But today -- today is special. Today I have discovered something so contrary, so outrageous, so completely unspeakable, that I actually feel like I have wandered across a parallel dimension gateway, possibly in my sleep. Consider this:
Local government officials and private security workers have been given police powers to enforce on-the-spot fines for littering, dog fouling and motoring offences.
Despite lacking formal police training, hundreds of civilians have been made part of the "extended police family" by the Home Office under little-known legislation.
They have not been asked to wear any special uniforms to identify themselves, but must wear only a badge that can be as small as 73mm x 80mm.
I wonder if the badge looks like this:
The Home Office revealed yesterday that more than 1,600 non-police officers have been given enforcement powers under its so-called Community Safety Accreditation Schemes.
The schemes, introduced in 2002 legislation, give chief constables the power to serve penalty notices for activities including disorder, truancy, cycling on pavements, littering and dog fouling. They can also be used for seizing alcohol from under-age drinkers and to demand people's names and addresses.
The Home Office has carried out an audit of police use of the powers which showed that 23 police forces have Community Safety Accreditation Schemes in place.
A total of 1,406 staff from 95 "approved organizations" including local councils and private companies have been given enforcement powers.
Seriously, what is going on with the Home Office? Are they all mad? Who the fuck do they think they are? Who in his right mind would think that it's acceptable to create a load of unaccountable, undisciplined, uncontrolled fucking authoritarians who will never, ever abuse their powers, sure.
How many fucking people are there now who can stick their nose into your business? What happens if you tell one of these incognito busybodies to fuck off and mind his own fucking business? Are you going to wind up in jail?
Listen you cunts, Hitler was wrong, the Stasi was wrong, Stalin was wrong.
STOP FUCKING TRYING TO IMPROVE ON THEIR TOTALITARIANISM!
5 comments:
It's the corruption of language that tries one's patience: "police family" is as yukky as "harvesting" organs.
I wonder - are we there yet?
If I made up a little official looking badge and a pad of 'tickets', then made up a 'law' that it was an offence under statute 'xyz etc' to cause an obstruction on the pavement to pedestiians by either stopping or by walking on the wrong side of the pavement. On the spot fine of £30 or £86 if they insist on a ticket.
I wonder how much cash I would go home with in the evening? We have become such a bunch of sheep, I bet there would be some takers.
DerekSmith
I have now placed a sign on the garden gate
"No Implied Access"
I will shot any fucker that walks up the drive dead, place a samurai sword in his hands and tell the fingermen he was going to kill me.
Bollocks to it all. Like Obo, I am reaching "tilt" point. It will not be pretty and it will end in tears.
LEAVE ME ALONE YOU CUNTS. YOU DO NOT OWN ME.
I won't be giving out my name and address to any spiteful little Nazi who demands it on the street. Could just as well be one of those identity thieves. If cornered, I might give him a name and address but it won't be mine.
Anon - I wonder how many real conmen are gleefully making up little badges as we speak?
OH - there are an increasing number of people reaching tipping point. These fingermen are just the thing to push it over the edge.
Calm down Leg Iron, you do not have to speak to these objects (right to silence). You do not have to stop, just keep on walking(they have no powers to detain). They are there to frighten the sheep! Can you just see one of these feeble individuals going up to a group of big (under-age)lads and trying to confiscate there tins of lager????? No. they'll pick on the feeble "sheep" who drop a fag end.
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