Proof of failing Police Protection?

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What are your thoughts on this story?

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/arti cle1023389.ece

[Gromit]

It is impossible for the police to assign a 24 hour bodyguard to anyone who is being threatened. Gerrard s targeted by this criminal for a number of years.

The club also assigned security staff to him, but again, it is impossible for them to be their every minute of the day, for years on end.

I am please that Steven Gerrard was able to resolve this matter, though it is regrettable that he had to resort to accepting the help of a career criminal.

It is not stated whether any money changed hands for this service. I hope it did not.

[tigerlily11]

If he had not been a footballer he would not have got armed protection at all.
The average Joe on the street cannot expect anything near it.