Now it's the citizen snoopers: Councils recruit unpaid volunteers to spy on their neighbours

Daily Mail online ^ | AUGEST 29 2008 | David Derbyshire

[Charlespg]

Councils are recruiting 'citizen snoopers' to report litter louts, dog foulers and even people who fail to sort out their rubbish properly.

The 'environment volunteers' will also be responsible for encouraging neighbours to cut down on waste.

The move comes as local authorities dish out £100 fines to householders who leave out too much rubbish or fail to follow recycling rules.

Spy on your neighbours: Councils are recruiting spotters to report litter louts, dog foulers and bad recyclers

It will fuel fears that Britain is lurching towards a Big Brother society, following the revelation this week that the Home Office is extending some police powers to council staff and private security guards.

[Charlespg]

Sir Winston Churchill must be rolling over in his grave

It's sad seeing a great country like Britain gong down the toilet with stuff like this

what's next CCTV in your house?

[BenLurkin]

“1984” was a warning to society — NOT a manual.

[clamper1797]

Snitches ... a dying breed

[Clintonfatigued]

The INS needs to invite the few Brits with common sense to live here. The nation is clearly hopeless now.

[the invisib1e hand]

I can't keep 'em straight -- is this rag reliable?

Just when you think they've exhausted the supply of bad ideas...

[biscuit jane]

Yeah. I new the day would come when UK created “rubbish” crimes/crimes against the earth and such, but I thought they’d use cameras and RFID chips or something.
Never thought they’d use citizen agin’ citizen. My how Commie of them.

Snitches end up in ditches.

[biscuit jane]

oops. Should say “knew” .

[Mr Rogers]

Sounds like an HOA to me...

[BenLurkin]

Snitches end up in ditches.

Hey .. .. .. that's how we roll in SoCal!

;^)

[Viking2002]

Agreed. Allow a one-for-one cross-migration of conservative Brits and American moonbats. That's a government program I'd gladly subsidize.

[VOA]

“
“1984” was a warning to society — NOT a manual.
“

IIRC, writer/rascal Christopher Hitchens did suggest that we got
North Korea because Kim Il-sung read “1984” and said “this sounds
like a system that could work!”.

[sionnsar]

It will fuel fears that Britain is lurching towards a Big Brother society

"Fuel fears"? Folks, you're there already. You're just seeings its spread.

[Mike Darancette]

Almost 70 years ago these people faced the fury of Hitler alone. Look what they have come to ....

[Haddit]

I've got a 20’ by 2000’ piece of dirt in front of my house, damn right I'm going to snitch on people dumping their old matresses and refrigerators there. They are not even from my neighborhood.

[Charlespg]

Almost 70 years ago these people faced the fury of Hitler alone. Look what they have come to ....

In another 70 years it will part of europerabia.

[Niuhuru]

The British nation has never suffered fascism. These spoiled hippies are about to get a lesson they will never forget.

Something will go wrong and these brainless councilmen will end up being the first ones marched outside in front of a firing line.