Reply to: Party of Law and Order

[AtW]

Updates - Police seal of street as man stabbed at Aston University - Birmingham Live

[vetran]

poor sod after he put up with all that tulip in Rotherham. He seemed to be about the only one on the side of the law who did his job properly.

Nazir Afzal, the former chief prosecutor in Greater Manchester who oversaw the Rochdale child sex abuse case, said the victim was one of his relatives.

[AtW]

Bordesley Green stabbing: Boy, 17, stabbed to death - BBC News

It is the third fatal stabbing of a teen in the city in almost two weeks.

[Lance]

We copied American policing policy, that's the problem. Criminals think they can evade capture because police are not visible, though I'd note that the US has always had quite high crime compared to the UK.

not according to this site....

United Kingdom vs United States Crime Stats Compared

Although I'd treat it with caution as apparently the USA has 3% more capital punishment than we do

[TwoWolves]

Yes. American prison policy has wiped out criminality.

We copied American policing policy, that's the problem. Criminals think they can evade capture because police are not visible, though I'd note that the US has always had quite high crime compared to the UK.

[Old Greg]

Need more prisons for sure, easy sell to taxpayers

Yes. American prison policy has wiped out criminality.

[AtW]

Need more prisons for sure, easy sell to taxpayers

[TwoWolves]

Happy to pay more tax for more police

I don't think that would even help.

1) Career criminals are in and out of prison to commit more crimes following lenient sentencing.

2) Sir Robert Peel understood that the police need to be visible in order to prevent crime, we would need to revert to traditional policing methods.

Probably more for that list, fill them in yourselves.

[AtW]

Local murder today with knife - wife!

[AtW]

Not even the Yodel warehouse is safe anymore.

[Old Greg]

If they only even so much as touch my sofa

Not even the Yodel warehouse is safe anymore.

[AtW]

They're reduced to robbing bedsits above kebab shops. I almost feel sorry for them.

If they only even so much as touch my sofa

[Old Greg]

Well in our area burglaries (technically not theft) going up, I guess they’ve finished off other places!

They're reduced to robbing bedsits above kebab shops. I almost feel sorry for them.

[Old Greg]

Happy to pay more tax for more police

Shame the EBT lot didn't contribute.

[AtW]

Well in our area burglaries (technically not theft) going up, I guess they’ve finished off other places!