Harass young thugs, police urged

kweli · 08-05-2008, 01:21 PM

Harass young thugs, police urged

Youths who persistently misbehave and intimidate others in their communities should be "harassed themselves", Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has said.

She said she wanted police to "turn the tables" on those who were violent and disruptive and who would not "live by the rules that the rest of us do".

This could include repeated home visits and checks to identify benefit fraud or council and road tax non-payment.

Full report: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7389280.stm

and justice for all · 08-05-2008, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kweli

Harass young thugs, police urged

Errr.... isn’t that the police job? I mean go after thugs, protect the public, solve crimes you know that kind of thing...

And people pay their taxes because...

mynameis · 08-05-2008, 04:51 PM

And when all the youth start carrying cameras to nick the good officers you'll have more anarchy then you started with. Great Plan. Not.

grannymoose · 09-05-2008, 09:51 AM

it's a joke a pure laughable joke. can't see it getting any better as well.

danielg · 09-05-2008, 10:41 AM

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Those who were being anti-social should also have their road tax, car insurance, TV licence and council tax payments checked, she added.

"That car of theirs: is the tax up to date? Is it insured? Let's find out.

Police officers were targeting and disrupting those who cause anti-social behaviour for years until the presence and value of the bobby on the beat was no longer recognised

Jan Berry
Police Federation

"And have they got a TV licence for that plasma screen? As the advert says, it's all on the database.

"And as for the council tax, it shouldn't be difficult to check whether or not that's been paid. And what about benefit fraud? Can we run a check?

Nice piece of propaganda; stuck everyone into the article with an anti-yob title, then link fighting yobs to council tax, TV licence and benefits checks.

kweli · 09-05-2008, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by danielg

Nice piece of propaganda; stuck everyone into the article with an anti-yob title, then link fighting yobs to council tax, TV licence and benefits checks.

I know, this isn't just about law-breaking yobbo's, it's about ALL of us!

08-05-2008, 01:21 PM	#1
kweli Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 3,653	Harass young thugs, police urged Harass young thugs, police urged Youths who persistently misbehave and intimidate others in their communities should be "harassed themselves", Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has said. She said she wanted police to "turn the tables" on those who were violent and disruptive and who would not "live by the rules that the rest of us do". This could include repeated home visits and checks to identify benefit fraud or council and road tax non-payment. Full report: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7389280.stm __________________ When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion - Abraham Lincoln

08-05-2008, 04:51 PM	#3
mynameis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 6,553	And when all the youth start carrying cameras to nick the good officers you'll have more anarchy then you started with. Great Plan. Not. __________________ I can no longer have fair and intelligent conversation with people here, without them resorting to the use of personal attacks. I have been targeted as a scapegoat for my defensive actions. I cannot discuss new topics and stop the rampant amounts of misinformation when it happens, where it applies. If it can happen to me it can happen to you.

09-05-2008, 09:51 AM	#4
grannymoose Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: within I Posts: 984	it's a joke a pure laughable joke. can't see it getting any better as well. __________________ where you gonna run.. where ya gonna hide...no where! becouse there's no one like you left!