Have you have heard of the saying "to read someone the Riot Act", in the sense of warning someone / telling someone off?
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Well, the proclamation, anyway...
@neil The trick these days is getting a group of twelve or more people.
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Well, the proclamation, anyway...
@neil I seem to recall reading somewhere that the threat behind those mild words was "We will summarily murder anybody who ignores this command" - is that right?
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@neil I seem to recall reading somewhere that the threat behind those mild words was "We will summarily murder anybody who ignores this command" - is that right?
> to the number of twelve or more (notwithstanding such proclamation made) unlawfully, riotously, and tumultuously remain or continue together by the space of one hour after such command or request made by proclamation, that then such continuing together to the number of twelve or more, after such command or request made by proclamation, shall be adjudged felony without benefit of clergy, and the offenders therein shall be adjudged felons, and *shall suffer death as in a case of felony without benefit of clergy*.
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@rpbook Fortunately it is just a fun fedi poll, and really doesn't matter
But yes, I imagine that most people who have clicked "read it" have read only a sub-section of it.
@neil that's autistic brain for you. Most people assume "read it" means the proclamation, I assume it means the whole act
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Well, the proclamation, anyway...
@neil This is great, thank you for doing it.
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Have you have heard of the saying "to read someone the Riot Act", in the sense of warning someone / telling someone off?
Have you *actually read* the Riot Act?
@neil There's a very good B&W film called "The Hill", which involves an insurrection in a British army prison in North Africa.
At one point, the RSM, who's been responsible for the conditions leading to the unrest, walks into the prison block.
RSM: <holds a book in the air> "If there's any more trouble, I'll read you the riot act. You know how long it takes. And if that doesn't have any effect, I'll charge the ringleaders with mutiny!"
Prisoner: "Who's the ringleaders?"
RSM: "EVERY FIFTH MAN!" -
Have you have heard of the saying "to read someone the Riot Act", in the sense of warning someone / telling someone off?
Have you *actually read* the Riot Act?
@neil Hmm. I realise after I put in "heard of it, not read it" that I have actually read the proclamation, on Wikipedia.
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@neil There's a very good B&W film called "The Hill", which involves an insurrection in a British army prison in North Africa.
At one point, the RSM, who's been responsible for the conditions leading to the unrest, walks into the prison block.
RSM: <holds a book in the air> "If there's any more trouble, I'll read you the riot act. You know how long it takes. And if that doesn't have any effect, I'll charge the ringleaders with mutiny!"
Prisoner: "Who's the ringleaders?"
RSM: "EVERY FIFTH MAN!"@neil Film link, because I didn't have the space in the previous toot: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059274/
Sean Connery, and the wonderful Harry Andrews as the RSM.
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Have you have heard of the saying "to read someone the Riot Act", in the sense of warning someone / telling someone off?
Have you *actually read* the Riot Act?
@neil, there's that bit in ‘Jingo’ where Detritus does just that…
“Dis is der Riot Act. You know what dat means? It means if'n I reads it out and youse don't disb… disp… go away, der Watch can use deadly force, you unnerstand?”
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Have you have heard of the saying "to read someone the Riot Act", in the sense of warning someone / telling someone off?
Have you *actually read* the Riot Act?
@neil I have neither read it myself nor read it aloud to a group of people before arresting them.
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@simonzerafa It is in the alt-text for the recording. I can see it on Tusky, but not in the Mastodon web client, but perhaps I am doing something wrong.
@neil @simonzerafa I can't see the alt text in Tusky on phone.
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@neil @simonzerafa I can't see the alt text in Tusky on phone.
@annehargreaves @simonzerafa Curious!
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@annehargreaves@ioc.exchange @simonzerafa@infosec.exchange @neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk
I see it no problem in my Wafrn
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@neil @simonzerafa I can't see the alt text in Tusky on phone.
@annehargreaves @neil @simonzerafa That's odd. The text shows in Tusky on my Fairphone 4 running eOS. There is no "Alt" button, it just shows immediately while playing.
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Umm. I don't remember them doing so during the various 1980's riots so probably quite archaic.
Additional: The AI in my Internet search engine confidently states in was the Criminal Law Act 1967 for England and Wales and 1973 for Scotland and Northern Ireland.
That's might even be correct! Not as archaic as I thought
️@simonzerafa
FWIW QI agrees on a 1967 repeal:- YouTube
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.
(www.youtube.com)
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Have you have heard of the saying "to read someone the Riot Act", in the sense of warning someone / telling someone off?
Have you *actually read* the Riot Act?
@neil I think some of it was read to us when we were at a questionably legal rave they wanted to shut down? Or maybe that was a different act. Dunno. Seemed like they were insisting we leave anyway so we did.
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It added fine, but whether it is visible/accessible in all clients might be a different matter!
@neil @simonzerafa yeah I can't find a way to access it on Moshidon
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@neil @simonzerafa yeah I can't find a way to access it on Moshidon
Can you normally see alt text for audio on Moshidon? Or is this clip unusual?
(Just wondering if it is a me thing, or a Moshidon thing!)
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Can you normally see alt text for audio on Moshidon? Or is this clip unusual?
(Just wondering if it is a me thing, or a Moshidon thing!)
@neil @simonzerafa I honestly don't know. I rarely see audio posts and can't seem to find one at the moment
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@neil @simonzerafa I honestly don't know. I rarely see audio posts and can't seem to find one at the moment
@tarix29 @simonzerafa Fair enough
