Coisas a não fazer quando visitar UK

Em Inglaterra, na conferência anual da Policia , chegou-se à conclusão que o método de avaliação do pessoal baseado unicamente no cumprimento de objectivos ( do tipo 'quem faz mais detenções') teve resultados "surpreendentes".

Na procura de ser eficiente houve detenções "espectaculares":

* A Cheshire man who was cautioned by police for being "found in possession of an egg with intent to throw";

* A child in Kent who removed a slice of cucumber from a tuna mayonnaise sandwich and threw it at another youngster and was arrested because the other child's parents claimed it was an assault;

* A West Midlands woman arrested on her wedding day for criminal damage to a car park barrier when her foot slipped on her accelerator pedal;

* A Kent child who was arrested for throwing cream buns at a bus;

* A 70-year-old Cheshire pensioner - who had never been in trouble with the law - who was arrested for criminal damage after cutting back a neighbour's conifers too vigorously;

* One West Midlands officer who was told to caution a man for throwing a glass of water over his girlfriend;

* Two Manchester children who were arrested under firearms laws for being in possession of a plastic toy pistol.

A juntar a isto, só mesmo a proposta de John Reid:

By Sophie Goodchild and Francis Elliott
Published: 28 January 2007

Emergency measures to place offenders on "waiting lists" for prison places have been drawn up by John Reid, the Home Secretary, in an attempt to solve the overcrowding crisis.

ou a carta enviada aos juizes para recomendar a aplicação de penas mais curtas.