Posted on 01/01/2005 5:30:32 PM PST by quidnunc
Britain has one of the world’s most ineffective police forces and highest crime rates, according to an authoritative report to be published this week.
It says the police spend too much time behind desks instead of tackling and preventing crime. The result, it says, is that crime is “a very low-risk activity for the criminal”.
America, France and Germany have suffered similar sharp rises in crime to Britain since the 1960s but have tackled them more effectively, the report says. British police have failed to focus on prevention of crime and zero tolerance of low-level disorder and antisocial behaviour, it claims.
The rise in crime in the UK is “so spectacular” it is “difficult to comprehend”, the report argues. Home Office claims that crime in Britain is falling and at “historically low levels” are false: the country is now “a seriously crime-afflicted and disintegrating society”.
The damning and controversial study from Civitas, the right-of-centre think tank, is bound to provoke criticism from British police forces.
It cites official figures that show crime rising steadily over 40 years. The report says:
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(Excerpt) Read more at timesonline.co.uk ...
Wait 'til the muzzies start "acting-up"; that'll be a true measure of what the "bobbies" can handle.
The rise in crime is because it's very easy to get away with. Without guns people defenseless targets in their own homes. The crime laws are toughest on the people, often times if you injure an intruder in your house it can get you into more trouble him. It's bass ackwards, I have a feeling even most Democrats in this country would realize that.
Without guns, the "Bobbies" are in even bigger trouble!
Yep, they always avoid talking about the obvious, the ban on firearms, and now knifes, plus the ban on being able to defend oneself in England is what is driving the crime rate up. You can't tell criminals that it is ok to hurt people and that you won't be hurt back and expect crime to go down or even stay static. Plus you have to give the people the means to defend themselves. Brits,IMO, are stupid, at least the law makers are.
Unfortunately for our friends in the UK crime is even worse than their statistics tell. The police in many areas use a strange accounting for crime statistics.
For example if a man rapes and murders 6 women in a crime spree that should be 12 crimes, right? No its all one crime under their accounting system. Apparently some US cities once used this system as well until the FBI pressured them to use a more logical system.
Yawn
Heck, even if you DO have a legally owned gun in England, it is against the law to use force to protect your own life!
I have to say that is a funny photo.
Instead they will beat their breasts about how awful things are, and then probably pour themselves a nice cuppa -- and maybe allow themselves a nice digestive biscuit.
A few hundred pounds on a much nicer American export such as a Colt Anaconda:
and a bit of time at the range would do wonders to reduce the crime rate, particularly home invasions.
"What's all this then?"
The UK guys and gals are still better than the Iraqi surrender monkeys, but the latter are gaining.
News alert!!! Britain shuts down all weapons acquisitions for its military; and confiscates and destroys its Army, Marine and Airforce weapons ystems so as not to piss off the enemy.
Developing... News at 11...
Europe has crime? Impossible.
They have achieved a worker's wonderland. Gumdrops fall from the sky and ATMs shoot cash at you in the hope that you just might need it. If you fall down and skin your knee, the government will make sure that you will be paid a living wage while you recover. OH! They have an efficient method of transportation, too.
Crime, by default, should not exist.
I reject this article as it contridicts the Utopian ideal that Europe has sold me.
Apf
Look familiar??
No way I came to Free Republic to escape the apathy of Britain to politics and moral issues to name but 2.
The rule on defending yourself in your own home will be changed very shortly this is long overdue and will happend public outrage has demanded about the only things apart from the hunting issue that we seem to be able to get excited about unless it is Bush bashing.
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