Macintyre Wembley programme last night.
23 February 2006, 08:12 AM
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Macintyre - Wembley footie sting programme last night.
I missed the first two thirds of the show but it is a similar format to previous stings he has done.
What struck me and shocked me was that they would get these gullable crims along on the pretence of whatever, arrest them and then they mostly got bailed straight away.
Now most of the scumbags i saw had already failed to report or turn up at court so they have a history of no-shows.
So WHY are they then bailed again?
Should they not be remanded until their court dates instead of being let out?
Examples i can think of was a drug dealer and someone who committed robbery and some sort of violence.
Two of the areas that are supposed to be cracked down on!
What a fecking joke our laws and courts are especially in the light of the little girl run down, killed and left for dead and a derisory 12 week sentence handed out!
What struck me and shocked me was that they would get these gullable crims along on the pretence of whatever, arrest them and then they mostly got bailed straight away.
Now most of the scumbags i saw had already failed to report or turn up at court so they have a history of no-shows.
So WHY are they then bailed again?
Should they not be remanded until their court dates instead of being let out?
Examples i can think of was a drug dealer and someone who committed robbery and some sort of violence.
Two of the areas that are supposed to be cracked down on!
What a fecking joke our laws and courts are especially in the light of the little girl run down, killed and left for dead and a derisory 12 week sentence handed out!
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23 February 2006, 09:24 AM
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Caught a couple of minutes with the big woman meeting the england team and manager, I was pi55ing myself laughing when I saw her walking into that tent marked up as Take your Penalty and the coppers were waiting for her 
23 February 2006, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by PG
It must have gotten better as I watched the start and they were stinging nothing but those with driving offences.
23 February 2006, 10:52 PM
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I don't mind Channel 5 wasting tens (or even hundreds) of thousands of pounds putting on an "entertainment show". If it catches a few crims at the time then all the better 
However, did it really justify the couple of dozen police (uniformed, undercover, backup etc.) to arrest a few, lets face it, low end criminals. Sure, driving without insurance or whilst banned is bad - but isn't that what ANPR is supposed to miraculously fix?
I think that "sting" type programs will soon become as effective as ASBOs, and scum will start to brag about "being on TV" to their mates
Spend the money on more, bigger and less cushy jails, and the problems will go away all by themselves!
mb
However, did it really justify the couple of dozen police (uniformed, undercover, backup etc.) to arrest a few, lets face it, low end criminals. Sure, driving without insurance or whilst banned is bad - but isn't that what ANPR is supposed to miraculously fix?
I think that "sting" type programs will soon become as effective as ASBOs, and scum will start to brag about "being on TV" to their mates
Spend the money on more, bigger and less cushy jails, and the problems will go away all by themselves!
mb
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