15 August 2011

In which I become European. (And remain pissed off.)

Remember when Europeans, Brits specifically, used to be awesome?  Remember these guys?


These are the guys that kept Hitler and the Galactic Empire of the 1940's from invading their really small island.  Also, they did it with zero outside help, and with an army that was essentially a million years out of date at the beginning of the invasion, at the end of the invasion their army was stronger than the beginning.

That's right, after 6 years of getting their asses whipped by Darth Hitler, they were stronger and more powerful than ever.  (like if Obi Wan hadn't turned into a see through platitude pusher, but instead turned into a velociraptor with light saber claws and laser-eyes.  You know what I mean.)

What the fuck England? You're supposed to be the fucking bad-ass grown-ups of the world, right?  You're letting us down.  I will now take on the guise of a European in order to show you how it should be done.

LONDON (AP) — Each of the young rioters who clogged Britain's courthouses painted a bleak picture of a lost generation: a 15-year-old Ukrainian whose mother died, a 17-year-old who followed his cousin into the mayhem, an 11-year-old arrested for stealing a garbage can.
Listen, I know he's eleven, but who the fuck steals a garbage can?  Honestly, if you're going to give up on your civilisation at least steal something better than a trash can. (Also, see how I spelled it with an "s"?  That's because I'm the most continental fucker you know, asshole.  Or maybe I meant incontinent. Whatever. Dick.)

"Nobody is doing nothing for us — not the politicians, not the cops, no one," a 19-year-old who lives near Tottenham, the blighted London neighborhood where the riots started. He only gave his nickname, "Freddy," because he took part in the looting and was scared of facing prosecution; he was not among the youths in court.

Sounds like fun!

Really, "Freddy", someone should have explained a long time ago that when you're 19 you should be doing things for yourself.  You're young, and presumably brighter than your neighbors, after all, he didn't get nicked by the coppers.  (See how European I can be?)  You should be capable of doing something constructive.  You're not, but you should be.

Daniel Cavaglieri, one of the lawyers for a 17-year-old who appeared at Highbury Magistrates Court, said the youth was studying mechanics and trying to finish school. He was accused of following his older cousin to loot a clothing shop, and charged with intent to steal.
"His mother is furious he was out and about at that time. She genuinely thought he was at a friend's house," Cavaglieri told the court. "He's going to be grounded."
Oh, well let's drop all the fucking charges then, guv'!  (I am seriously Eurotrash now.  For some reason I have the urge to wear out of date fashion,listen to crap music and surrender to the Germans) He's going to be punished by his parents , which will of course work this time, when obviously all the other times didn't.  Somehow, THIS grounding will instill  some god-damned sense into this idiot's head.  THIS time it will be different, and the next time his bankrupt government announces it may have to consider austerity measures he won't go looting with his cousin.  What do you bet that his folks decide that his court appearance will be enough to scare him straight, and either forget about the grounding, or make it so short as to be negligible?

Under the Labour-led government of Prime Minister Tony Blair, authorities tried to penalize badly behaved youth with Anti-Social Behavior Orders, or ASBOs. The orders have since become badges of honor for many of Britain's youth.

Oy!  What is this bollocks? (I feel so god damned continental, it must now be the time on Sprockets when we dance...) What happened to fines, and work details, and youth prisons?  I want those back.  Also, the rack and public stocks.

Bugger, Shite, Nom De Plume, au revoir, Weinerschnitzel, dumkopf, piss off, taking the piss, Eiffel Tower, and pig-dog.  Now, someone give me a queen to salute, and I'll be as European as anyone.
I'm not awesome enough to wear a hat that cool.

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