Litter

[KateLMead]

And I agree..no taxi to get them to rubbish ridden areas. Offenders could be put to good use. Those too idle to. Get a job under the pretence of being "not fit" let them get fit by putting them to work.

[molly]

A couple of years ago we watched two young men push a wheelie bin, those large ones you see outside shops, into the harbour in the early hours one morning. The bin was full and the tide was out. The two of them then got into a car which was rather noticeable as it had very bright blue lights under it. We called the police who came round to have a look. They asked about the car and one of the officers said he knew the young man who owned the car so he telephoned him!!!! He told him to get his a*** down to the harbour and bring his two friends with him. They turned up a few minutes later and the driver swore he knew nothing about it which was probably true as he had been in the carpark around the corner, his two friends had said they were getting out to have a wee.

The policeman left to go to the police station, leaving the policewoman to keep and eye on things, and returned with some marigolds and bin bags. They made those two young men climb down into the harbour, in all that mud, and pick the whole lot up, including the wheelie bin, drag it all out of the harbour and put it back in the bin and return the bin from whence it came.

The little so and so's did it without a murmur though one did complain about getting mucky. The policeman warned him that getting dirty was better than being taken to court over the incident. And they would be telling their parents.

The driver thought it was an absolute hoot because he didn't have to help.

We did give the boys a drink afterwards after all their efforts and they were not in the least bit cross with us for reporting them.

Best evenings entertainment I've had in a long time

[TheOstrich]

That made me laugh, Molly!

[Suff]

That is the kind of policing and attitude that I grew up with. Sadly it is dead and gone in most places. In fact most forces would now reprimand the officers for not taking the opportunity to arrest them and take them to court so that they could improve their statistics. After all it was not violent crime.

You are lucky to have a force that cares. My son is looking at options to get out of the police because of the levels of dishonesty being carried out by the top echelons over crimes and reporting.

Sadly common sense and sensible measures have long since left the UK when talking about littering or how you deal with it.

[Kaz]

Molly that is fab, and as Suff says the kind of policing we grew up with - a 'clip round the ear' and telling the parents

[KateLMead]

Ah yes I remember it well.