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Monday, 19 September 2016

THE VIRTUAL WORLD OF POLICING

I have no idea of how many "press" officers are employed by the nation`s police forces but I reckon they all work overtime.  I can`t think of any other public service except perhaps the MOJ where journalistic spin seems to be as much part of its daily environment as the reality of its activities. Two sets of announcements recently have emphasised this variance.  On August 16th a little read publication  "Insurance Times" had a report on the wonderful initiative of City of London Police  to combat cyber crime.  Oh how fortunate we are to have such  stout fellows working behind the scenes to protect are wallets and purses.  But and it`s a big "but" today it has been revealed that 4.5 million debit and/or credit cards have been cancelled owing to fraud by those very same cyber criminals being sought by City of London Police.  It is becoming increasingly difficult to take seriously any statements from any senior police officers in any police force in the country. West Midlands is a classic example.  Last week they announced the establishment of bike patrols to target drivers who overtake cyclists without leaving the minimum  required distance between their vehicle and the bike rider.  Injury to cyclists is indeed concerning but so is assault, careless and dangerous driving, theft, robbery and myriad offences against the person.  

Truly in this regard the real target of police  is in their virtual world  where image supersedes  reality.       
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  1. Rogerborg19 September 2016 at 14:01

    The notion of a metropolitan force trying to police the internet is bizarre to begin with. It would be like West Mercia unilaterally deciding to supplant BTP and police the railways.

    I'm a little puzzled by the scorn for West Midlands. A near miss with a pedalist does constitute careless or inconsiderate driving, and the goal appears to a wagged finger and education rather than clogging up the courts with prosecutions. In the case of action, it could be dealt with by a FPN blackmail demand now. If it reduces the number of lycramental vloggers shrieking out VRMs on YouTube, I'm all for it.

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