morris Posted November 19, 2006 Author Posted November 19, 2006 Thank God again that the world is not taking Norway as a model!! i have to agree. Norway is way too loose in terms of law and enforcement. it is basically ENCOURAGING people to commit crime. hope the norway people and government know what they are doing. Quote
Asuka Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 i have to agree. Norway is way too loose in terms of law and enforcement. it is basically ENCOURAGING people to commit crime.hope the norway people and government know what they are doing. Compared to what?? As an example: U.S.A. Criminal Statistics and Norwegian Criminal Statistics So who Quote
morris Posted November 20, 2006 Author Posted November 20, 2006 Compared to what?? As an example:U.S.A. Criminal Statistics and Norwegian Criminal Statistics So who Quote
Asuka Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 :-$ :-$ :-$ read the crime rate section you can see it has been declining all the time for US. X-D even if all these numbers and data and equations don't add up i would still say the Norway Law is FAR TOO LOOSE, i mean come on, no jail until you are 9, it would be a miracle all the toys and sweets shop in Norway can operate at all during the Christmas period. :'-) :'-) :'-) Riding a chopper bicycle, "smoking" chocolate cigars and robbing Lego stores with squirt guns? Count me in, I wanna get dirty...! :-P Quote
UniqueBuilder Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 i mean come on, no jail until you are 9, it would be a miracle all the toys and sweets shop in Norway can operate at all during the Christmas period. :'-) :'-) :'-) Who told you you can go to jail when you're 9? You gotta be 16 in Norway. :-P Quote
Minifig Lecturer Posted November 21, 2006 Posted November 21, 2006 I think next time it would be easier for her to steal money from her parents wallet and go to the shop and buy the lego. Also, if she got caught by her parents no newspaper would bother mentioning it Quote
snefroe Posted November 21, 2006 Posted November 21, 2006 i have to agree. Norway is way too loose in terms of law and enforcement. it is basically ENCOURAGING people to commit crime.hope the norway people and government know what they are doing. you guys have obviously not seen Belgian prisons then! not so long ago one of the prisoners escaped because he told the guards he was a visitor, not a prisoner... they for some reason didn't have a way to state his identity... so he was allowed to leave... :-P really, true! not long there after, this guy with a fantastic record of escaping from prisons asked to be set free for the weekend, but he promised to be back on Monday. All experts said 'no', the minister said 'yeah, sure'; so he left for the weekend... you think he ever got back, next Monday morning? :-X a month ago, 28 people, yes, 28 people , escaped, they're still looking for most of them, one they've just caught in Italy, I think... any one else seen a Belgian criminal? 8-| Quote
UniqueBuilder Posted November 21, 2006 Posted November 21, 2006 Lol! :-D Europe is a funny place! :-P Quote
Zarkan Posted November 21, 2006 Posted November 21, 2006 It's really quite amazing how fast people get off topic on Eurobricks. X-D Quote
morris Posted November 22, 2006 Author Posted November 22, 2006 Who told you you can go to jail when you're 9? You gotta be 16 in Norway. :-P then i must wish that country a very BIG BIG BIG success when it comes to crime reduction. :-$ :-$ :-$ Riding a chopper bicycle, "smoking" chocolate cigars and robbing Lego stores with squirt guns? Count me in, I wanna get dirty...! :-P we don't encourage robbing activities in this forum. please behave yourself *n* *n* *n* Quote
Kikuichimonji Posted November 22, 2006 Posted November 22, 2006 a month ago, 28 people, yes, 28 people , escaped, they're still looking for most of them, one they've just caught in Italy, I think... any one else seen a Belgian criminal? 8-| Oh, I remember that, there was a big fuss about it as they thought some of those fled to the Netherlands :-P . Then again, over here we have problems with prisoners escaping too. To make things worse, most of these are 'TBS-ers' which basically means they're given psychological treatment since they just don't fit into our society. These people get days off, and several cases are known in which they've committed crimes on these days of (even murder!) or just didn't return after them. Which, in turn, makes it a hot topic in today's elections. Which reminds me, I still need to vote :-D Quote
Dino_Bot Posted November 22, 2006 Posted November 22, 2006 Her 'rents must be notified and punished instead for this heinous act of criminalism... Never a dull momeny... Quote
Landlubber Posted November 23, 2006 Posted November 23, 2006 I think most of you are missing the point. Lego is obviously way too expensive and should be given a serious price reduction to stop this kind of criminal behaviour. Quote
morris Posted November 23, 2006 Author Posted November 23, 2006 I think most of you are missing the point. Lego is obviously way too expensive and should be given a serious price reduction to stop this kind of criminal behaviour. that i do agree *y* Quote
Lego Amaryl Posted November 23, 2006 Posted November 23, 2006 I partially disagree. Lego is very expensive, but not so much, especially if compared to other toys that give less playing possibilities. Nowadays prices are generally high for everything, and I think Lego is making an effort to keep them down. To achieve this, Lego has also reduced the quality a little bit. |-/ For example, in '80-'90s you could buy little sets for 2-3 euros, with few pieces and 1 or 2 minifigs. Now you can still buy a Tiny Turbo, or a little City or Aqua Raiders sets, for 3-6 euros. And these little sets have a number of pieces and a complexity higher than little sets of the past. In 1989 I received a 12 V passenger train. The price was about 70 Quote
Hobbes Posted November 23, 2006 Posted November 23, 2006 In 1989 I received a 12 V passenger train. The price was about 70 Quote
snefroe Posted November 23, 2006 Posted November 23, 2006 I think most of you are missing the point. Lego is obviously way too expensive and should be given a serious price reduction to stop this kind of criminal behaviour. well in this case, i'd say it's a typical situation every kid find himself in at some point: mom and dad do not want to give you money to buy Lego for whatever reason; Normally it leads to you being very angry at mom and dad, but that's it... it seems this girl thought of a different way... Quote
Lego Amaryl Posted November 23, 2006 Posted November 23, 2006 well in this case, i'd say it's a typical situation every kid find himself in at some point: mom and dad do not want to give you money to buy Lego for whatever reason; Normally it leads to you being very angry at mom and dad, but that's it... it seems this girl thought of a different way... This is a very general consideration. Nowadays Lego is not at the top of children's desires. Videogames, school-bags with cartoon heroes, etc..., they are not less expensive than Lego! Quote
morris Posted November 23, 2006 Author Posted November 23, 2006 I partially disagree. Lego is very expensive, but not so much, especially if compared to other toys that give less playing possibilities.Nowadays prices are generally high for everything, and I think Lego is making an effort to keep them down. To achieve this, Lego has also reduced the quality a little bit. |-/ For example, in '80-'90s you could buy little sets for 2-3 euros, with few pieces and 1 or 2 minifigs. Now you can still buy a Tiny Turbo, or a little City or Aqua Raiders sets, for 3-6 euros. And these little sets have a number of pieces and a complexity higher than little sets of the past. In 1989 I received a 12 V passenger train. The price was about 70 Quote
Lego Amaryl Posted November 23, 2006 Posted November 23, 2006 lego is just expensive. end of story X-D X-D X-D I agree. But it's not more expensive than everything else nowadays. And I wanted to show that its price isn't increased so much as other things (for example, cinema and restaurants!). Lego is VERY expensive especially for a MOCer, who wants to have large quantities of particular bricks (and the wide variety of bricks and colours in sets makes it very difficult). When I was a kid, I liked Lego so much that it was the only toy I used to receive as a present. Now there are many other things that attract kids, like videogames. So there are less money to spend on Lego. Quote
Landlubber Posted November 24, 2006 Posted November 24, 2006 It's cheap if you want a smallish set to give a kid for his birthday. Not so cheap if you're a big kid trying to build an entire empire from bricks. Quote
dillthepill Posted November 24, 2006 Posted November 24, 2006 I do have to admit that Lego is a bit too expensive. Exo-Force seems to be very cheap however, considering all the big pieces that should cost a lot, like the missle launchers and armor and stuff. Lego is mostly expensive because all the big sets are usually the best. Lego aren't rip offs, that's for sure, they just have big sets with lots of pieces. Quote
morris Posted November 24, 2006 Author Posted November 24, 2006 Riding a chopper bicycle, "smoking" chocolate cigars and robbing Lego stores with squirt guns? Count me in, I wanna get dirty...! :-P you do SAY alot of things, but perhaps you only dare say it. by the way, i hope your surname is not iida. Quote
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