Re: I think this is a stupid Idea
 

Which is a totally different subject and, as you point out, not what the Tories are proposing.

No, I just decided the thread wasn't worth continuing.

Re: I think this is a stupid Idea
 

I was responding to scastle's question about where the tories had looked for examples of success with initiatives brought in by an elected official/commisioner
Now, most people when you mention america with regards to this think of the Zero Tollerance initiative of New York.
I remembered that you had refered to some articles in a previous thread which stated that crime had been reduced in other areas without having to resort to zero tollerance but through the initiatives of the elected official.
So as you can see, linked to this subject with several similarities to the Tory proposal.