Re:Theresa May says the internet must now be regulated after...
by jimnotgym on Sunday June 04, 2017 @01:50PM
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Since 2010 the UK government has reduced the police force by 19k officers. The border force by another huge number I don't have to hand...
After the Manchester attacks they ran so short of police they had to call the army in to do routine guard work ('had to', perhaps chose to?)
If they wanted to actually act on intelligence a foil plots then they would need more police to follow, watch analyse wouldn't they? I wonder if it is actually as simple as the idea that bulk surveillance might be cheaper than real police officers, and is actually more effective at keeping the public quiet?
After the Manchester attacks they ran so short of police they had to call the army in to do routine guard work ('had to', perhaps chose to?)
If they wanted to actually act on intelligence a foil plots then they would need more police to follow, watch analyse wouldn't they? I wonder if it is actually as simple as the idea that bulk surveillance might be cheaper than real police officers, and is actually more effective at keeping the public quiet?