Well the mere fact that they spend so much time, and make money to artificially lower taxes is what's disturbing. Every pound that they make isn't being given t

Well the mere fact that they spend so much time, and make money to artificially lower taxes is what's disturbing. Every pound that they make isn't being given to them through a government budget, essentially turning them into a semi-private organisation as they no longer have public safety in mind, they have profit in mind. That's been evident for a long time in the UK. I grew up in a small town, and even there you could rely on seeing a few cops that were always helpful, but that's since gone. I haven't seen an officer on the street for over 5 years yet the number of speed cameras in the area has gone through the roof. I don't really see how this is making me as a civilian safer, because cops who watched the side walks have been replaced with cameras that watch the roads.