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>I get the privacy arguments, but if this does actually help stop thieves, on balance I'm in favour. News check, it doesn't. London Met has faced severe cuts o
by fakedang 3y ago
>I get the privacy arguments, but if this does actually help stop thieves, on balance I'm in favour.
News check, it doesn't. London Met has faced severe cuts over the past decade, it's focusing the core team on major crimes, while hiring a volunteer force for the petty stuff like these. The volunteer force can't be arsed to fight a fly, much less catch a gang of pickpockets.
- blipvert 3y agoNews check, the Met doesn’t police the underground - that’s the job of the British Transport Police, a completely different force.
- multjoy 3y ago>while hiring a volunteer force Nonsense. If you’re talking about specials then they have been kicking about since the late 1800s.
- fakedang 3y agoThe proportion of duties allocated to the volunteer force has increased much more than what it used to be back then. I don't mind having the volunteers for duties such as traffic assistance and the like. But right now, it looks like a return to the Bow Street runners era is inevitable.