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It's a nice idea, but I can see the UK leaning on them, hard, not to do this. I can see the arguments now: - People will get the ferry to Ireland and bring the

It's a nice idea, but I can see the UK leaning on them, hard, not to do this. I can see the arguments now: - People will get the ferry to Ireland and bring them to the UK! - Drug tourism! Amsterdam! Everybody hates Amsterdam! Look at how terrible everything is there! - Think of the children!! - It's not aligned with the UK's policy of increasing criminalisation! - Think of what you'll do to your prison sector! Hopefully Ireland will give their former (hell, ongoing) occupiers the finger should they dare raise a stink.

peteretep 11y ago
> I can see the UK leaning on them > Hopefully Ireland will give their former (hell, > ongoing) occupiers the finger I think you vastly over-estimate the importance of Ireland to the British government.
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- madaxe_again 11y ago
  I take it you missed the bit where they fought a few dozen wars over the last century?
  - peteretep 11y ago
    Oh, Imperial Britain had a war with Ireland? That must make Ireland special! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/9653497/British-have-invaded-nine-out-of-ten-countries-so-look-out-Luxembourg.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/9653497/British-have-inva...
greggarious 11y ago
Can you elaborate on how Amsterdam is terrible? I recently spent a week day. (Partly on vacation, partly on business.) I saw a country with great public transport, decent food, a vibrant arts scene, and while yes, the smell of weed was everywhere, people seemed way more laid back. No roving bands of drunk frat bros, no meth tweakers, and police who viewed their job as to increase the enjoyment of all citizens and visitors, rather than generate revenue for the township through fines. If that's hell, well, call me a Satanist because I'm sold.
- DanBC 11y ago
  Amsterdam has high (for Europe) violent crime rates. http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/nov/30/new-york-crime-free-day-deadliest-cities-worldwide http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/nov/30/new-yor... > Amsterdam tops the list of homicide rates in Western Europe with 4.4 murders per 100,000 people, followed by Glasgow (3.3 per 100,000), Brussels (3 per 100,000) and Prague (2.7 per 100,000). With 0.0016% of people in London being murdered, the city ranks just ahead of Canada and Serbia's largest cities. It's still a lovely place to be, but some people see the crime.

peteretep 11y ago

> I can see the UK leaning on them > Hopefully Ireland will give their former (hell, > ongoing) occupiers the finger I think you vastly over-estimate the importance of Ireland to the British government.

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madaxe_again 11y ago
I take it you missed the bit where they fought a few dozen wars over the last century?
- peteretep 11y ago
  Oh, Imperial Britain had a war with Ireland? That must make Ireland special! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/9653497/British-have-invaded-nine-out-of-ten-countries-so-look-out-Luxembourg.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/9653497/British-have-inva...

greggarious 11y ago

Can you elaborate on how Amsterdam is terrible? I recently spent a week day. (Partly on vacation, partly on business.) I saw a country with great public transport, decent food, a vibrant arts scene, and while yes, the smell of weed was everywhere, people seemed way more laid back. No roving bands of drunk frat bros, no meth tweakers, and police who viewed their job as to increase the enjoyment of all citizens and visitors, rather than generate revenue for the township through fines. If that's hell, well, call me a Satanist because I'm sold.

DanBC 11y ago
Amsterdam has high (for Europe) violent crime rates. http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/nov/30/new-york-crime-free-day-deadliest-cities-worldwide http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/nov/30/new-yor... > Amsterdam tops the list of homicide rates in Western Europe with 4.4 murders per 100,000 people, followed by Glasgow (3.3 per 100,000), Brussels (3 per 100,000) and Prague (2.7 per 100,000). With 0.0016% of people in London being murdered, the city ranks just ahead of Canada and Serbia's largest cities. It's still a lovely place to be, but some people see the crime.