On Thu, 8 May 2008 03:38:15 -0700 (PDT), peterwn
wrote:
>On May 8, 2:10 pm, 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.
>>
>
>This has just happened in a New Zealand city. A dead end street with
>small industrial premises and one resident was suffering from 'boy
>racers' week after week - they pour diesel or oil on the road to
>improve skidding. A guy who runs a video surveillance business in the
>street set up a few cameras and turned the videos over to the cops.
>They immediately impounded the cars involved for 28 days and charged
>the drivers with 'losing traction' offences.
>
>Problem solved - at least in that street.
I do not think you are comparing like with like - in the case you
quote - someone is breaking the law - they are filmed - and the film
is used as evidence.
In the case which is the subject of the thread - there need not be
any unlawful activity - plod are going to harass and hound - including
filming - just to piss them off.
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