Chapter 3155 Brutal Justice (6)

 The United Kingdom is a major coal-producing country. It is precisely because of coal that it supported the energy needed for the Industrial Revolution. In the mid-19th century, British coal production accounted for two-thirds of the world's total production. However, coal production has declined year by year since 1960. After the Conservative Prime Minister was elected in 1979, he embarked on a drastic reform of traditional industries. The coal industry was the first to be affected.

A large number of mines were closed and miners lost their jobs. By 1984, 20 mines were announced to be closed, and the number of unemployed miners reached 3.2 million. Then, in front of a coking plant in South Wick County, conflicts broke out between miners and the police. , the "flying pickets" prevented the continued delivery of coal to the coking plant on the grounds that the coking plant caused too much environmental pollution.

Without coal, work could not start. Workers whose livelihoods had been cut off came to the coking plant to demand an explanation. The president of the National Association of Mineworkers also participated in the incident. The Prime Minister said that he would never succumb to the "thugs". She sent 3,000 cavalry went to suppress it, with an impressive result of 3,000 to 6,000.

In addition, there are widespread arrests. Whenever someone participates in a rally and is photographed by a reporter or other camera equipment, the police will arrest the person involved based on the photo, sometimes without a search warrant. , arrest warrant and reasons for arrest.

Before the Pace Act was passed, a writ of habeas corpus was issued against a "person" who was detained by the police for two days without being charged or brought before a magistrate.

 The police did not mistreat this "person", and there was no evidence to prove that "person" participated in the crime and was a "criminal suspect". After being released, the person filed a lawsuit against the police for illegal arrest and wrongful detention.

 First of all, the UK does not have an independent right to privacy. First, the concept of privacy is difficult to determine. Second, the installation of monitoring equipment has become a necessary weapon to combat threats to national security and public safety, organized crime and other illegal activities.

Look there is a trash can there. Tear off the contents of the European Convention on Human Rights on the protection of privacy, crumble it into a ball and throw it into it. This is the entire content of the British common law on the protection of privacy.

 Compared with the United States’ principle of absolute exclusion of “fruit from the poisonous tree”, the British approach gives judges a certain degree of discretion. The judge can decide whether to admit or not based on the severity of the illegality during the evidence collection process.

 That is to say, an evaluation is made between "the greater good" and the "lesser evil". If the necessary procedures are slightly ignored in the collection of evidence, it can be admitted as appropriate, except for evidence obtained illegally.

Worker organizations are of course under surveillance, but the workers may have gathered together to watch a football game or hold a concert or something, and then made some remarks before the game started. Then you were originally going to watch football, but you were photographed by a detective. After facial recognition, your identity was found, and then the police arrested you.

The Nazis also took a photo. At that time, everyone was raising their hands to Hitler, except for one soldier. Then people found this man hiding in the crowd and watching everything with a sneer, and then he was sent to the war The eastern front suffered the highest losses.

Of course, there is an essential difference. The police infringe on individual privacy for the "public interest" rather than for personal worship. Although possessing and disseminating members' personal information provides a "basis" for those who want to oppress and discriminate. ".

Pomona is more willing to accept the term "protecting energy reserves" than protecting the environment. After all, coal is a non-renewable resource, and it will take many years for coal seams to form after mining.

 Furthermore, since the collapse of the Bretton Woods system, oil has replaced gold and is linked to the US dollar. Similarly, British petroleum replaced coal and became Britain's "new energy source". Oil is not only energy, North Sea oil fields also saved Britain's balance of payments crisis.

During the reform in 1979, part of the British Petroleum Company's shares were sold. However, Malfoy was busy participating in the wizarding world and missed it at that time. However, he still asked Goyle to continue to participate in various social activities and look for opportunities to acquire British companies. shares.

Goyle used to be his equal among the Death Eaters, and the jet Malfoy had just bought could be used by the staff when Draco no longer felt it was new. Traveling from London City Airport to the office in the city center was comparable to traveling from the suburbs. Taking civil aviation at the airport is much faster.

Judging from salary and benefits, Malfoy is actually a good boss, as long as his arrogant and pretentious attitude is ignored. He has almost no influence on the company. He only goes to the company a few days a month to look at the financial reports, and then goes to inspect other industries.

So does his company have fraudulent financial reports? After all, Malfoy looks like the kind of "peacock" who only cares about his external appearance.

 Snape did not join the Death Eaters at school for protection, although his experiences in fifth year gave him plenty of reasons.

If Snape wanted to "achieve something" to attract Lily's attention, then James wanted to be a knight of "good triumphs over evil". What he did to Snape was tacitly approved on campus, even if Even at the height of their popularity, Death Eaters' reputation wasn't very good.

It was a time of turmoil, restlessness, restlessness, and carnival, which was not a good time for people who wanted to live in peace.

 Sirius is very handsome, and he has inherited two-thirds of the Black family's property. Every time he appears, he is like the brightest star in the night sky.

 But Pomona never had any ill thoughts about him.

People should do things according to their ability. Although Sirius seems very close, it seems that you can reach out and pick it off.

 The Sacrament of Penance is one of the seven major sacraments of the Catholic Church. Believers confess their sins to the priest in the booth. In theory, the priest must keep what the penitent says secret.

 Confession can relieve people's guilt. Some people will have uneasy consciences for even minor crimes, but what about "major" cases? For example, if the king's son is not his, does the priest still have to keep the secret of the penitent?

 Compared with this kind of formalism, Protestantism places more emphasis on repentance, not just inner changes, but also outer actions.

She was quite surprised by Severus' apology just now. He really didn't look like someone who would say "I'm sorry".

Severus told her that day that he admitted that "we" had failed, but Dumbledore didn't get what he wanted.

Rather than admitting mistakes, people are actually more willing to blame others. In Dudley's testimony, he said that they originally planned to draw lots to decide who would die, but Richard himself refused.

There are many ways to draw lots. When a football match kicks off, the referee asks both sides to choose heads and tails, and whoever chooses the side up gets to kick off.

One of Batman's enemies is "Two-Face", an upright prosecutor, just like the "Bright Knight".

Later, half of his face was ruined, and he would throw a coin before doing anything. If the scratched side appeared, he would rationalize his crime.

 He became increasingly evil, to the point where he fell from being an ally to being an enemy of Batman.

If the news of Harvey's corruption is leaked, then all the villains Harvey has accused can have their cases overturned. Although the fruit of the poisonous tree refers to evidence obtained through illegal means, if the investigators torture to extract confessions, it is also an excluded rule.

Compared to the real-life Harvey, Batman is just a fabrication. At least he does not have a medical birth certificate or educational experience.

 Major Martin, who is a "mincemeat", was also made up, as was the case with spies of that era. Goebbels even said that "a lie told a thousand times will become the truth."

 But lies are lies, there are always loopholes.

 In contrast, Grindelwald used 99% of the truth, and the "future" he showed in Paris all came true.

As a result of the second defector, the Ministry of Interior issued a pamphlet to all civil servants reminding them of the existence of "judges on their shoulders" and administrative law.

Girls in the bar for drinking alcohol, thank you 007 movies, saying that "I am a spy" to have a successful dating, there will be more successful dating than unknown small strokes, but this does not mean that I really have to tell her secretly.

In short, although the channels are different, Snape's intuition is correct. Habeas corpus is still valid in Britain in the 20th century, and it does not necessarily have to be issued by the Queen or the King.

"When did you find these?" Severus asked after reading the information.

“I was curious, and I started collecting them,” Pomona said.

 He obviously didn’t believe it, but he didn’t delve into it.

 He is also a man full of secrets, Pomona smiled with satisfaction.

 “Can you take off your apron?” He looked at the information in his hand and said in a long London accent. “Why should I take off my clothes?” she asked after regaining her consciousness after being “shocked”.

 “Are you a housewife?” he said without looking up.

Pomona thought of Molly, and she understood why Molly liked Lockhart.

Maybe she was also dreaming. A housewife dreamed that she had a spy husband.

 “What are your plans tomorrow, or are you going to the palace?” Pomona asked.

 “No.” He put the information aside and picked up the tableware.

 “Then what are you going to do?”

 “It’s summer vacation now and I want to enjoy my vacation.”

She didn't know what he meant, but she didn't bother to ask.

　　In Crisis of the Infinite Universe, Batman gained an additional brother, "Night Owl". He and Alfred killed their parents together and became "outsiders".

Alfred is still loyal, living only to serve the Night Owl, and becomes the founder and administrator of the secret society...

 Perhaps Americans have some misunderstanding about "British butlers".

Late marriage is a professional characteristic of British housekeepers. Employers generally do not hire married housekeepers. One reason is that a housekeeper has his own family, which will distract the housekeeper's energy, and the other reason is that he does not spend as much time and effort on grooming himself as when he was single. The owner's home is the butler's workplace, so of course he has to behave "professionally".

He is an "outsider" to the family. He has nothing to do with the divisions, love, hatred, and resentment among the master's family members. He only provides services to the family and ensures that the servants in the family work in an orderly manner.

Because he stays out of things, he always has a clear mind. Even if the owner's house is full of chicken feathers, he is still calm and personable.

The master's family is involved in corruption cases or other crimes, and he has no idea. He is just a housekeeper. At the worst, he can quit his job and find a new family.

Of course it will be more troublesome to explain your resume when entering a new family. It would be better to have a letter of introduction from the previous family.

If you think about it this way, there's nothing wrong with Severus being an "outsider".

So she stopped asking about his work like a real housewife. She didn’t understand it anyway, and of course she wouldn’t take off the apron.

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 Along the mine tunnel, following the chirping of birds, they came to a "platform".

 Although it is daytime, the place is brightly lit, with torches and braziers everywhere.

A woman in a red cloak stood on a high platform, as if presiding over some ceremony, and behind her was a golden-winged bird.

 The high platform is covered with roses, and the golden-winged bird with gorgeous feathers looks particularly gorgeous.

 “Damn it.” Georgiana couldn’t help swearing.

Thor touched the wall.

“They are all coal.” He said after distinguishing them.

 She thought of the "Gate of Hell". Who knows how much coal seam reserves there are?

"We are chosen by heaven." The woman said in a trance-shaking voice, "God gives us the power and the help of angels to destroy Satan's servants."

“Don’t tell me those birds are the angels she talks about,” Saul said.

Georgiana looked at those golden-winged birds, only the feathers were actually fine.

"We can't do anything in the cave, these people are deceived," said Georgiana.

“Next, we have to drink it.” The woman raised the cup in her hand. “Drink it, and you will feel the gift of God.”

 The woman placed the cup in front of Garuda, and it opened its mouth and began to retching.

 “Don’t tell me they’re going to drink it,” said Saul.

Not long after, the Garuda spit out a bead, which fell into the cup with a "dang" sound like amber.

The assistant picked up a pot and poured the oil in it.

 “Don’t let them drink it,” said Georgiana.

 “What?” Sol asked.

“Give me a drink.” A middle-aged woman rushed to the stage and took a sip of the oily substance.

"I saw it." After a moment, she said excitedly, "Angels are greeting me."

“This thing will cause hallucinations after drinking it. Think of something.” Georgiana said.

"I'm waiting for your order," Saul said.

“You heard me,” Georgiana repeated. “Don’t do it in the cave, and don’t let them drink from it.”

 Then she left the mine.

 (End of this chapter)