"Welly, welly, welly. Put the trashbin out early did we?"
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Posted on 05/18/2009 11:59:04 AM PDT by BGHater
Children as young as seven are being recruited by councils to act as 'citizen snoopers', the Daily Mail can reveal.
The 'environment volunteers' will report on litter louts, noisy neighbours - and even families putting their rubbish out on the wrong day.
There are currently almost 9,000 people signed up to the schemes. More are likely to be recruited in the coming months.
Controversially, some councils are running 'junior' schemes which are recruiting children.
After basic training, volunteers are expected to be the 'eyes and the ears' of the town hall.
They are given information packs about how to collect evidence, including tips about writing down numberplates, which could later be used in criminal prosecutions.
Luton Borough Council's Street Seen scheme encourages its 650 volunteers to report 'environmental concerns'. It is also recruiting 'Junior Street Champions', aged between seven and 11.
Primary schools could also be involved within two years.
Similarly, Islington Council in north London has recruited 1,200 'Islington Eyes' to report crime hotspots, fly-tipping and excess noise from DIY.
Volunteers are given a list of things to do when confronted with fly-tippers, including taking photos 'without being seen'.
Last year the council undertook a recruitment drive for youngsters aged nine and above, called Junior Eyes.
Children are given special books to write down reports on littering or graffiti in their schools, which they then send to the council.
A spokesman for Islington town hall said: 'It's not possible for the council to see what's going on in the borough at all times, so our Eyes for Islington are a great help, reporting issues such as dangerous footpaths, fly-tipping and graffiti.'
Welwyn Hatfield Council in Hertfordshire has given its 13 volunteers handheld computers to take photographs of problem areas.
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Consistent with the lofty principles of INGSOC...
Sounds way too much like 1936 Germany...
sixty years later Hitler’s plan finally took Britain. how sad.
When I was a kid in grade school I was told that this is what the Soviet Union did.
"Welly, welly, welly. Put the trashbin out early did we?"
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They are becoming Nazi Germany
Or Eric Cartman as “The Coon” on South Park.
In wonderful redwood City, California, the city is recruiting citzens to go out on code enforcement walks, to write down all violations, for follow up by the enforcers. the recruitment includes children, to make matters worse, they even mention it can be used for school credit. no doubt some social planners dream, turing little children into nanny state tattle tales. reminds me of stories of the commie soviets promising children a new bicycle if they report on there mom or dad being unpatriotic. this is sick, sick, sick
whatch out for this crap. they are educating the children in America to be little nazi nanny state troopers. all working for the big government, turning in their neighbors.
you will be next!!!
What? Did someone take a page off of Opie Taylor’s newspaper career?.......he dished out the dirt on everybody in Mayberry.........I wish this were that innocent.
Big Brother would be so proud.
And if the people being spied upon take violent objection to the fact? These bureaucrats should be charged with putting children at risk.
I hope there’s no red X there.
“All 10 year olds [belong] to us”?
BTW - “fly-tipping” - I had to look it up. It is dumping on someone else’s property, and/or putting your trash along with there trash to be picked up.
Reminds me of “1984”, damn!
ping
Town hall insanity, at it’s utter worst!
These kids won’t be asked to tell on mommy and daddy. Honest!
Anyone that would vote for this is unfit to hold public office, or a managerial position at a private business.
Parades, cute uniforms, getting back at people you don't like... What's not to love? /s
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