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London cops to stop investigating shoplifting and vandalism; arrests for “offensive comments” up 53%

Oct 18, 2017 7:04 pm By Robert Spencer

Thoughtcrime is now more important to British police than actual crime, and that thoughtcrime is thinking that Islam is not a religion of peace and mass Muslim migration is a bad idea. Britain is finished as a free society.

“Met Say Charging Shoplifters, Vandals ‘Not Practical’ as Arrests for ‘Offensive’ Comments Rise 53 Per Cent,” by Jack Montgomery, Breitbart, October 17, 2017:

London’s Metropolitan Police Force has said it will give up on investigating many instances of “low-level” crime such as shoplifting and vandalism, saying it is “not practical” to fight them in a time of cutbacks.

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Mark Simmons claimed that giving up on investigating many offences was necessary so police constables’ efforts could be “focused on serious crime and cases where there is a realistic chance that we will be able to solve it.”

The move has raised eyebrows among members of the public, considering recent reports that the Met detained 867 out of the 3,395 people known to have been arrested for “offensive” online comments under the Malicious Communications Act in 2016 — an increase of 53 per cent for the force area since 2014.

Around half of these investigations ended up having to be dropped across the UK, which critics have taken as indicating police are being overzealous in their attempts to take on so-called trolls….

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  1. Mike hughes says

    Oct 18, 2017 at 7:27 pm

    It’s called control of the public or public control just like banning you and Pam from entering England. I think your 5 year sentence is up shortly time to go for a holiday I think to Europe and catch the ferry to Dover to lay flowers

    • SV says

      Oct 18, 2017 at 9:19 pm

      What is the term? Anarcho fascism? Leave the people in a state of danger and lawlessness so as to prevent them from rebelling against the government.

    • john says

      Oct 19, 2017 at 12:19 am

      what do you think happens when you allow jihadi to become Mayor / Governor of city/state ?

    • James says

      Oct 19, 2017 at 7:56 pm

      This is a decision of the London Metropolitan Police. Not of any other force. To “The US is finished” becsuse of what happens in Washington or New York, would be unjustified and unreasonable, because neither city decides what happens in the entire US. And the same applies to what happens in London. What the Met decide is valid for London alone: not for Carlisle, Durham, Yorkshire, Northern Ireland, Aberdeen, Inverness, Bangor, Aberystwyth, Edinburgh, Glasgow or hundreds of other towns and cities and counties. One realises that for very obvious reasons the details of the geography of the UK, and of its local government, is not exactly of much interest to people in the US, but it is a great exaggeration to infer from what happens down in London that the rest of the country is affected. “Britain is” by no means “finished as a free society”. That kind of melancholy defeatism merely encourages people to give up hope that a country will ever change for the better. It helps no-one but the jihadis.

      • freedom says

        Oct 20, 2017 at 8:08 am

        To me the UK is finished because, as a potential tourist, I do not believe that the British authorities would protect me as they cow tow to an evil element. I simply will not spend money in a place that does not protect westerners. I would rather boycott and stay home, I do not need the stress and worry. To me the UK is like nazi Germany in the 1930s. Had the ordinary Germans stood up they could have prevented Hitler, their mass murderer. I expect many more school girls in Britain to get gang raped and nobody has the courage to do anything. I also expect many more attacks on westerners which the UK will downgrade for the sake of their economy. The UK is dangerous for tourists because the police do not care about the rights of westerners due to their policies and ordinary law abiding Brits cannot carry guns as can Americans in many states who could intervene if a westerner is attacked. Thus Britain is a no go zone for me. For evil to exist it takes both perpetrators and enablers. The Brits are enabling fairies living in fairyland. I expect the Brits to blame young girls for being raped by thugs some old enough to be their fathers.

  2. Wellington says

    Oct 18, 2017 at 7:30 pm

    Magna Carta (1215), the Petition of Right (1628) and the 1689 Bill of Rights serve as partial testimony to England’s multi-century effort to re-create, in effect, the freedom first pioneered by ancient Athens under figures like Solon, Cleisthenes and Pericles.

    Sadly, this Anglo-Saxon effort at re-inventing freedom is being stripped away in a mere generation or two by two forces: 1) the current British elites who don’t like real freedom and who remain willfully ignorant of the great nemesis to freedom which the Islamic faith surely is; and 2) a general populace which has become complacent about freedom and who have, speaking in the aggregate, lost sight of the fact that freedom isn’t free.

    If all this isn’t tragic, nothing is tragic. Meanwhile, arrests for “offensive comments” are way up. See what I mean?

    • mortimer says

      Oct 19, 2017 at 1:50 am

      This is tragic all right. The song “Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free” is now meaningless.

      England is now turning into an Islamic Gulag.

  3. shosh7154 says

    Oct 18, 2017 at 7:31 pm

    Europe stood by doing nothing except condemning the Jewish State while Israel endures vicious brutal lynchings, suicide bombers, knife attacks, heavy rocks slamming into car windows and into faces of people trapped on the streets by muslim attackers, and vehicular homicide since Israel became a nation again in 1948. Europe NOW you are enjoying islam and allah. How’s that “allah hu akhbar” working out for you?

    • freedom says

      Oct 19, 2017 at 11:57 am

      True, that is why Christians and other westerners should support Israel and refuse the BDS that is going on at universities. The Jews are the canary in the coal mine and as some people say First they come for the Jews, then they come for everybody else…first the Saturday people, then the Sunday people and everyone else. I am boycotting Europe as a travel destination until all westerners are protected. I support Israel’s wall, Trump’s wall with Mexico to keep out illegals, drug cartels, etc. and if Canada does not clean up its act, a northern wall to protect the USA against terrorists using Canada to attack North America. On November 4th I hope that Antifa is smashed to prevent a void whereby a satanic cult can take over. Those silly girls joining Antifa have no idea what is in store for them if they attack police and military. I guess they want to be sex slaves of the satanic cult. Dumb broads. Feminists are so immature.

  4. Bobswin says

    Oct 18, 2017 at 7:51 pm

    I mentioned this report to my daughter who has recently graduated from Manchester University (UK) and it resonated with her experience there. Apparently students had been pressing the local police to deal more effectively with the high levels of rape around the areas where the students lived, but to little avail, but if any students had a rather noisy party the police wold be there in no time. The reason for this, I think, is because it is easier to deal with party-goers than it is to track down and confront a rapist. So dealing with hate crimes is relatively much easier work than going for burglars. We have long seen this tendency in the police and prosecution service to go for the easy meat and boost their figures of crimes solved, most notably with the pursuit of minor motoring offences.

    • Anne Smith says

      Oct 19, 2017 at 5:34 am

      Good points Bobswin. The Police are intrinsically lazy and like an easy life.

  5. Carlos Danger says

    Oct 18, 2017 at 8:01 pm

    PC Plod can play whack-a-troll right from the stationhouse canteen while enjoying a cuppa’ and five or six biscuits….no need to go walk about looking at graffiti or interview a shopkeeper whose livelihood is disappearing right from under his nose.

  6. Lydia says

    Oct 18, 2017 at 8:22 pm

    Sure, they won’t hunt down the real terrors, but they go after those exposing them!

    Can it get any more idiotic?!?

  7. brane pilot says

    Oct 18, 2017 at 8:52 pm

    There appears to be a conscious effort in EU countries to coordinate the arrival of a global Caliphate via mass immigration with the arrival of a global Centralized Totalitarian Government.

    It also appears that they will be one and the same.

    If they are not to be one and the same, there exists no rational argument regarding how that outcome will be prevented.

    The notion that this is all occurring by chance is growing increasingly tenuous.

    • LeftisruiningCanada says

      Oct 18, 2017 at 9:46 pm

      +1
      Like a cross between 1984 and the beginning of Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood.
      Likely truth will be stranger, and more unpleasant, than fiction.

  8. Karen says

    Oct 18, 2017 at 9:34 pm

    It’s so much easier going after people who write words in blogs and books instead of actual criminals.

    • Westman says

      Oct 18, 2017 at 11:06 pm

      Indeed. There is something strange about saying it’s “not practical” to fight them (shoplifters, low level crime) in a time of cutbacks.

      Cutbacks mean there are “citizens” taking more out of the system than they are paying in taxes. Now that police are offering them extra benefits – they might as well declare: Let the looting for booty begin. And if you stop a minority from shoplifting we’ll prosecute – you.

      • gravenimage says

        Oct 18, 2017 at 11:14 pm

        This is the exact opposite of the proven “Broken Window Theory”, and will only lead to more crime–including emboldening Jihad terrorists.

  9. Joe says

    Oct 18, 2017 at 9:44 pm

    The original contract of governments is they protect the citizens from the criminals. If the government is protecting the criminals from the citizens this contract is void and the government has no right to exist anymore.

    • LeftisruiningCanada says

      Oct 18, 2017 at 9:50 pm

      When only they have the guns, they make the rights.

    • gravenimage says

      Oct 18, 2017 at 10:51 pm

      Grimly true, Joe. They are doing little to protect their own citizens, and preventing them from acting to protect themselves–beginning with naming the threat.

  10. David, Thailand says

    Oct 18, 2017 at 10:00 pm

    Saddest part is that the people are sleeping through their own extinction.

    • Michael Copeland says

      Oct 19, 2017 at 2:22 am

      Telly-drugged.

      • Anne Smith says

        Oct 19, 2017 at 5:35 am

        The modern version of bread and circuses

  11. Frank Anderson says

    Oct 18, 2017 at 10:12 pm

    I cannot imagine the Nazi government arresting a Storm Trooper for shoplifting or vandalism. Is there a difference today? “Those who cannot remember. . .” “Pray as though everything depends upon God; Act as though everything depends on us.” (Jewish teaching).

  12. Flavius Claudius Iulianus says

    Oct 18, 2017 at 10:33 pm

    His irresponsible and foolish words are a perfect justification for vigilantism.

    When the police abdicate their first line of responsibility in order to restrain the people they purport to serve then those police must be replaced.

    • Anne Smith says

      Oct 19, 2017 at 5:39 am

      The Police are under the remit of the Home Secretary, who for five years was the utterly useless Teresa May.

      Now they are under the control of an even worse female Home Secretary by the name of Amber Rudd, who bears a striking resemblance to the evil villain Rosa Klebb in the James Bond film – the one who had a deadly knife in the toe of her shoe.

      Ms Rudd is determined to crack down on “hate speech” in a big way, never mind knife crime or murders. It is hate speech that is the real threat.

  13. Charlie Martel says

    Oct 18, 2017 at 10:33 pm

    In Australia Islamoconfronters are leafletting in the streets- perhaps this is the way to go. It is really important to inform people about what is going on.

    • gravenimage says

      Oct 18, 2017 at 10:56 pm

      Agreed. More people need to be educated about the threat of Islam.

    • Flavius Claudius Iulianus says

      Oct 19, 2017 at 5:17 am

      I used to drop little leaflets in public spaces. These had a listing of truth tellers (like Robert Spencer) and various sites that told the truth about Mohammadism. But I stopped doing it because I truly believe that if people are ignorant in this world where jihad attacks are on the news everyday then they are WILLFULLY ignorant and don’t want to know. Only when they accept that this is not normal and actively open their minds to learn the truth do they go looking for the truth.

      • Charlie Martel says

        Oct 19, 2017 at 7:14 am

        Flav, thanks for your work on this so far. We need to actively deconstruct the lies and misdirections they have been told.

  14. religionofpeace says

    Oct 18, 2017 at 10:37 pm

    UK is controlled by stupid politicians and moronic enforcements.

  15. gravenimage says

    Oct 18, 2017 at 10:46 pm

    London cops to stop investigating shoplifting and vandalism; arrests for “offensive comments” up 53%
    ………………………….

    Why don’t they just stop investigating Muslim rapes and Jihad terror attacks while they are at it, so that they can just focus all their energies on enforcing Shari’ah “blasphemy” laws? They are heading this way already.

  16. Andy says

    Oct 18, 2017 at 10:51 pm

    The BBC won’t show this! – ??‏ #FLA #LONDON #UnitedAgainstExtremism ??‏

    • Andy says

      Oct 19, 2017 at 12:27 am

      “We have to deal with Islam”-Anne Marie Waters.

      Anne Marie Waters Launches ‘For Britain’ Party

      • mortimer says

        Oct 19, 2017 at 1:54 am

        Well done, Anne Marie. Well done, Tommy.

  17. K says

    Oct 19, 2017 at 12:22 am

    As an ex pat Brit, I have seen the country fall into hell and most people are oblivious.. Cameras literally everywhere.. I’m not kidding.. everywhere.. more brainwashing and policing of people’s thoughts and actions, a breakdown of social cohesion. This might sound funny, but if England stops drinking alcohol they are f***ed.. because they have zero outlet to unwind and speak their minds.

  18. MFritz says

    Oct 19, 2017 at 12:43 am

    The same is going on in some cities in the US where the police is supposed to stop arresting black criminals (because of “racism”) and start going against “hate crime” (read: any criticism against black mob criminality by white people).

  19. Michael says

    Oct 19, 2017 at 1:07 am

    Londoners should go vigilante and take the law into their own hands.

  20. mortimer says

    Oct 19, 2017 at 1:53 am

    The US constitution states that FREEDOM is a natural condition endowed by the Creator.

    To an American, an enemy of free speech is the ENEMY OF GOD.

    • 762x51FMJ says

      Oct 19, 2017 at 3:08 pm

      I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.

      Thomas Payne.

  21. Matthieu Baudin says

    Oct 19, 2017 at 2:02 am

    “… Deputy Assistant Commissioner Mark Simmons claimed that giving up on investigating many offences was necessary so police constables’ efforts could be “focused on serious crime and cases where there is a realistic chance that we will be able to solve it…”

    They no longer want to walk the streets and put in the essential work of knowing their communities. Instead they’d rather push pens and engage in low risk paper work – report writing, issuing statements and so on. More than anything they wish to avoid criticism when they get things wrong – something unavoidable in real police work – so it’s time, they feel, to withdraw into the office where they can pick the low lying fruit and leave those annoying ‘property crimes’ to another time or agency.

    • Chris Malan says

      Oct 19, 2017 at 4:31 am

      That is the nature of the civil servant. They don’t dare to look out of their office windows in the morning because then they have nothing to do all afternoon. Welcome to the world.

  22. Chris Malan says

    Oct 19, 2017 at 4:28 am

    When I was young, they said we were in the age of Aquarius. We are now living in the age of politically correct lunatics. No matter how much you point it out and complain about it, these kooks don’t take account of facts. And they are everywhere. I just tried to watch a documentary, Twisting the Dragon’s Tail. It’s supposed to be about Uranium and nuclear power. But they’ve got the Aborigines telling stories about what their ancestors said and one ear-ringed queer lisping about how the Aborigines were done in by nuclear power. About 10 minutes did it for me. There is just one thing for us – they must stop the world so we can get off.

  23. Bill Houston says

    Oct 19, 2017 at 4:36 am

    This is truly bizarre. I keep expecting to wake up from this nightmare. Yesterday the British were a relatively happy freedom loving people, but like a dream that suddenly turns into a nightmare their country is beginning to turn into a third world hell hole where the police are a useful way of controlling the lives of cit’zens. This is the plight of people who have placed their faith in idiotic left wing politicians and a bankrupt globalist philosophy. I no longer believe the British elite have the best interests of the common people at heart. If the British people don’t stand up and rid themselves of those who who are bent on oppressing them, they will suffer the fate of all spineless fools. The will all be given a free pass to hell.

  24. I wonder about leftists says

    Oct 19, 2017 at 4:56 am

    I just want you to take a look at this video, it has nothing to do with London, but I just put it on the last news, for the USA

    California fires microwave technology used burn within, war is ongoing.

    Video: search at Google

    The cali fires: It ‘s like they have declared war on human beings.

    It is very strange but an eye opener.

  25. John Forbes says

    Oct 19, 2017 at 6:24 am

    Like do not offend the MUSLIMS but let them continually RAPE your CHILDREN !

    Chase the people who post things but DO NOT BOTHER to CHASE the UK MUSLIM RAPISTS ?????????

    Nothing but CONTEMPT for the BRITISH !!!!!!!!!!

  26. Tom says

    Oct 19, 2017 at 12:48 pm

    This is the pattern so familiar in societies that turn into totalitarian states. Stop the police dealing with low level crime so that they can become state police that weed out any thought that is opposing the governments line of propaganda and agenda.

    The next step is torou d up any disdidents and imprison them and opposition party leaders.

    The UK is going down a very dangerous path from which it is difficult to retreat.

  27. Tom says

    Oct 19, 2017 at 12:54 pm

    We just have to laugh at the PC crowd

    • Jen says

      Oct 19, 2017 at 1:37 pm

      Hilarious! Thanks for posting that. What a bunch of losers.

  28. manturn25 says

    Oct 19, 2017 at 2:34 pm

    Living in a small English city, what I see isn’t lack of awareness about the danger, it’s pure and simple cowardice.
    The police crack down so hard on anyone whose thoughts and words don’t betray this cowardice as it draws attention to their own inaction, hence the “don’t take the law into your own hands” argument.

  29. 762x51FMJ says

    Oct 19, 2017 at 3:29 pm

    Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

    Thomas Payne.

  30. UNCLE VLADDI says

    Oct 19, 2017 at 5:52 pm

    Note how the cops always go along with the madness.

    Wanna know why?

    Crime is defined as intentionally attacking thereby innocent others first.

    “Crime prevention” is attacking thereby innocent other people first, too.

    Since libertines don’t trust them selves to abide by any agreements, they also won’t trust anyone else to, either, and so try to impose force.

    People become cops to police others and to “prevent crime” in order to join the largest gang, to be the only ones entitled to have rights without responsibility, and to be allowed to own and use guns on other people. They do it to increase their own extortion ability and reduce and dilute their own culpability.

    Mick Jagger had it right: Every cop’s a criminal.

    😉

    If they weren’t, they’d obey their oaths and impartially arrest the politicians who broke their own oaths to serve and defend their constituents, and they would also disobey the bad orders given to them by their politically-oriented ‘superiors’ – but they never do, do they?

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