... and we really haven't been for quite some time.
Police say the laborious recording of so-called Non-Crime Hate Incidents (NCHIs) continues despite a recent spike in crime.
At least 6,300 NCHIs were logged last year, according to a survey. The real total is likely to be far higher because 15 of the 44 forces in England and Wales failed to respond.
However, while police tackle NCHI red tape, 'headline' crimes such as theft, robbery, criminal damage, fraud, computer misuse and violence rose by 14 per cent in 2023 to 9.6million in 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics.
And what sort of incidents are being dealt with under this useless legislation?
In one example, officers were called about a man heard singing the patriotic folk song Flower Of Scotland at an English railway station.
One householder complained after overhearing a neighbour insult her through her Ring video doorbell, while officers also recorded the incident of a caller adopting an Indian accent to order a takeaway curry.
It would be funny if it wasn't taking up valuable police time.
Shadow justice minister Robert Jenrick told The Sun, which carried out the survey: 'This is crackers. We need to scrap NCHIs altogether.'
Oh, if only your party had ever been in power, eh, Robert?
1 comment:
Onybudy singing the awful mawkish Floor Ae Scoatland jist needs a quick slap aboot the heid.
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