I heard on the radio recently, that a police force, Wiltshire I think, were considering sending plain clothes police into certain pubs to evesdrop on conversations in order to prevent crime before it happens and if such a tactic proved successful it could be extended to other areas.
Leaving aside the fact that such tactics sound like something out of the handbook of the Stasi in the late and unlamented, by most, east Germany I would think that when in a somewhat dodgy boozer, all you wouyld have to do would be to look out for the couple in the corner who spent two hours to drink half an orange juice without speaking directly to each other whilst occasionally muttering into their wristwatches. Probably all they would discover was that target A was a fervent supporter of Man U while target B backed Chelsea.
Meanwhile, of course, the real business would be going on outside in the smoking area where the Uld Bill would be banned from going for health and safety reasons..
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