A few years ago, when Left-wing activists started calling on the Government to “Defund the police”, I ridiculed them. Now, though, I wonder whether they might have had a point. It’s not that I think we shouldn’t have a police force. It’s just that it’s growing less and less clear what we’re getting for our money.
These days, the police hardly ever solve crimes such as burglary and theft. In 2021, a mere 5 per cent of burglaries in England and Wales were solved. And if your bicycle or laptop has been stolen, forget it. You won’t be seeing them again. (I’m referring to the bicycle or laptop, although I might as well be referring to the police, since you probably won’t be seeing them, either.)
The situation in Canada and the UK is comparable though to date our police forces unlike Britain’s have refrained from ripping down Hostage Posters to preserve “community cohesion.”
When they’re not busy tearing down pictures of kidnapped Jewish women and children, they’re arresting people who criticise the “Diversity is our strength!” Mob.
London is no longer a British city. https://t.co/ZRC1t6N9m0
— Laurence Fox (@LozzaFox) November 1, 2023
