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Post by malicious_bloke on Jun 24, 2011 5:09:17 GMT -5
It'd be ironic if he got introduced to some prison loving and picked up something uncurable in the process.
Wouldn't look like such a smart plan then, would it?
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Post by Amaranth on Jun 24, 2011 7:39:39 GMT -5
l2sarcasm.
Also, I doubt fines would have been any more a deterrent in this case. Being broke and desperate makes fines pretty irrelevant.
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Post by dasfuchs on Jun 24, 2011 10:44:12 GMT -5
l2sarcasm. Also, I doubt fines would have been any more a deterrent in this case. Being broke and desperate makes fines pretty irrelevant. Very true, if you're already dirt poor, you can't go poorer |
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Post by Amaranth on Jun 24, 2011 10:47:44 GMT -5
l2sarcasm. Also, I doubt fines would have been any more a deterrent in this case. Being broke and desperate makes fines pretty irrelevant. Very true, if you're already dirt poor, you can't go poorer Maybe if we increase the fines.... |
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Post by dasfuchs on Jun 24, 2011 10:57:37 GMT -5
Very true, if you're already dirt poor, you can't go poorer Maybe if we increase the fines.... We can make them laugh harder? |
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Post by Vene on Jun 24, 2011 11:18:13 GMT -5
And what happens if the criminal in question refuses to pay or can't pay the fine? To the jail you go.
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Post by Amaranth on Jun 24, 2011 15:15:54 GMT -5
Maybe if we increase the fines.... We can make them laugh harder? Then we increase the fines more! |
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Post by Ellimist on Jun 27, 2011 5:46:26 GMT -5
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Post by goonerboy on Jun 27, 2011 13:16:03 GMT -5
I went to my local health centre at 9:30 this morning. I made an appointment for immunisations against 7 diseases across 4 injections. I got an appointment for 5:30 this evening. All but one of the immunisations I got free at point of service, the other being rabies which isn't a problem in this country. I love the NHS  Just out of curiosity, how much would my experience have differed in the States? |
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Post by DeadpanDoubter on Jun 27, 2011 13:34:42 GMT -5
Well, depends on what the shots are for. If you're poor, but not quite poor enough for Medicaid/Medicare, you can get some shots, like for the flu, for free at the public health clinic. I had to pay ~$100 for a meningitis immunization, though.
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Post by canadian mojo on Jun 27, 2011 13:38:26 GMT -5
the other being rabies which isn't a problem in this country. Isn't that a bit like buying snake replant in Ireland? |
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Post by goonerboy on Jun 27, 2011 15:38:08 GMT -5
the other being rabies which isn't a problem in this country. Isn't that a bit like buying snake replant in Ireland? Yes, but I'm going to Madagascar in a few weeks ;D The injections were for Hep A+B, tetanus, diptheria, polio, typhoid and rabies. |
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Post by Napoleon the Clown on Jun 27, 2011 16:52:53 GMT -5
I went to my local health centre at 9:30 this morning. I made an appointment for immunisations against 7 diseases across 4 injections. I got an appointment for 5:30 this evening. All but one of the immunisations I got free at point of service, the other being rabies which isn't a problem in this country. I love the NHS Just out of curiosity, how much would my experience have differed in the States? Without any sort of insurance coverage? Which is your dominant hand, you'd end up only having it at your disposal. You'd get to keep both legs, though! |
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Post by Oriet on Jun 28, 2011 3:48:40 GMT -5
You might have also had to schedule an appointment for it, which could easily mean waiting 2-3 weeks from initially walking in to getting them.
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Post by canadian mojo on Jun 28, 2011 3:53:14 GMT -5
Isn't that a bit like buying snake replant in Ireland? Yes, but I'm going to Madagascar in a few weeks ;D The injections were for Hep A+B, tetanus, diptheria, polio, typhoid and rabies. Cool. Is rabies actually prevalent enough there to warrant preventative medicine rather than just treating cases as they happen? Our standard regimen of free shots was the MMR -- measles, mumps, and rubella. Tetanus is a free-be, if not standard, and I think they may have also added chicken pox and HPV. And of course there are free flu shots for everyone, not just high risk groups. |
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