The Policing Problem
Beano at Everything Ulster is - like many people - getting frustrated by the state of policing in rioting hotspots. He ends with the tongue-in-cheek suggestion that a few live rounds might calm things down!
What can the police do, though? If they sit by and do nothing, they’re condemned by the local communities and the politicians. But if they take action, the politicians - yes, the same politicians - condemn them for being ‘heavy handed’!
Oh, and let’s not forget the claims all the spides will have against the police when they are ‘injured’ resisting arrest.
On a serious note, we do need action from the police. Chief Supt Mike Little’s right though, the communities need to support police action and start giving up the names of the perpetrators. A few jail terms might make the rest think twice before chucking bricks.
“He ends with the tongue-in-cheek suggestion that a few live rounds might calm things down!”
Who says it was tongue in cheek?
Just trying to be optimistic, beano! It’s a thought that crosses my mind from time to time too!