UK Uses CCTV, Terrorism Laws, Against Pooping Dogs

An anonymous reader writes to tell us that it seems the UK is trying make up for their judicious use of surveillance cameras that, according to recent research, do not actually deter crime, by using the surveillance network to prosecute petty crimes. "Conjuring up the bogeymen of terrorists, online pedophiles and cybercriminals, the U.K. passed a comprehensive surveillance law, The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, in 2000. The law allows 'the interception of communications, carrying out of surveillance, and the use of covert human intelligence sources' to help prevent crime, including terrorism. Recent reports in the U.K. media indicate that the laws are being used for everything but terrorism investigations."

Re:Slippery Slopes

[urcreepyneighbor]

NOW do you believe us?

9/11!

Re:Yay

[Anonymous Coward]

Then they came for the dog owners,
And I didn't speak up because I was not a dog owner.

Hot Fuzz

[pete-classic]

Until I read this article, I thought that Hot Fuzz [imdb.com] was a comedy.

-Peter

Re:Slippery Slopes

[Big Boss]

1984!

Re:Slippery Slopes

[lazy_nihilist]

First they came for the communists,
Then they..

Damn, they got me with this. I didn't expect them to come after me First.

Won't someone please think......

[Nonillion]

of the anonymous flaming dog shit bags!!!!!

Re:Slippery Slopes

[Anonymous Coward]

2001!

What are we playing?

Re:Slippery Slopes

[spun]

2001!

What are we playing?

That's Numberwang!

Re:Petty crimes?

[calebt3]

I bet you buy the 'its for the children' nonsence too.

After all, they walk on sidewalks, too.

It's about time

[NotBornYesterday]

Thank got they got their dog poop crime spree under control.

On, a, tangent

[93 Escort Wagon]

I just wanted to point out that the editors could have inserted several more commas into the title given to this submission, if they'd really tried.

At the least...

[actionbastard]

It will keep them off my damn lawn!

Re:Yay

[Hektor_Troy]

The point is, there are finite dollars to throw at a relatively large number of potential issues, and every dollar spent enforcing dog poop laws is one less dollar that will be spent on some other public good.

That's almost true, but with the current exchange rates [yahoo.com] we keep getting more and more dollars ...

Re:Slippery Slopes

[mikael]

... came for the parents who tried to send their children to a school with a good reputation?

Re:On, a, tangent

[6Yankee]

NO! It is the BAD kind of puppy!

So, are you gonna clean that shit up, or sit around here whingeing about commas? :)

Re:Yay

[Worthless_Comments]

They were there because someone had complained people were speeding down the street.

Police officers never lie. Fact.

Re:Actually..

[Spatial]

Sorry dude, but that wasn't tar...

Re:Slippery Slopes

[blindd0t]

They could send them shit [shitsenders.com]. Enough of something like that just might get the message across. =P

9/11! not in UK

[EmbeddedJanitor]

It would be 11/9.

And while we're at it, a British dog would never be so crass as to poop. Shit crap, defecate, but never poop!

Re:Slippery Slopes

[Zemran]

Still bitter about Ken Livingstone

How could anyone be bitter, Boris is so much funnier :-)

Re:9/11! not in UK

[teh kurisu]

It was so nice of the 7th of July London bombers to blow themselves up on a date that we could all agree on.

Re:Yay

[YttriumOxide]

Cheap +5 Insightful: just say "All Americans suck because {insert generalization here}"

All Americans suck because they think that you can get a +5 Insightful for saying all Americans suck.