War on the motorist or media hype?
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we're all being taken for mugs by the very people that we employ to 'take care of our interests'...
London councils raise millions through box junctions fines
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-374744...
London councils raise millions through box junctions fines
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-374744...
Yet another example of media misrepresentation today.
I asked in my original post,
He said he would "far rather officers focus on preventing crime and protecting the public than spending their time investigating break-ins where carelessness may have played a role"
But the Mail headline said: "Now police blame victims for being burgled".
That is the sort of reporting that needlessly causes a loss of respect for the police... which I feel IS harmful to society.
So does the "war on the motorist" headline result in motorists "fighting back"? I think it does.
I asked in my original post,
Mill Wheel said:
In the light of several "news" stories recently, does anyone feel that the media are steering or creating news stories to further their own ends?
If they ARE doing this, isn't it harmful to society?
Well the Daily Mail appear to have twisted a comment from the chief Constable of Leicestershire, to suit their own agenda.If they ARE doing this, isn't it harmful to society?
He said he would "far rather officers focus on preventing crime and protecting the public than spending their time investigating break-ins where carelessness may have played a role"
But the Mail headline said: "Now police blame victims for being burgled".
That is the sort of reporting that needlessly causes a loss of respect for the police... which I feel IS harmful to society.
So does the "war on the motorist" headline result in motorists "fighting back"? I think it does.
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