Does everyone else not just feel vaguely intimidated by this? I just saw a mounted policewoman wandering around Withington. I mean whats even the point? They may as well send a carnival giant around with a big sign around his neck saying: ¨Yes, the government are watching you at all times.¨
i bet it crapped all over burton road too
burton rd deserves to be crapped on
especially the metropolitan
not this end of burton road
this is the slummy end. comparatively slummy end.
good for you.
im miles away now. can you throw some shit at the metropolitan for me? and the lime tree.
okay!
i've never been in the metropolitan. walking past on a friday evening and seeing them all stood in the car park in their fancy shirts and polished shoes is enough to put me off.
exactly
i went in for a beer one sunday afternoon and basically got sneered straight back out again cos i wasnt wearing a tux like everyone else.
Complaints if they patrol, complaints if they don't.........
true................................
From different people, though
it makes me feel safer
I'm never doing anything that 'the government' would be interested in anyway so why should I give a fuck if they are watching me?
in case some future government
takes an interest in something you like to do undisturbed.
jacking off?
.
well exactly
we just dont know.
who would have predicted 50 years ago that today in london every car passing into a certain zone would be photographed and charged for the pleasure?
as long as the make room for the
ten minutes hate I'll be fine.
Erm, no
not really.
no
I that's a bit paranoid
I like seeing police on the beat!
In fact I would be far happier to see more on the beat.
I never see it as 'the govn are watching you'
I feel more safe when I see them, and reassured.
what are you scared of
in the first place?
getting stabbed up by some
yoofs!
^This
And I don´t trust the police anyway, anyone with legal coercion abilities is dangerous.
I don't give a toss
gives somewhat a sense of security and they're good with directions.
I only don't like them when they approach me with a book and pen saying 'excuse me sir...' Nowadays I've learnt my lesson to not fuck with them, or take a piss infront of them.
because there is a lot of crime in Withington?
If they weren't on the beat as much/at all I'm sure there'd be quite a few more people getting shot in Ladbrokes
This is the stupidest thread ever
something about delicious and ironing
The only thing better is several police 'on the beat'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROn_9302UHg
QUICK
WE NEED A HOPELESSLY UTOPIAN PLAN TO COUNTERACT A LARGELY HYPOTHETICAL ORWELLIAN THREAT!
Well, I guess you have nothing to worry about
no government ever locks up the complacent. :P
Yes but I'm not really complacent
I just disagree with you.
wait, not having bobbies on the beat is hopelessly utopian?
none at all?
yes, a little.
not really
Intimidated?
Not at all.
Hi!
Mate
The govt is watching you- all them cctv cameras.
The police don't notice nothing, the guys on the beat are mostly PCSOs, not 'proper' (powers of detainment) policemen. It's all show.
PCSOs have a power to detain.
And common law power of arrest.
FACT!
i feel far safer when i see policemen and women walking about
i love policemen in cars
for some reason when a policeman in a car looks at you it's like an accolade, like receiving £100 instead of when a man in a van looks at you, that's more like receiving 20p in coppers.
My daddies a bobby dazzler
Also: 'Does everyone else not just feel vaguely intimidated by this?'' - I think thats the point.
or it's because it
deters crime, makes people feel safer and because police provide a public service by being trustworthy, reliable people to like ask directions from and stuff
Horse Police...
I once saw two Horse Police, sorry mounted police on the beat and they actually gave chase and pulled over a car.
It was one of the funniest things I've ever seen.