tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post1115600399138596359..comments2024-03-29T05:21:11.278+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: No Wonder You Can't Find Anyone Walking The Beat In London At Night...JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-36776091364872441222013-01-22T05:16:16.231+00:002013-01-22T05:16:16.231+00:00"The police, much like politicians, are in a ...<i>"The police, much like politicians, are in a position to demand that everyone's house be "in order" while seemingly being exempt from the same requirement"</i><br /><br />See also - teachers threatening dire consequences for unauthorised absence, then pulling a snow day at the drop of a flake...JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-59760078628399462492013-01-20T19:29:03.027+00:002013-01-20T19:29:03.027+00:00Close the police down? Good luck with that. You kn...Close the police down? Good luck with that. You know it's the Tories long-term plan anyway.<br />JadedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-64282357578486080562013-01-20T17:17:00.464+00:002013-01-20T17:17:00.464+00:00That's a good comment / question made by Julia...That's a good comment / question made by JuliaM; <br /><br />"So do the police. Can we shut THEM down when we catch a few taking bribes, etc? Or is it only nightclubs that must be perfect?"<br /><br />The police, much like politicians, are in a position to demand that everyone's house be "in order" while seemingly being exempt from the same requirement.The Cowboy Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04967260831514096205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-36474784080750980552013-01-20T05:32:42.602+00:002013-01-20T05:32:42.602+00:00"And so the Islamification of Tower Hamlets c...<i>"And so the Islamification of Tower Hamlets continues apace..."</i> <br /><br />Indeed. As Blue Eyes notes, there should be some sort of oversight for rogue councils..<br /><br /><i>"I'm sure there's a nice big box been ticked ona few supervising officer's CV's ready for that next job application/promotion.."</i> <br /><br />I wouldn't be a bit surprised!<br /><br /><i>"It's almost impossible to make arrests and get the charges to stick.175 police burst in and the floor is covered in drugs."</i> <br /><br />Then why do them? Other than as a photo-opportunity?<br /><br /><i>"Secondly the club is responsible for the actions of its customers under licencing laws,unlike your examples of airlines etc.They have to "police" themselves in a way."</i> <br /><br />So do the police. Can we shut THEM down when we catch a few taking bribes, etc? Or is it only nightclubs that must be perfect?JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-9751775452921109682013-01-19T20:48:20.444+00:002013-01-19T20:48:20.444+00:00What Jaded said, been there too. But I do think th...What Jaded said, been there too. But I do think that the Police are in a weakened state, what with cuts, short staffing (and the recruitment freeze,the imposition of PCCs and the spectre of institutional racism looming means that if a Local Councillor/MP identifies a 'problem that need sorting' the Police seem powerless to say 'No'blueknighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409655604657713593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-90366634914539291062013-01-19T19:23:56.911+00:002013-01-19T19:23:56.911+00:00Stonyground says:
It never seems to occurr to the ...Stonyground says:<br />It never seems to occurr to the powers that be, that enforcing the laws on drugs is completely futile. If they could round up, convict and imprison every drug dealer in the country today. By tommorrow there would be a whole new batch and it would be business as usual. The fact is, if there is a demand for something, then there is money to be made from it. If there is money to be made from it then people will make money out of it. Making drugs illegal is effectively saying to the criminals, "we hereby grant you a tax exempt monopoly on this area of business". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-66898823607442084652013-01-19T16:42:26.108+00:002013-01-19T16:42:26.108+00:00Tower Hamlets today, your town today or tomorrow.Tower Hamlets today, your town today or tomorrow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-18339756466764440672013-01-19T16:38:03.298+00:002013-01-19T16:38:03.298+00:00I would like to make several points before I get s...I would like to make several points before I get shouted down.<br />Firstly I have been on a few of these raids.It's almost impossible to make arrests and get the charges to stick.175 police burst in and the floor is covered in drugs.<br />Secondly the club is responsible for the actions of its customers under licencing laws,unlike your examples of airlines etc.They have to "police" themselves in a way.<br />Thirdly these raids are made as a deterrent and they always use overwhelming manpower,rightly or wrongly.<br />As for the Tower Hamlets angle,I can't possibly comment.<br />Jaded<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-20861028520270194252013-01-19T16:35:20.215+00:002013-01-19T16:35:20.215+00:00I'm sure there's a nice big box been ticke...I'm sure there's a nice big box been ticked ona few supervising officer's CV's ready for that next job application/promotion........when they start again in 30 years time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-90159539432616046082013-01-19T16:06:19.180+00:002013-01-19T16:06:19.180+00:00Hey, anyway, the streets are safe thanks to Muslim...Hey, anyway, the streets are safe thanks to Muslim Patrol, innit, Insh'allah.Dr Cromartynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-17118606868233375792013-01-19T15:36:13.737+00:002013-01-19T15:36:13.737+00:00175 officers? 2 arrests? That is some serious publ...175 officers? 2 arrests? That is some serious public sector productivity.<br /><br />Tower Hamlets is a seriously corrupt place now - there should be a mechanism for the central government to run councils which go wrong like this.Blue Eyesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-24822286946378822702013-01-19T12:11:28.863+00:002013-01-19T12:11:28.863+00:00It'll be a mosque in six months.It'll be a mosque in six months.Dr Cromartynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-60720243312590332452013-01-19T11:30:39.174+00:002013-01-19T11:30:39.174+00:00And so the Islamification of Tower Hamlets continu...And so the Islamification of Tower Hamlets continues apace...with the help of some useful, taxpayer funded, public service idiots.Lynne at Counting Catshttp://www.countingcats.com/noreply@blogger.com