MM wrote:
> On Thu, 08 May 2008 03:10:46 +0100, judith
> wrote:
>
>> Police should be harassing badly behaved youths by openly filming
>> them and hounding them at home to make their lives as uncomfortable
>> as possible, the home secretary will say today.
>>
>> The crime initiative is part of a government strategy to win back
>> voters by proposing more radical approaches to tackling deep seated
>> problems
>>
>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/may/08/police.ukcrime
>>
>>
>> ffs - Innocent until ........... the police take a dislike to you.
>
> Er, you first have to have engaged in intimidatory behaviour and
> similar unpleasant activity:
>
> "The police followed 14 people in their teens and early 20s. Each was
> well known to the force, having built up criminal records for offences
> such as intimidation, burglary, criminal damage, antisocial behaviour
> and vehicle crime."
>
> MM
If that's true, it suggests to me the problem is further up the criminal
justice system... Another useless sticky plaster.
Gaz
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