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In London.
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• Tackling organised cycle theft through proactive investigations and operations;
• Disrupting the trade of stolen second-hand bikes and bicycle parts through working with online websites such as eBay, and running undercover operations and high visibility patrols in hot spot areas;
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etc.
http://www.bikebiz.com/news/32261/London-Police-lead-bike-crime-crackdown
Ah, but this is Edinburgh.
Maybe it is cos Boris is pro bike
He's even wearing a helmet
Indeed. Refreshing when so many say that the problem with...
... Boris Johnson is that he just doesn't...
... take the lethal dangers of cycling in Britain ...
... seriously enough!
I'm assuming it wasn't him who had his bike nicked from a bollard (!!) then? Or was it, and he's too embarrassed not to do anything about it!
I think you will find the person stupid enough to have his bike nicked from a bollard is now running the country! Worrying isn't it...
@Dave (yes I saw those pics on google images too)
"During June LCC is tagging thousands of bikes all over Greater London to alert cyclists to the dangers of bike theft."
Some of those around the uni would be a very good idea!
Proposition: Acquisitive crime would plummet if the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 were repealed, all drugs legalised and regulated and their consumption only treated as a public matter if it leads to disorder or ill-health.
Imagine a world where pure drugs are sold to over-18s from pharmacies.
It would be a massive blow to organised criminals and to the paramilitary policing needed to tackle them.
A lot would change if drug laws were altered significantly.
Presumably there is data on likely cost of key drugs comparing ‘street price’ and shop price.
Does the tab get picked up by the NHS once individuals get addicted??
@chdot
Pre-'71 opiates were prescribed to registered addicts. Seems like a reasonable practice. When the UK actively promoted opium consumption in China about 5% of the population became addicted.
The cost of production of most common drugs is absolutely minimal. The ingredients are common and the chemistry straightforward. The high retail price is because psychopathic gangsters operate local monopolies.
And re: about 5% of the population became addicted it seems pretty clear that the underlying causes of addiction aren't "weakness" or "lack of moral character" or "inherent addictiveness of substance X" but trauma, pain, suffering - we should be treating those, and eliminating their causes where possible, not criminalizing addicts. But drug policy is driven by tabloid headlines, so.
Given the level of social disorder generated by Alcohol (a legal mind altering drug) why do you not think that there would be an increase in such behaviour if other drugs were added to the mix?
I've never seen someone stoned looking a fight.
The apparently willy-nilly nature with which benzos and opiates are prescribed creates apparently acceptable addicts whose addiction is then supported and funded yet hee-haw is done for 'street' addicts. It's messed up.
why do you not think that there would be an increase in such behaviour if other drugs were added to the mix?
It's almost certainly not universal, but I think most places which have decriminalised or legalised drug use have actually seen rates of drug use go down, probably because it becomes far easier for addicts to get help and treatment. This suggests that adding other drugs to the mix is unlikely to cause major problems.
Article on Portugal's experience here: https://mic.com/articles/110344/14-years-after-portugal-decriminalized-all-drugs-here-s-what-s-happening
Given the level of social disorder generated by Alcohol...why do you not think that there would be an increase in such behaviour if other drugs were added to the mix?
That would be a matter of experience. I'd expect a more grown-up society to behave in more grown-up ways. My taxi driver mate says the folk on 'mephedrone' are the most dangerous. They simply have no way of knowing what they've taken. Regulated supply lets people know drug identities and doses in advance.
The present system hands huge amounts of money to the very worst people in society, wrecks the most vulnerable and inconveniences the rest. I can't see any reason not to try another approach, especially one known to work elsewhere.
"MAN ARRESTED FOR THEFT OF HIGH VALUE PEDAL BIKES
At the beginning of December 2019, high valued bikes totalling almost £40,000 were stolen from garages, sheds and bike storage units across Edinburgh.
Officers from the south west of Edinburgh carried out enquiries resulting in all but two of the bikes being traced and returned to their owners.
On 7th January 2020, a 19 year old man was traced, arrested and charged with multiple acquisitive offences. He was held in custody to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court."
Should get 5-10 years no parole but alas I suspect the outcome will be nowhere near
The sheer total value should mean he receives significant prison time.
But of course, 'only bikes'...
The sheer total value should mean he receives significant prison time.
You can burn a whole bike shop down live on video and get no prison time.
TBH, I think kids like this need help, not jail time.
The people that need jail time are the ones using motor vehicles as threats and weapons.
Did they say the actual number of bikes? Depending on the value, £40,000 could be 40 bikes, or 30, or 50. Where could he store them?
I posted this on Facebook and draconian punishments, including corporal, are being called for.
If I understand correctly most acquisitive theft is to fund purchase of controlled drugs. If we just prescribed them we'd all be a lot better off, apart from the psycho drug lords.
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