prosectorial sense.

JonRGV250 · 2025-02-24T13:24:36+0000

Freakbro said:
Which seems to be because, as they said "We are under a duty to inform her that she is the subject of a complaint."

A complaint that wasn’t a crime in any shape or form, and they knew it.
Complete waste of everyone’s time, and the outcome is hardly favourable to the police.
The words “rod” and “back” spring to mind.

aVdub · 2025-02-24T13:25:23+0000

Buying a few of these before they are deemed far right and banned

Thekwango · 2025-02-24T13:25:39+0000

Freakbro said:
Which seems to be because, as they said "We are under a duty to inform her that she is the subject of a complaint."

Now I don't know if that's true or not <shrug> but generally when you say the police take action, it means in a prosectorial sense.

i know this reply wasn't to me but that kinda answers my question too - though i'd still want to know why they would send officers to the persons home. and surely they are only under a duty to inform her that she is the subject of a complaint if there are actual grounds for the police to become involved in the complaint. they admitted there was no crime committed so i'm baffled.

Thekwango · 2025-02-24T13:26:38+0000

aVdub said:
Buying a few of these before they are deemed far right and banned

your ai created image is a fail. check the spelling before posting

edit: gotta fix those grammar mistakes before i get a 'visit'

aVdub · 2025-02-24T13:28:52+0000

Thekwango said:
you're ai created image is a fail. check the spelling before posting

No one cares and you still knew, know what that word is intended to be, but wanted to score imaginary points, by highlighting that.

Brwilliant

Chuk_Chuk · 2025-02-24T13:35:43+0000

GGizmo said:
They knew there was no crime at the station. Yet came out.

If Farage complained about your posts and even though you broke no law and was just giving your opinion, I think you, like every other person, would be intimidated if 2 police detectives knocked on your door to have a word with you.

Yep whether intentional or not it is an intimidation tactic. This time your actions aren’t criminal but maybe next time.

GGizmo · 2025-02-24T13:39:14+0000

IF the police have a duty to inform this granny that someone complained about her, knowing no crime was committed, what is the purpose?

The information is useless. It serves no purpose.

The guidelines need changing.

aVdub · 2025-02-24T13:43:48+0000

Meanwhile victims of phone snatches, tool thefts from vans and some burglaries are just given a crime number.