When they get a retired chief superintendent, who runs a private company providing police-replacement patrols for £100+ VAT per household, to criticise the police, you do wonder how objective the programme is.
Correlation is between reduction/disappearance of visible police presence on the street & criminals thinking they're not going to get caught. Plus youngsters not feeling safe as a result and arming themselves. Accurate stop/search relies on community intel, which is drying up.
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I’d like to see your evidence if I may
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You need evidence of reductions in community policing/visible policing? I've talked to young people and ex-offenders and they tell me a) they feel less safe without community officers so they carry b) stop/search ineffective as they hide weapons in bushes/give to girlfriends etc.
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You claimed the rise in violent crime was due to other factors and s+s is only effective through directed intelligence. Please quantify.
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A lack of s/s doesn’t cause violence. S/s based on knowledge of who is carrying (because community tells you who is carrying, where & when) is obviously more effective than random or even suspicion. People feeling they have to protect themselves instead of relying on police =

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So what you’re saying is the years of policing that kept Britain’s streets safe were bunk? All I see is that as politicians have demonised and marginalised the practice streets have become a killing zone
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No, that’s was the conclusion you came to before I even answered you. Properly targeted stop & search is a valuable tool in keeping our streets safe, provided we work with communities & have enough officer time to build relationships & allow officers to be proactive.
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Are you saying my conclusion is wrong? I note that The Met has 200 or so more officers dedicated to policing online thought than investigating murder. Philosophy of those running the show (as Mackey proves) falls so far short precept is tantamount to theft
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