Caporegime
They could. They just didn't. The officer in question knew exactly who he was, heck even I did. They just couldn't spare the resource to go after him.
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They could. They just didn't. The officer in question knew exactly who he was, heck even I did. They just couldn't spare the resource to go after him.
Man of Honour
They 'investigated' but it wasn't the result you wanted.
When nothing is done about Danny Baker there will be many who didn't get the result they wanted.
That's life.
Caporegime
The whole 'investigated' thing is the point. They didn't investigate. They 'investigated'. All the time they waste on things such as going after Danny baker could actually be spent investigating so they don't 'investigate'.
No investigation = no police officer even coming to see you.
Soldato
Load of rubbish 'thing'.
Caporegime
An investigation involves working with the evidence
They didn't. They didnt even take a copy of the footage.
Soldato
If I made a complaint about a meme on the Internet and nothing happened I'd say "I expected that".
That has happened every time I've reported something. I had my phone stolen on a night out, nothing happened. I had my wheelie bin stolen, nothing happened. I had a garden gate stolen at a property I was renting, nothing happened. Yet someone complaining about words said on Twitter means the Police are out investigating. There's plenty of crimes that have tangible effects they could be investigating instead of hurt feelings over words said on the internet.
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That's because the nature of harm and loss has changed in UK society. Most laws were written for actual physical loss or harm suffered to the complainant. Even defamation laws, such as libel or slander, had to have a proven element of loss attached to them be it financial or reputational.
In modern times the nature of harm has moved to the metaphysical with perceived insult and transferred offence.
In modern times the nature of harm has moved to the metaphysical with perceived insult and transferred offence.
So 3 crimes that were unlikely to ever be solved weren't solved but the crime that was conducted in public and required no real work to gather evidence was prosecuted. That sounds about right for an under funded and probably poorly targeted police force.
If we want to have both types of crimes solved we need to vote for a government that will provide funding for that amount of work.
Don
A really stupid thing to post, but I still feel the sacking was too harsh a punishment, unless it was because he already had a few warnings previously.
Well if investigating zero Twitter posts means they can solve a handful of actual crimes that's a good trade off in my eyes. The block button is there for a reason.
But sir, mah statistics!
Caporegime
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the difference being he was elected by racists for being one of them. so that is fine.
Baker didn't do anything racist as far as I am concerned. some people took it the wrong way and the ones calling for his head are either apologists or pansies or looking for fame/money.
Caporegime
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isn't he a comedian? so it's a part of his act. therefore he is employed for being an idiot
Well they got what they wanted, ergo they win and he loses.
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I have yet to see this cartoon, did Baker draw it himself or did he "borrow" it? His bizarre and unkempt appearance and self harming actions come as no surprise given he includes Paul Gascoigne amongst his close friends. I wonder if alcohol or other stimulants were a party to his Tweet? 
Soldato
That... is very well put.
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