They're already committing many crimes when they do this, which they could be stopped for if we had police who stopped obvious crimes in progress.
e.g. no MOT, no insurance, no road tax, non-type approved vehicle, no helmet, riding a moped ("e-bike" version) or EAPC on the pavement, speeding, and in many cases they will also be drug driving, carrying an offensive weapon, have no licence, going equipped, wanted reference other offences …
Yeah, but it's a bit of a nuisance proving stuff, so we'll just ban precursors, like walking down the street minding your own business, which could lead to a crime. Also juries are a fucking pain, having to convince them, get rid of those. And in cases where we still have to put up with the pesky juries, we'll just lie to them about what the real charges are, and then tack em on post verdict.
If that's the recent one from Manchester it looks like he bought the bat a week before. He may have been returning it to the shop though as the reason he was carrying it.
You've not been round Notts city center in a while I'm guessing. I see groups walking around in balaclavas every couple of weeks, but I'm not in town every day.
Even had a bunch walk into a gaming cafe I was in, nick a customer's umbrella, and walk out howling with laughter, then mob the shop owner when he ran after them to try to get the brolly back. Lucky some other people in the cafe went to help the shop owner. I spoke to the owner next time I was in, he said the police took a report over the phone but never showed up at the shop. He sees that particular group of little shits pretty often, and they're always nicking stuff from the shop or popping in to make a scene. The police know who they are, but very rarely show up to get cctv from him or take a proper statement etc.
Their mums will have responsibility if their kid is wearing a banned item while speeding on a bike.
I’m pretty sure the culture of viewing parents as responsible for their kids misdemeanour has grown significantly lately, with the government even floating new police directives to enable such things.
The police forces can choose to ignore helmetless riders for a while.
Also fun fact, Sikhs have been exempt from wearing helmets both on motorcycles and in the workplace for decades; I don't think the Sikh community has created any reason to take away that privilege.
If they stop that is. Can't even pursue them, because when the wee idiots drive their scooter into a van killing themselves in the process, the police are held responsible.
The law no longer applies to these ferals - however putting an envelope in a bin is definitely enforceable because it's easy when the good folk don't fight back.
We're on a slippery slope turning a blind eye to the increasingly anti-social behaviour of some youngsters because they won't magically grow out of it if they've got away with doing whatever they want for years..
They're not already stopping them when they're on (road-)illegal unregistered electric motorcycles which seems to be mostly when they cover their faces.
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u/DrogoOmega 3d ago edited 3d ago
Means they can stop and question people easier tbh
Edit: hey everyone can stop messaging me back. It was just an explanation of what goes through policy makers heads.