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UK Uses CCTV, Terrorism Laws, Against Pooping Dogs

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the let-this-be-a-lesson dept.

An anonymous reader writes to tell us that it seems the UK is trying make up for their judicious use of surveillance cameras that, according to recent research, do not actually deter crime, by using the surveillance network to prosecute petty crimes. "Conjuring up the bogeymen of terrorists, online pedophiles and cybercriminals, the U.K. passed a comprehensive surveillance law, The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, in 2000. The law allows 'the interception of communications, carrying out of surveillance, and the use of covert human intelligence sources' to help prevent crime, including terrorism. Recent reports in the U.K. media indicate that the laws are being used for everything but terrorism investigations."

15 of 303 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Slippery Slopes by urcreepyneighbor · · Score: 4, Funny

    NOW do you believe us? 9/11!
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    "The fight for freedom has only just begun." - Geert Wilders
  2. Re:Yay by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Then they came for the dog owners,
    And I didn't speak up because I was not a dog owner.

  3. Hot Fuzz by pete-classic · · Score: 4, Funny

    Until I read this article, I thought that Hot Fuzz was a comedy.

    -Peter

  4. Re:Slippery Slopes by Big+Boss · · Score: 4, Funny

    1984!

  5. Re:Slippery Slopes by lazy_nihilist · · Score: 5, Funny

    First they came for the communists,
    Then they..

    Damn, they got me with this. I didn't expect them to come after me First.

  6. Won't someone please think...... by Nonillion · · Score: 4, Funny

    of the anonymous flaming dog shit bags!!!!!

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    "I bow to no man" - Riddick
  7. Re:Slippery Slopes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    2001!

    What are we playing?

  8. Re:Slippery Slopes by spun · · Score: 5, Funny

    2001!

    What are we playing? That's Numberwang!
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    - None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
  9. Re:Petty crimes? by calebt3 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I bet you buy the 'its for the children' nonsence too. After all, they walk on sidewalks, too.
  10. It's about time by NotBornYesterday · · Score: 3, Funny

    Thank got they got their dog poop crime spree under control.

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    I prefer rogues to imbeciles because they sometimes take a rest.
  11. Re:Yay by Hektor_Troy · · Score: 3, Funny

    The point is, there are finite dollars to throw at a relatively large number of potential issues, and every dollar spent enforcing dog poop laws is one less dollar that will be spent on some other public good.
    That's almost true, but with the current exchange rates we keep getting more and more dollars ...
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    We do not live in the 21st century. We live in the 20 second century.
  12. Re:On, a, tangent by 6Yankee · · Score: 3, Funny

    NO! It is the BAD kind of puppy!

    So, are you gonna clean that shit up, or sit around here whingeing about commas? :)

  13. Re:Yay by Worthless_Comments · · Score: 3, Funny

    They were there because someone had complained people were speeding down the street. Police officers never lie. Fact.
  14. Re:Slippery Slopes by Zemran · · Score: 3, Funny

    Still bitter about Ken Livingstone

    How could anyone be bitter, Boris is so much funnier :-)

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    I love stacking my barbecues in the shed at the end of summer - you can't beat a bit of grill on grill action.
  15. Re:9/11! not in UK by teh+kurisu · · Score: 5, Funny

    It was so nice of the 7th of July London bombers to blow themselves up on a date that we could all agree on.