You are king / queen of the country...

DesperateDan

You wake up tomorrow and are bestowed with running the country. You are king / queen and can decide on any new laws you think are useful or important. What would you do?

• I would ban Irish being compulsory at second level education.
• Ban all religious congregations of any kind.
• Force every able man and woman to give up a few hours a week (maybe 3 or 4) making society a better place to live - probably charity work / handyman stuff.
• Legalise the private use of every drug on the planet. If you want to shoot up heroin in your own home, or deal it on the street, then go for it :pac:
• Oh and there's now compulsory castration for all convicted paedophiles (where there is no doubt of guilt).

The Backwards Man

I'd bestow democracy on the people and abdicate.

Everybody loves a good king.

comongethappy

Appoint a prime minister to do the job for me!

Then its decadence like the last days of Rome.... For the rest of my life.

coffee_cake

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I'd bestow democracy on the people and abdicate.

Everybody loves a good king.

There's a king somewhere trying to do that right now and the people don't want him to because they don't trust the officials that would take over!

deseil

With those rules I think you'd be referred to as dictator rather than king.

umop.episdn

Make sure there's enough cake for the rest of you peasants to eat...... I'm not making the same mistake Marie Antoinette made!

kneemos

Live in a big house,travel the world to look at half naked dancers and force the kids to breed.

The Backwards Man

bluewolf wrote: »

There's a king somewhere trying to do that right now and the people don't want him to because they don't trust the officials that would take over!

As my last act as monarch. I'd appoint bluewolf as head of the group for easing the transfer to democracy.

Everyone loves a good, smart king.

KingOfFairview

Build a nuclear arsenal and hold the world to ransom

Links234

Kill all humans!

The Backwards Man

KingOfFairview wrote: »

Build a nuclear arsenal and hold the world to ransom

The problem with nuclear arsenals is that, while they look impressive, you are never going to win anything with them.

ScumLord

People think being the king would be great but it means you're responsible for everything and everybody. If people die due to poor management those deaths fall on you and even if you can get away with being the cause of death becaused your the king you can't avoid your own conscious. If plans don't work out everybody blames you and it's only a matter of time before the population rises up and you end up without a head. It' not like you can go in front of a jury of your peers and if the population has turned on you there's no legal system that could protect you.

I could see the appeal of being ruled by a king, having one point of reference for government would make things easier but I sure as hell wouldn't want to be a king. I don't think I could take the pressure.

umop.episdn

Links234 wrote: »

Kill all humans!

Mods are safe so!

KingOfFairview

I'd reform the justice system to be far harsher on repeat violent offenders.

Sunnyisland

I would declare a republic and then heads off...

DesperateDan

Pat Custard wrote: »

OP, you'd have to bring in harsh punishment for crime and theft which would inevitably happen when people become addicted (legal or not). People can and will become hooked and may not be able to afford to fuel their habit.

Hmm good point. I have no problem with people getting high off their nuts, imagine the possibilities of the Olympics if everyone could take whatever they wanted? I do have a problem with junkies terrorising the place.

The money I'm saving by outlawing religion and Irish could go towards more police.

The police don't all need guns though, no need for that.

wazky

Have a vagina grafted on to me so I could be both King and Queen.

corner of hells

I'd go full Saudi and ban everything .

jamo2oo9

Castrate all rapist and pedophiles. No exceptions allowed. No willies for them sick bastárds

cloud493

- Institute zero tolerance on loitering, littering, drug use, anti social behaviour, not just in Dublin but all over the country.
- More Gardai, more pro active
- Legalise certain drugs, but tax it, and make it heavily controlled.
- Make the 2 euro chicken roll mandatory everywhere
- Do something to make the bus run faster. Don't know what, but something.
- Zero tolerance on sex offenders, rapists, paedophiles, murderers.
- If something has an addiction of some sort, and therefore a normal prison isn't the best place for them, don't lock them up and leave them to stew, build rehabilitation centres, teach them, not just punish. Still punish though.

kneemos

wazky wrote: »

Have a vagina grafted on to me so I could be both King and Queen.

You could go fcuk yourself.

wazky

cloud493 wrote: »

- Do something to make the bus run faster. Don't know what, but something.

Stop making the bus run would be a start, driving it is way faster.

titan18

1 .Round up about 200,000 people(reckon that should cover it) and ship them off to some islands somewhere.
1a. If I can't find suitable islands, I'll strike a deal with North Korea to take them from me.
2. Tell anyone who rebels against me, I'll kill the 200,000.
3. Enact cruel and pointless laws so I can have some fun.
4. Build an army of killer robots so that when the inevitable rebellion/invasion comes, I can crush them.

Oh, I'd have to establish good links with Russia, Iran, North Korea and all other countries run by mad men/warmongers.

cloud493

wazky wrote: »

Stop making the bus run would be a start, driving it is way faster.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X_Ot0k4XJc

KingOfFairview

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

Castrate all rapist and pedophiles. No exceptions allowed. No willies for them sick bastárds

That's not what castration means

cloud493

KingOfFairview wrote: »

That's not what castration means

He's hosted by his own petard.

wazky

KingOfFairview wrote: »

That's not what castration means

It is if your surgical implements include a garden shears.

KingOfFairview

cloud493 wrote: »

He's hosted by his own petard.

I may as well just delete my account now, I'm forever tainted

ted1

DesperateDan wrote: »

You wake up tomorrow and are bestowed with running the country. You are king / queen and can decide on any new laws you think are useful or important. What would you do?

• I would ban Irish being compulsory at second level education. One would think that a king would want people speaking the language of his kingdom
  
• Ban all religious congregations of any kind. Forcing your religious beliefs or lack of them on your people. You will be over thrown in a week.
  
• Force every able man and woman to give up a few hours a week (maybe 3 or 4) making society a better place to live - probably charity work / handyman stuff.
  Why would someone earning over 100 euro an hour do handyman stuff for free or do charity stuff. They could pay people to do it for less and also provide jobs to the handyman you have just made unemployed
  
  
• Legalise the private use of every drug on the planet. If you want to shoot up heroin in your own home, or deal it on the street, then go for it :pac: where do I start
  
  
• Oh and there's now compulsory castration for all convicted paedophiles (where there is no doubt of guilt).
  There is always doubt. E.g Birmingham six, Guildford 4.
  

There's a reason monarch systems don't work

Ted_YNWA

Ban all stupid thread that have been done at least once in the previous month.

coolhull

Ideally, if you're going to be a king, you need to be wan and pale

Everyone loves a wan king