Steve: Well, you don’t really see many of them about and there can’t be enough on the beat, so what are they doing? I’ve not seen any today or any in the past few days come to think of it. The only time you really see them is whizzing past in police cars. |
|
 |
Mary: I’ve not really seen much graffiti around here to be honest, so it doesn’t really affect me. It’s not a major crime but it is ugly and I think the crime should fit the punishment. The perpetrators should serve some sort of community service and have to clean up the graffiti they have done and others in the area, but I’m not sure how the cops deal with it directly. I guess they take them into custody and give them a slap on the wrists. |
|
|
Chris: I don’t think they really do enough, but I don’t believe it should be their job to deal with in the first place. They aren’t really interested in low level crime; they don’t see it as a crime they should be dealing with. They should be dealing with higher social crimes; maybe this level of crime should be dealt with by the local councils or authorities. Prevention is better than cure, this applies to crime more than anything. A new approach needs to be introduced for the prevention of graffiti and dealing with the perpetrators.
|
|
Derek: I’d have to say Burnside from The Bill. Although he was fat and slow he still got the job done. You’ve got to love the way a guy with the brain of a small child can waddle round South London and nick the toughest guys out there.
|
|
|
Ryan: I don’t have any problems with gays on the police force, but I fear for the problems they are going to get whilst in the force.
There is still a lot of homophobia in the force, although you don’t see it first hand. They must still get a lot of stick, but if they do their job correctly and professionally, I have no problem with them at all, as long as they don’t pinch my bum if I get arrested.
|
|
