Friday, 23 September 2011

Smile! You’re On Candid Camera!

Workers have called for CCTV in an underpass after complaints vagrants are using it as a toilet.
Why? To sell the footage to those, ummm, ‘specialist’ sites?
Andrew Everett, 33, a credit controller working in Sheepen Place, Colchester, said: “I walk through the tunnel three times a week and it’s disgusting.

“There are loads of school kids who walk that way too.”
Well, I hope they are careful where they put their feet…
He has called for CCTV to be installed.

He said: “The council has had numerous complaints and cleans it occasionally, but does nothing to prevent it happening again.

“It is a public health hazard.”
Just what should they do to prevent it happening? It’s not like they can stop it with CCTV – by the time they’ve seen someone on camera, it’ll be too late.
A police spokesman said they were investigating the incidents.
I suppose patrolling regularly would help, but then if they catch someone, what’s the punishment? A fine they can’t pay? Another public nuisance conviction to add to their collection?

Perhaps they should be allowed to rub their noses in it?
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6 comments:

  1. Curmudgeon23 September 2011 at 09:28

    Is there actually a public toilet the vagrants could use? Or have the council just created another problem for themselves?

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  2. Pavlov's Cat23 September 2011 at 09:37

    I doubt if the council will do anything as this is probably one of the 'unintended consequences' of 'cost cutting' and acting would admit they screwed up. Much like Bexley I would imagine there is a dearth of public conveniences

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  3. An inconvenient truth23 September 2011 at 10:47

    Do bears poo in the woods?

    Do vagrants crap in public places?

    Do politicians sh*t on the ordinary people?

    I think we should be told.

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  4. Captain Haddock23 September 2011 at 10:55

    Force said vagrants to sleep in the underpass .. they'd soon stop peeing there ..

    Oh .. hang on .. that might be contrary to their yuman rights ..

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  5. John Pickworth23 September 2011 at 15:38

    "A police spokesman said they were investigating the incidents."

    But like the vagrants, they have little to go on... perhaps?

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  6. JuliaM25 September 2011 at 05:59

    "Is there actually a public toilet the vagrants could use?"

    If there is, it's probably closed when they want to use it.

    "But like the vagrants, they have little to go on... perhaps?"

    LOL!

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