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They seem to be doing everything except actual policing.
by poszlem 1y ago
They seem to be doing everything except actual policing.
- kypro 1y agoTo be fair they did stop a guy on a skateboard the other day, fined him £300, and gave him 6 points on his non-existent license, https://x.com/JamesHarvey2503/status/1955215331959394764 https://x.com/JamesHarvey2503/status/1955215331959394764 People act like the UK is lawless and people can just steal bikes from public bike rakes, steel food from stores, or even turn up on UK shores illegally and be given 4* hotels, but presumably this isn't true given how strictly they enforce almost completely irrelevent stuff like a dude on an electrified skateboard.
- A_D_E_P_T 1y agoIt's called anarcho-tyranny. Certain crimes, and certain types of criminal, go unpunished almost as a rule. But it's very easy and not politically inconvenient to harass guys on skateboards, and people who post edgy memes on Facebook are a grave threat to our society, so there you have it.
- throwaway422432 1y agoCorrect. Why do the beat when you can sit at your desk and watch or wait for the cameras to pick something up? They seem to have forgotten that a police presence, i.e. a patrol car cruising around or police walking or cycling the streets not only prevents some crime but makes people feel safer by their visibility.