The newly appointed police watchdog head says police officers need to be ‘careful’ when deciding to prosecute people for theft in the UK for the cost of living.
Andy Cook, who was appointed Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector by the Conservative government last month, warned that rampant inflation and other economic problems will lead to an increase in crime in the UK.
In response to a possible increase in poverty and thus crime, a police observer on the left said: Guardian The newspaper says the police should be tolerant of shoplifters.
“There are always individual cases in which you can act alone, which do not lead to prosecution, but which will be dealt with in the best possible way. And shoplifting is a good example, right? Cook suggested.
“They need to be mindful of what is best for society and the individual in how they handle these issues. And of course, I fully support the common sense police and they should act alone more often.”
An unnamed police chief concealer “There is a difference between someone who steals bread, cheese or milk for food and someone who steals to feed an addict,” he said, noting that there are “poverty pockets” under his jurisdiction.
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Although Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector said she did not support “bending blank checks to shoplifters”, these statements sparked a backlash from the government that appointed Cook.
Government Police Minister Keith Malthouse described the Chief Inspector’s views as “old-fashioned” and not sufficient to curb the crime increase.
“We believe that the law should be blind first and that police officers should act without fear and prejudice in obeying the law,” said Malthaus.
When asked if the police still need to enforce the law against food thieves, the police minister said, “That’s true,” said the police minister, “I actually wrote to the police chiefs about a year ago. I told them not to ignore them . . . like little people.” Crimes. “
In fact, the importance of tackling petty crime was widely recognized in crime reduction by former Mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani, who pursued a “broken window” policy with the idea of enforcing big laws like breaking glass, others, bigger crimes. will fall too.
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Contrary to Giuliani’s approach, Democrat-controlled American states face major economic damage as a result of decriminalizing theft laws and other crimes.
For example, left-wing voters in California accepted Proposition 47 in 2014, which states that it is not a crime to steal items worth up to $950.
Major retail stores in the city of San Francisco were particularly affected by the relaxation of theft laws, making retailer Walgreens unprofitable by closing dozens of stores in the Bay Area due to increased theft.
Criticizing the state’s weak Democratic leadership approach, Eldorado County District Attorney Vern Pearson said in December: “We cannot function as a society where we tell people time and again that the theft of someone else’s property is not the result. “.
Retail groups estimate that losses from theft and theft are in the tens of billions of dollars per year in the United States.
Source: Breitbart
