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2007-09-15 Britain

Police: Crime Not A Crime If Criminal Doesn't Win

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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-09-15 09:44|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 This will lead to vigilantism, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-09-15 10:18|| 2007-09-15 10:18|| Front Page Top

#2 So if some yutz was to beat somebody, would it not be a crime if they claimed they were trying to kill them and didn't succeed?

I wonder if 21st century Europe is what people imagined it would be back in 1991 when the Soviets left the east. Ah, well, they best not think about things like that. There's Americans and GW Bush to nag and insult.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats">Laurence of the Rats 2007-09-15 11:13|| 2007-09-15 11:13|| Front Page Top

#3 George Orwell would be so proud. Welcome to the world of "uncrime". This will certainly make the police perfromance statistics look a lot better.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-09-15 11:43|| 2007-09-15 11:43|| Front Page Top

#4 "Words of advice will be given to the member of staff involved."

Here are some. Quit law enforcement, Bitch.

Posted by mcsegeek1 2007-09-15 12:10|| 2007-09-15 12:10|| Front Page Top

#5 Nah, hope she didn't raise a few lumps on the deserving perp....because then the perp would probably charge her with assault. The same dumb broad who denied the original report would probably agree with the perp.

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2007-09-15 18:47|| 2007-09-15 18:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Thn we better get rid of that antiquated concept of attempted murder.

Posted by gorb 2007-09-15 19:25|| 2007-09-15 19:25|| Front Page Top

#7 Perhaps if her police academy training was more substantial, then "words of advice" would not be needed...

Posted by john frum 2007-09-15 20:06|| 2007-09-15 20:06|| Front Page Top

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