Wandering Off Topic

[Anthro]

I call this the Spontaneous Human Combustion fallacy; an extraordinarily rare event used as an example at how simplistically such manifestly rare events can occur.

Rare? Simplistic? Fallacy?
‘A child goes missing every five hours in South Africa, according to figures released by the South African Police Service Missing Persons Bureau for 2013. Missing Children South Africa’s statistic indicates that 77% of children are found. Sadly, this still leaves us with at least 23% of the children being either never found, trafficked or found deceased. Children are also the most vulnerable victims of gender-based violence. The reality is shocking and undeniable and we can no longer be innocent bystanders to this fact. It can happen to your child’.

[The General]

Rare? Simplistic? Fallacy?
‘A child goes missing every five hours in South Africa, according to figures released by the South African Police Service Missing Persons Bureau for 2013. Missing Children South Africa’s statistic indicates that 77% of children are found. Sadly, this still leaves us with at least 23% of the children being either never found, trafficked or found deceased. Children are also the most vulnerable victims of gender-based violence. The reality is shocking and undeniable and we can no longer be innocent bystanders to this fact. It can happen to your child’.

That's terrible. What about the world? What about Wales? What about Monaco?

[Anthro]

That's terrible. What about the world? What about Wales? What about Monaco?

I do not know. Please tell. Your reference to first-world entities obviously differs from developing and underdeveloped countries. South Africa is one. So is Portugal.

[Vertigo Swirl]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8482787/Met-police-stage-dramatic-dawn-raid-smash-crime-gangs-secret-phone-network.html?ito=push-notification&ci=21082&si=7866482

Well done Met. Police & all other forces involved. This operation shows how vital the digital trail can be in tracing serious crime.

Fantastic achievement - hundreds of serious criminals arrested and dozens of millions of pounds and goods seized.   

[Mr Gray]

Fantastic achievement - hundreds of serious criminals arrested and dozens of millions of pounds and goods seized.   

I wonder what usual critics  will have to say about this amazing piece of police work by the Met

[Mr Gray]

I'll go.........Far more worth while than looking for abductors that don't exist.

I'd disagree...looks like they've found him ....another success story for the Met

[Wonderfulspam]

I'd disagree...looks like they've found him ....another success story for the Met

Concrete evidence, no conviction.

That's what you call success is it? Crikey, & I thought the PJ were bad.

[Billy Whizz Fan Club]

I'd disagree...looks like they've found him ....another success story for the Met

What do you mean "they've found him"?

[Mr Gray]

What do you mean "they've found him"?

What do you think

[Billy Whizz Fan Club]

What do you think

You make it sound like the Met have brought him to book - they can't even agree that this is a murder investigation. Mind you they do still have digital data on the samples found in the apartment and hire car so one step ahead of the Germans, perhaps?

[The General]

I'd disagree...looks like they've found him ....another success story for the Met

Yes, to a degree, but it was a Europol bust, headed up by the Dutch.

[Mr Gray]

Yes, to a degree, but it was a Europol bust, headed up by the Dutch.

predictable unwillingness to accept a succes by the Met...it does your credibility no favours

[The General]

predictable unwillingness to accept a succes by the Met...it does your credibility no favours

What? How dare you, I'm pointing out the fact that it was a collaboration, with the success being due in no small part to all parties, including the Met Police.
My credibility transcends this mere dust mote of a forum and your narrow outlook.

[Eleanor]

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. The World English Bible translates the passage as: You hypocrite!

[The General]

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. The World English Bible translates the passage as: You hypocrite!

You Googled the word 'mote' and now I'm a hypocrite?
OK then.