Bailiffs - certified or not?

[CleverClogs]

Re: Bailiffs - certified or not?

Marston's told me they were certified.

So why were they not wearing strait jackets? :grin:

[CleverClogs]

Re: Bailiffs - certified or not?

It needs root and branch reform, in fact Distress as a remedy belongs in the Middle Ages, or a Dickensian nightmare and should be abolished. A bailiff is merely a legally empowered thug, and thuggee was suppressed two centuries ago.

Thuggee (link) was a criminal cult in India which preyed upon groups of travellers, murdering them for monetary gain.

[bizzybob]

Re: Bailiffs - certified or not?

Thuggee (link) was a criminal cult in India which preyed upon groups of travellers, murdering them for monetary gain.

Exactly, the Thuggee Cult used a bandana like ligature to garotte their victims, the term thug as a villanous violent person entered common parlance in Victorian Britain and the term thug became a general description for someone who acted in a violent manner to get their way, or to menace a victim, therefore describing a violent attack as "thuggery"; so why has bailiff Thuggery, not been suppressed in 21st century Britain?

[CleverClogs]

Re: Bailiffs - certified or not?

Exactly, the Thuggee Cult used a bandana like ligature to garotte their victims, the term thug as a villanous violent person entered common parlance in Victorian Britain and the term thug became a general description for someone who acted in a violent manner to get their way, or to menace a victim, therefore describing a violent attack as "thuggery"; so why has bailiff Thuggery, not been suppressed in 21st century Britain?

One can only assume it is because they permit their victims to survive.

[bizzybob]

Re: Bailiffs - certified or not?

One can only assume it is because they permit their victims to survive.

But leave them impoverished and without the means to get out of their situation.

[Qpips]

Re: Bailiffs - certified or not?

But leave them impoverished and without the means to get out of their situation.

Amen!