POLICING Today, Greater Manchester Police announced it was launching an online webpage for people to report anyone breaking lockdown rules. In response, Netpol said, “we need to talk (at a safe distance) to people in our communities, not denounce and criminalise them. Our neighbours are not the enemy!” Police Scotland has confirmed that so farContinue reading “3 April Update”
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29/30 March Update
Police need to learn a thing or two about the internet, more specifically about the difference between live-streaming and playing pre-recorded material. Twelve officers turned up at the Hot Water Comedy Club in Liverpool on Saturday night because of reports that a video posted on Facebook was happening live. Footage of the security camera ofContinue reading “29/30 March Update”
26 March Update
Derbyshire Police sent out their drone unit to and ‘beauty spots’ in the Peak district, and tweeted footage captured at Curbar Edge the night before. The camera zoomed in to isolated people questioning why they were out there, and blaming them for walking their dog and not staying at home. The police tweeted: ‘Daily exerciseContinue reading “26 March Update”
23 March Update
The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) calls for ‘urgent’ legislation to protect officers from the public. The Federation has called on Home Secretary Priti Patel to introduce urgent legislation to enforce social distancing to protect officers from members of the public who may be infected with the coronavirus. Exactly what the Police Federation’sContinue reading “23 March Update”
Policing the Corona State 