Idiots.

There are a lot of idiots around the planet. Idiocy is far from an exclusive club but the continuing rise of numbers is a credit to those who seek to raise idiots.

The first batch of idiots I'm thinking of are those that are calling for capital punishment to be brought back after the Tia Sharpe case. I can't say how numerous these people are, social networks do make it hard to judge this kind of thing, but I can tell you that their knee-jerk reaction is a disgrace. Of course, the case is horrific and I do believe those responsible deserve all that comes to them. (Note that I didn't jump to my own conclusions about who that is.) The idea, however, that bringing back capital punishment is a way to deal with such people is just ridiculous. This is the 21st century in a civilised country. Aside from the sheer statistical evidence that capital punishment does not deter criminals from being criminals, the idea that it is a morally just action is just something I cannot comprehend. It is not up to courts to decide who lives and who dies. It is not up to the public to decide who lives and who dies. It is not up to anybody to decide who lives and who dies. If it is okay for people to decide who lives and who dies, why is a murderer even prosecuted at all? He's no better and no worse than those who are prosecuting. Taking lives is an abhorrent and disgusting thing to do, whether you do it with a gun or a gavel.

The next batch are those who have chosen to vilify footballers whilst watching the Olympics. The "footballers are overpaid" argument is now so dull I'm not sure who even brings it up anymore. They're paid handsomely for providing entertainment to people who choose to do so. I don't see a problem there at all. Contrary to seemingly popular belief, their pay does not come from the same pot as a soldier's does. That comparison is ludicrous (and seems more of a stunt for attention when brought up than an attempt to empathise with a soldier's fiscal problems). The other problem is people complaining about the cuntishness of footballers compared with the humble and graceful athletes on display at the Olympics. HAVE THESE PEOPLE SEEN USAIN BOLT OR YOHAN BLAKE? Two of the most arrogant and cocky people that have ever existed. Sure, there are some lovely British athletes who are a credit to their sports, but there are some decent footballers too. People complain about footballers' party boy lifestyles and the fact  that they are not role models to kids. The Olympic village is nothing short an ORGY most of the time, and as soon as the athletes are finished their events (or halfway through if they are Bolt) they instantly transform into party mode and hit the town harder than most footballers would. People also seem to forget that footballers train extremely hard every day and this is something that should be projected onto the youth. Most footballers are fine role models, and nobody really wants to be like the ones who are not.

So, yeah, those are the two (very specific) groups of people who have annoyed me rather greatly today. I'm sure I'll be annoyed about very different and equally idiotic people tomorrow.