UK Policing News

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/...icle2150034.ece LABOUR ditched plans to extend on-the-spot fines for yobs last night after admitting they could not be enforced. Turns out they are not as tough as first claimed on anti social behaviour, in fact i doubt they care to much.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7836055.stm Burglars have snapped the neck of an elderly woman's budgie in front of her after she refused to hand over money. Is there some kind of competition out there, as to how low one can sink? What a little prick. And in my search round the bbc i come across this. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/7836131.stm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...e.html?ITO=1490 whats that saying " I dont belieeeve it" :ph34r:

Boy George jailed for 15 months Singer Boy George, who was convicted of falsely imprisoning a male escort in his flat in Shoreditch, east London, has been jailed for 15 months. The singer, whose real name is George O'Dowd, denied the charge and claimed the victim, Norwegian Audun Carlsen, 29, had stolen photos from his laptop. O'Dowd, 47, admitted handcuffing him to a wall in April 2007 but said he did so in order to trace the missing property. Judge David Radford told the singer he was guilty of "gratuitous violence". The two men first came into contact through a gay social-networking site and met up for a pornographic photo shoot, Snaresbrook Crown Court hea…

" Chief Constable Alex Marshall said he could not advise judges on sentences" I guess that's a case of learn from the mistakes of John Reid and the backlash he received from certain Judges! The chief constable of Hampshire police has written to crown court judges in the county urging them to jail burglars. Police have launched Operation Nemesis in response to a 15% rise in home burglaries between April and November last year compared to 2007. Police said the figures revealed 3,994 homes had been raided. Chief Constable Alex Marshall said he could not advise judges on sentences but supported stiffer jail terms. He said: "I am keen to see burglars remanded in cust…

What's interesting is I cannot remember reading, not even once in the past 10 years, any media outlet actually explain what the term 'institutional racism' actually means (which of course the police were). Nonetheless it's good that Trevor Phillips has come out and said that the police are no longer institutionally racist.

Brighton police officer resigns over internet blog Exclusive By Richard Gurner A special constable has resigned after posting foul-mouthed rants, threats and racist slurs on his website. Rob Johnston, 22, a trainee special constable from Hangleton, Brighton, resigned on Monday after The Argus alerted Sussex Police bosses to his online blog where he listed Muslims and Chavs as things that “annoyed†him. His blog, which has now been taken…

Off-duty officer stabbed in hand An off-duty police officer was stabbed in the hand when he arrested a man who allegedly assaulted another man outside a shop in a Dorset town. The attacker repeatedly punched a 52-year-old man in the face, before getting out a knife outside the Argos store in St Mary Street in Weymouth. A 42-year-old officer, who witnessed the attack on Tuesday, intervened. He suffered deep cuts to the hand. A 40-year-old man was arrested in connection with both attacks. The Dorset Police officer, who is based in Dorchester, was treated at the Dorset County Hospital but the man who was punched was not injured. Det Con Ed Meanwell said: "As a result o…

It's interesting to note that the only person to defend the use of off-the-record leaks is a journalist. The fact that the police themselves haven't tried to defend it's use suggests that they know they shouldn't be doing it. I wonder how often we will read about 'a police source' who suggested this or that in the tabloids from now on...

Source - The Sun Not that i'm a big fan of the Sun but the story is kinda relevant. Should people be able to express opinions on someone in public like this? Discuss.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7814698.stm Scottish ministers are considering raising the age of criminal responsibility from eight to 12. They were responding to a call from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child to raise the age at which children can be prosecuted in the courts to 14. Ministers discussed the sensitive issue at their regular cabinet meeting but it has been confirmed that they ruled out going as high as 14. Scotland has one of the lowest ages in Europe. In England it is 10. In some Scandinavian countries the age is 15. Lord Advocate Elish Angiolini has already said she believed eight was too young for criminal prosecution. The gover…

Just wondered what people thought of this? To me, a glance is a lot less than a 3-second look at someone very close to you in traumatic circumstances would be more than sufficient to be able to recognise them again. I find it hard to understand the judge stopping the case as opposed to giving the jury direction, and more so CPS not considering an appeal.

Do Police need new powers to combat this sort of behaviour? http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Law...il/article.html DERBY'S top cop has demanded a change in the law to help stop the kind of cruel heckling which contributed to the suicide of teenager Shaun Dykes. I wonder how low one must sink, to act in such a way.

Burglars have snapped the neck of an elderly woman's budgie in front of her after she refused to hand over money. South Wales Police said the 78-year-old woman was also threatened with her own walking stick, pushed into a chair and then locked in her house by the two raiders, who escaped with £65. The pensioner was sitting in her living room, in Cathays, Cardiff, watching TV when the burglars broke in. Police said the woman had lost her pet, a "soulmate" in a "brutal" manner. The burglars demanded £100 but she refused. She said she had no such money in her house but she was threatened before the men searched her house and stole £65. 'Badly shaken up' Befo…

Your home IS your castle: After years of leniency, top judge says burglars must face stiff sentences. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...-sentences.html And none to soon.