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Originally Posted by AHFN
Then why didn't they install cameras? Isn't Britain big on the whole "CCTV" thing? Or why didn't they just have a cop in plainclothes walk through the area a couple times each night for a week or two, watch for trouble? Yeah, I know the cops probably have better things to do, but if you catch one of the dip****s and give him three months of community service and charge him for repairs to the memorial, chances are it will cease to be a problem overnight. That wouldn't take excessive manpower and it would improve the community a good deal. If people know that they're likely to get caught and punished, they'll be less likely to commit the crime. That's why crime is a problem: people know that they can get in, do what they want, and get out before the police get there and get off scot-free.
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That's just more cost to the tax payers. A police walking through in plain clothing would not likely help much, since the kids would likely not do anything if anyone was present, even if that person seemed like a citizen (like a plain clothed officer would).
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Since the police DIDN'T do anything to at least attempt to catch someone, I'd consider it a refusal to uphold the law. And based on what I said above, since she did cause damage to life and property, she should probably still be punished, but with a reduced sentence. I consider a punch to the gut to be not overly unreasonable considering her emotional attachment.
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So everytime a crime goes unpunished, it is because the police refuse to do anything? I disagree, this occured because the police had no suspects, and no evidence against anyone. Unless you don't mind the police attacking on word of mouth alone with no evidence, there was nothing that they could do which was within their power.