British legislators have created new crimes at a rate of one a day since 1997.
Stop, or I'll shout stop again!
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And people still think Labour are the good guys!
Wow! No wonder the cops fall back on to their best guess -- it's apparently a full time job just to *know* the law, never mind enforce it.
Who does it all serve in the end anyway? Not even the politicians benefit here.
When people can't govern themselves, their government will govern them.
And let's not forget, this was entirely under Labour governments - supposedly government for the people. Shame they have no principles. Ramsay McDonald must have spun so far he's in someone else's grave.
So creativity abounds, is what you're saying, right?
twice the rate under the tories, from an indie article in 2006:
"It is now illegal to sell grey squirrels, impersonate a traffic warden or offer Air Traffic Control services without a licence. Creating a nuclear explosion was outlawed in 1998.
Householders who fail to nominate a neighbour to turn off their alarm while they are away from home can be breaking the law. And it is an offence for a ship's captain to be carrying grain unless he has a copy of the International Grain Code on board."
that it was legal to create a nuclear explosion up until 1998 is quite awesome, wish I'd known that when I was a kid, might have paid more attention to physics class.
Keep piling on new laws that fast and Parliament and the press don't have the time to spot the sneaky, self-serving subclauses during the time scheduled for debate.
It also ensures that there's a statutory 'crime' to fit any and every situation. And, if people are unsure of the law, they're less likely to stand up the state bullying and demands for (yet more) money with menaces.
Legislative Frenzy: because tedious old common law ideas like habeus corpus, presumption of innocence, and trial by jury are just soooooo Victorian.
"You're nicked under section eleventy-one of the Looking At Me Funny Act. You do not have to say anything, but anything you do say may be used in evidence against you. You will also be entered on the DNA and paedosmeller databases. No takebacks."
I like the fact that BB covers a lot of UK stuff now, but with things like this, and Cory living here, it does feel a bit (a lot) negative.
Could British BB readers have some positive stories sometimes too? Like a Unicorn in a bowler hat?
Incriminate people and what you get is a lot of criminals. The only thing in which this makes the life of a policeman easier is the search for a crime for that he can pursue someone.
But the police is not there to pursue people, but to represent the rightful executive force of a country. Once people get used to idea that its not as rightful anymore, the police is in deep trouble. Being armed seems a good idea in such cases, but if you got 19 bullets and 50 attackers, your chances of survival become rapidly remote.
What to do? I would have suggested a "best before"-date for legislations some years ago, but these days, it would probably not suffice anymore. To every UK police officer out there: use your common sense before you use any law. You will survive longer. Perhaps.
Greetings, LX
"Like a Unicorn in a bowler hat?"
lolz!
The more laws there are, the more thieves there will be.