[Cicero]

Typical of modern British law enforcement they are giving burglars and muggers a free pass, while they clamp down on “crimes” like this.

I suppose it’s easier and safer for the police to arrest someone for driving with a cell phone than it is to go after real criminals in dangerous neighborhoods.

[Stoat]

Typical of modern British law enforcement they are giving burglars and muggers a free pass, while they clamp down on “crimes” like this.

I suppose it’s easier and safer for the police to arrest someone for driving with a cell phone than it is to go after real criminals in dangerous neighborhoods.

As the article reminds us, these cameras are like having a money printing-press in a city's administration buildings and gives those who are being prevented from arresting and jailing serious offenders something to occupy their time with.

Great Britain Ministers beg judges - don't jail any more criminals! (prisons are full)

Great Britain Drivers risk two years in jail for using their mobile phones

Inside America's toughest jail (Brit paper says Sheriff Joe Arpaio's ideas would be great for U.K.)

Typical of modern British law enforcement they are giving burglars and muggers a free pass, while they clamp down on “crimes” like this.

I suppose it’s easier and safer for the police to arrest someone for driving with a cell phone than it is to go after real criminals in dangerous neighborhoods.

[Lizavetta]

Or mosques.

Don'tcha love how "tough" the police are on noncrimes and how utterly gutless they are when faced with real evil?