Comments on: Do it yourself in Wild West fashion http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/ Politics, current events, culture - From Finland & United States Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:20:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Captain Haddock http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-55175 Captain Haddock Sun, 30 Apr 2006 23:10:21 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-55175 Speaking of the Wild West, I am hoping to get a single action .45 sometime in the future, nickelplated and engraved. Speaking of the Wild West, I am hoping to get a single action .45 sometime in the future, nickelplated and engraved.

]]> By: Miriam http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-55171 Miriam Sun, 30 Apr 2006 22:16:36 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-55171 :lol: Hank W, indeed! The nerds probably broke a few laws by being so proactive. Good on them! :lol: Hank W, indeed! The nerds probably broke a few laws by being so proactive. Good on them!

]]> By: Finnpundit http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54827 Finnpundit Thu, 27 Apr 2006 21:41:02 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54827 These are rather fascinating stories of police neglect in Finland. Should the police neglect to do their duty in the US, and then a crime does occur, the local government responsible would be sued for millions, and legislatures would use that ammunition against the incumbent administration in budget talks, and in the next elections. Of course, such recourse is impossible in Finland, where individuals are basically powerless against the state's crimes of neglect. In those cases that do wind up being publicized (instead of swept under the rug), the punitive damages are so small that there is very little incentive for reform. These are rather fascinating stories of police neglect in Finland.

Should the police neglect to do their duty in the US, and then a crime does occur, the local government responsible would be sued for millions, and legislatures would use that ammunition against the incumbent administration in budget talks, and in the next elections.

Of course, such recourse is impossible in Finland, where individuals are basically powerless against the state’s crimes of neglect.

In those cases that do wind up being publicized (instead of swept under the rug), the punitive damages are so small that there is very little incentive for reform.

]]> By: Captain Haddock http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54692 Captain Haddock Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:47:05 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54692 The police would work so much better if we didn't have this old soviet style system where tax payer money funds them. I don't want to wait in line for service when I got a burglar in my house. Why should my tax money make it so that some jobbless can get protection before me? No privatize the police and let market forces handle this. Whoa... I think I was chanelling finnpundit or winter there for a while... The police would work so much better if we didn’t have this old soviet style system where tax payer money funds them. I don’t want to wait in line for service when I got a burglar in my house. Why should my tax money make it so that some jobbless can get protection before me? No privatize the police and let market forces handle this.

Whoa… I think I was chanelling finnpundit or winter there for a while…

]]> By: Johannes http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54686 Johannes Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:34:48 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54686 <a href="http://www.hopeinenomena.net/viewtopic.php?t=75627" rel="nofollow"> Here's</a> where all the detective work took place. Somebody posted a message that he's friend's PowerBook got stolen. Here’s where all the detective work took place. Somebody posted a message that he’s friend’s PowerBook got stolen.

]]> By: Mikko S�rel� http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54541 Mikko S�rel� Wed, 26 Apr 2006 15:00:30 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54541 Now here's one more reason to stop war on drugs and put all those police officers trying to catch drug trafficers into catching people who do violence, or thieving. It is a sick country, where it is more important to catch person selling drugs than people mugging, or robbing people. Now here’s one more reason to stop war on drugs and put all those police officers trying to catch drug trafficers into catching people who do violence, or thieving. It is a sick country, where it is more important to catch person selling drugs than people mugging, or robbing people.

]]> By: Hank W. http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54533 Hank W. Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:46:26 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54533 <i>I wonder how many day fines the unemployed thief got when caught?</i> I was more amazed that the nerds didn't get arrested and fined. I wonder how many day fines the unemployed thief got when caught?

I was more amazed that the nerds didn’t get arrested and fined.

]]> By: FinnFreak http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54531 FinnFreak Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:58:06 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54531 ...perhaps they were all at Hervanta..? ;) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/FinnFreak/donitsit.jpg :P …perhaps they were all at Hervanta..? ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/FinnFreak/donitsit.jpg

:P

]]> By: Peter http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54529 Peter Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:47:22 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54529 Some years back, I came home to my Helsinki flat late at night, and heard breaking sounds in my basement closet area. Obviously, someone was in the basement breaking into the individual storage cabinets. I called the police, and was told that they were too busy to come. They then suggested - in their absence - that I should go down into the basement and investigate on my own, and report back to them. I told them I would do so only if they came and lent me one of their sidearms or at least one of their police dogs. I had no intention of going into a dark basement alone to confront one or more criminals. I insisted that the police come, and they refused. The police dispatcher then hung up on me. I called again, and he threatened to send some officers over to arrest me if I kept on insisting. Finally, after I shouted at the police dispatcher that it would be a great article for a tabloid (police arrests man reporting crime while criminal is left alone), they sent over several police men and dogs into my basement. They caught a guy who had the master keys for several apartment houses and was obviously a one man crime wave. No one from the police department ever called to thank me. Probably, they were too angry at my persistence. With that being said, police in Helsinki are usually polite, and I never had any problems with them other than this one case. But they were not there initially when needed. Some years back, I came home to my Helsinki flat late at night, and heard breaking sounds in my basement closet area. Obviously, someone was in the basement breaking into the individual storage cabinets. I called the police, and was told that they were too busy to come. They then suggested - in their absence - that I should go down into the basement and investigate on my own, and report back to them. I told them I would do so only if they came and lent me one of their sidearms or at least one of their police dogs. I had no intention of going into a dark basement alone to confront one or more criminals. I insisted that the police come, and they refused. The police dispatcher then hung up on me. I called again, and he threatened to send some officers over to arrest me if I kept on insisting. Finally, after I shouted at the police dispatcher that it would be a great article for a tabloid (police arrests man reporting crime while criminal is left alone), they sent over several police men and dogs into my basement. They caught a guy who had the master keys for several apartment houses and was obviously a one man crime wave. No one from the police department ever called to thank me. Probably, they were too angry at my persistence. With that being said, police in Helsinki are usually polite, and I never had any problems with them other than this one case. But they were not there initially when needed.

]]> By: Phil http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54528 Phil Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:39:53 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54528 I wonder how many day fines the unemployed thief got when caught? lol! I wonder how many day fines the unemployed thief got when caught? lol!

]]> By: FinnFreak http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54527 FinnFreak Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:28:08 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54527 oops..! There's an 'f' missing in that last sentence of mine: "If one needs..." ;) oops..! There’s an ‘f’ missing in that last sentence of mine:

“If one needs…” ;)

]]> By: FinnFreak http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54526 FinnFreak Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:25:31 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54526 I'm not surprised. The cop probably didn't even know what an Apple PowerBook is... This country is sooo into Micro$oft... there's hardly any support for Macs... just loads and loads and loads of stuff for Windoze... ...but on the other hand: we can manage quite well without any. ;) I one needs a course in order to use a computer/program, the planning has failed, IMO. I’m not surprised. The cop probably didn’t even know what an Apple PowerBook is…

This country is sooo into Micro$oft… there’s hardly any support for Macs… just loads and loads and loads of stuff for Windoze…

…but on the other hand: we can manage quite well without any. ;)

I one needs a course in order to use a computer/program, the planning has failed, IMO.

]]> By: Mikko Sandt http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54523 Mikko Sandt Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:12:21 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54523 It pisses me off when the police are unable to do something because of lack of resources/money. It's far more justified to tax people to fund the police than to fund some welfare program. It pisses me off when the police are unable to do something because of lack of resources/money. It’s far more justified to tax people to fund the police than to fund some welfare program.

]]> By: Jani Kuusisto http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54522 Jani Kuusisto Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:10:07 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/04/26/do-it-yourself-in-wild-west-fashion/#comment-54522 Yay, nerds strike back! Yay, nerds strike back!

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