Surely The Police Have Much More Important Things To Investigate?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11770320/Racist-golly-costumes-worn-in-town-parade.html

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03391/golly_3391006b.jpg

[Graham-W]

They shouldn't be hard to spot in a crowd. Black hair, black face, white eyes, loud clothes. Don't suppose there's many match that description in Wick.

[Graham-W]

Possibly more disturbing are the people dressed as huntsmen in the background.

[andy-hughes]

You could use that argument about any crime not deemed to be 'serious' - but a crime is a crime - so it gets investigated.

[anotheoldgit]

Graham-W

To say nothing of those vehicles parking on double yellow lines.

[stuey]

Is this really serious: their dressing up like this is a crime in the UK?

[agchristie]

In the appeal for information Im sure the Police switchboard will be jammed

[anotheoldgit]

andy-hughes

You could use that argument about any crime not deemed to be 'serious' - but a crime is a crime - so it gets investigated.

Really,

https://www.lockrite.org/blog/police-busy-investigate-burglaries/

[anotheoldgit]

It's worse than I expected.

/// Discussing the ‘Golliwog’ image on Robertson’s jam is “inherently racist” as the term is so offensive, a judge ruled. ///

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/10525121/Discussing-Robertsons-jam-golliwog-label-is-racist-judge-rules.html

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/dec/18/philip-davies-political-correctness-campaign

[chaptazbru2]

We've definitely lost the plot !

[retrocop]

Well I lost my other avatar in double quick time on this site so nothing surprises me. :-(

[anotheoldgit]

Surely not illegal since they can be bought on-line?

http://www.joke.co.uk/adult-golly-costume~73543/

[retrocop]

PC Plod was always investigating the Gollys in my Noddy Books. They carjacked him,nicked his clothes and escaped in his car leaving him sobbing,naked,sitting in the middle of the road in the woods.
"Oh it isn't very good in the dark dark wood
In the middle of the night when it isn't very light"
Brings tears to my eyes now.

[anotheoldgit]

chaptazbru2

/// We've definitely lost the plot ! ///

Why blame the majority?

[Peter Pedant]

// You could use that argument about any crime not deemed to be 'serious' - but a crime is a crime - so it gets investigated. //

nope - that was shot as long ago as 1968 - Blackburn v MPC

[ application to order the MPcommissioner to investigate vice was refused on the grounds that he had investigated SOME and therefore had complied with the law ]

[New Judge]

And....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11755995/Police-are-turning-a-blind-eye-to-cannabis-across-the-country-experts-claim.html

And....

http://www.forecourttrader.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/10006/Protests_after_police_refuse_to_investigate_drive-offs.html

To save you wading through the article, which is about "bilking" (making off without paying) from petrol stations:

"The Force will no longer be deploying officers to attend these reports and make contact with the member of the public on behalf of the garage [i.e. interview suspects], unless there is evidence of linked offending or vulnerability.

Garages are able to seek the vehicle owner’s details and pursue a civil recovery of this debt themselves and will be provided with the detail of how to do so on reporting. They will also be provided with advice on preventing these matters occurring. There are many garages across Devon and Cornwall who have put in place measures which ensure it is not possible to leave their forecourts without paying for fuel."

So basically the offence of theft or fraud is not to be pursued and the victim has to make his own arrangements to seek recovery of the "debt".

The police are selective in many areas when it comes to what they will or will not investigate. They have already abandoned all bank card crime. They say it is a question of priorities. Well I would suggest that it is of greater priority to investigate the burglary of a dwelling rather than to look into somebody dressed as a "golly".

[chaptazbru2]

Just a figure of speech aog ..

[andy-hughes]

AOG - //Surely not illegal since they can be bought on-line? //

Does that infer that everything you can buy on-line is legal?

I rather doubt it!!!

[dave50]

Absolutely ridiculous. Anybody who has actually complained about it should be told to go away and get a life.

[Peter Pedant]

not wishing to hijack the thread Nooj

I was investigated for 'Bilking' - driving away without paying
but my credit card company showed that £1 had been taken at the very time and place of the alleged theft. I am sure you will realise that this showed that I could not have been convicted under the Theft Act 1968 as I obviously had an intention to pay

This did not stop the garage alleging theft even tho they must have seen me putting a credit card into the petrol pump - and it would be on CCTV - that is they were alleging ( like the Primark breast feeder) something they knew not to be true.

CCTV on demand not available and the garage owner started laughing when I asked for it. No number available to apply to as they were obviously using CCTV for debt collection and not detection of crime

and no one in the least bit interested in the Chief Constables putting their shoulders to debt collecting for a section of society. No money passed hands by the way - between the petrol sellers and the police for the information....

rant over

[Peter Pedant]

aaargh

// So basically the offence of theft or fraud is not to be pursued and the victim has to make his own arrangements to seek recovery of the "debt". //

yes my point is that as a consumer of this activity - it may well be debt and the allegations were automatic ( and done by spotty teenagers)

yes some of it may be the fault of the garage....