C R
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Police corruption and racism overlapping in London in the seventies
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oval_Four
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Police corruption and racism overlapping in London in the seventies
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oval_Four
Pblakeney
Veteran
TV would certainly indicate so but that will largely depend on location. I can only comment on my experience.
Main difference between then a now is the lack of cops on the beat.
From what’s in the press I’d suggest that little else has changed in the meantime.
Personal experience only, never been harassed by a cop (without good reason, I was no angel), never harassed a cop.
Psamathe
Guru
Maybe drifting off-topic but I've never been convinced about Police on the beat in terms of preventing crime (or catching criminals). I can see a PR function but in terms of making things safer I can't see it. Very obvious and easy for criminal to avoid police on beat. Uses a lot of wo/man power as well (hence expensive).
Pblakeney
Veteran
With reference to my earlier post, they just had to see you doing something wrong. No need to chase as they knew who you were.
Benefits/downsides of small town living at a time when cops were local. AFAIK, this is deliberately avoided now. Upsides is privacy, downsides is an us and them divide.
AndyRM
Elder Goth
Genuine lol at that particular bit of nonsense.
BoldonLad
Old man on a bike. Not a member of a clique.
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Like yourself, this is only personal experience, no statistical evidence, but, one of my drinking pals is a retired Police Officer. In the sort of time period you refer to, he was a beat Policeman in the Town in which he lived (and still lives). Even now, 20 years after retirement, I have been out and about with him, when he encounters the odd 'petty criminal" from the "old days". Like him, they are now retired, in their case, from their fighting/drunkeness/burgalry activities, the encounters (so far) have been "amicable".
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cookiemonster
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CXRAndy
Squire
Its not the posters, it's the catastrophic child rapes that have and are taking place.
Usual liberal leftie woke type, ignore the travesty, blame the poster
cookiemonster
Guru
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It's X, Elon Musk and Rupert Lowe.
What catastrophic child rapes?
Any 'proper' evidence for this? Or is that why you went for the usual stereotypically pathetic, childish right wing insult because you know there's no evidence?
AndyRM
Elder Goth
Except it is the posters, and Elon Musk has given them a platform.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq587wv4d5go
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Ian H
Squire
This place has had flags along the street ever since they first paved the road, which stopped them planting conifers for every occasion.
Mostly Union Jacks, with the occasion St George's cross on what I assume are the appropriate days.
There used to be a flag socket on our place. I hadn't noticed it until someone stuck a flag in it. I quickly got the ladders out and removed both flag and socket. The council claimed the flag (a Union Jack), but didn't want the socket (going free if anyone wants one).
Mostly Union Jacks, with the occasion St George's cross on what I assume are the appropriate days.
There used to be a flag socket on our place. I hadn't noticed it until someone stuck a flag in it. I quickly got the ladders out and removed both flag and socket. The council claimed the flag (a Union Jack), but didn't want the socket (going free if anyone wants one).
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CXRAndy
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