Falkirk MP Eric Joyce charged with Assault and Criminal Damage

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• Cryolemon Posts: 8,670

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  16/12/14 - 18:57 #2

  He's stepping down at the next election.

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• tuppencehapenny Posts: 4,239

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  16/12/14 - 18:59 #3

  MattN wrote: »

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-30506509
  
  He just seems to be a magnet for trouble, not sure why he's still in parliament

  
  He certainly does seem to be a belligerent sort, ready to flare up in anger. He wouldn't have my vote, that's for sure.

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• northantsgirl Posts: 4,663

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  16/12/14 - 19:35 #4

  What do you expect? He is ex-forces. Far higher proportion of belligerent thugs than the population at large.

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• Lateralthinking Posts: 8,027

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  16/12/14 - 19:40 #5

  I probably wouldn't like the man or agree with many of his stances. But I have some sympathy if he is alcoholic as that would mean he is suffering from an illness. The Labour Party - and others - are wrong, in my opinion, to have treated him more harshly than those who are deliberately cheating the system. I would have taken a much softer approach than to those who fiddle their expenses. It worries me considerably that society takes the opposite view.

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• BryanandLuc Posts: 1,056

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  16/12/14 - 21:23 #6

  Perhaps he's on "strong medication"

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• Black Sheep Posts: 15,219

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  16/12/14 - 21:27 #7

  northantsgirl wrote: »

  What do you expect? He is ex-forces. Far higher proportion of belligerent thugs than the population at large.

  
  And with that one sentence you dismiss anyone who has served in the forces.
  
  I would argue that the majority of ex forces are decent hard working people that contribute more to society than your average citizen.

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