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15-02-2005, 10:34

Fear of crime is much bigger than the reality of crime; this is one of the problems with this proposal. It's an emotive issue which will be exploited by our feeble excuses for politicians. You only have to look at the banal dialogue currently being had through the media in the pre-election frenzy to see that. Crime statistics are already freely available to the public; it's just most people prefer to rely on the warped view they get through the media (hence the fear of crime) rather than seek out a more informed picture. I don't, however, dispute that police forces and authorities could do more to inform the public. But how quickly would the Press jump on them for the cost involved in doing that (say by leafleting all properties)?

15-02-2005, 10:34	#87
andyl Guest Location: Bury Services: NTL 2MB Broadband, x2 phones, digi TV. Posts: n/a	Re: I think this is a stupid Idea Fear of crime is much bigger than the reality of crime; this is one of the problems with this proposal. It's an emotive issue which will be exploited by our feeble excuses for politicians. You only have to look at the banal dialogue currently being had through the media in the pre-election frenzy to see that. Crime statistics are already freely available to the public; it's just most people prefer to rely on the warped view they get through the media (hence the fear of crime) rather than seek out a more informed picture. I don't, however, dispute that police forces and authorities could do more to inform the public. But how quickly would the Press jump on them for the cost involved in doing that (say by leafleting all properties)?