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UK Plans Private Police Force
An anonymous reader writes "'Private companies could take responsibility for investigating crimes, patrolling neighborhoods and even detaining suspects under a radical privatization plan,' The Guardian reports. 'The contract is the largest on police privatization so far, with a potential value of £1.5bn over seven years, rising to a possible £3.5bn depending on how many other forces get involved.' A worrying development in a country with an ever-increasing culture of surveillance and intrusive policing."
As usual, Soulskill has posted yet another article pushing nonsense gleaned from a quick look at a headline.
"The UK" is not getting a private police force. Two small police forces in England are planning on contracting out patrolling some areas like city centre shopping districts to private firms.
As it turns out, it's not actually legally possible for them to do this, so it's unlikely to happen any time soon.
It isn't really 'potential' anymore: meet Judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan...
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