Is this the end of Rural policing in Scotland?

[capfits]

It has been reported that Police Scotland will no longer investigate all crimes.
Apparently you will need a witness or CCTV for an investigation to proceed.
Whilst not suffering a crime wave ourselves, we get the usual flytipping, poachers and have had dog worrying, it would seem there is no meaningful investigation then there equally will be no deterrent.
Will petty theiving and diesel pinching increase as a consequence?

Is this pattern of policing becoming more prevalent in the wider UK?

Police Scotland will not investigate every crime

Some low level offences with little chance of being solved will be marked for no further action.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Tubbylew]

Cops couldn't catch a cold hereabouts, might turn up if summat gets nicked, but more than likely they're not bothered, I can't blame them in a way, they never get enough evidence for conviction so whats the point. It's worse than that here on the border as the two different forces don't talk to each other.

 

[steveR]

What does your illustrious Leaders have to say about this ludicrous Statement?

Time to stock up on various forms of deterrents...

 

[TheEarlOfMoray]

It’s been like this for years up here unfortunately. There is so little police about now you could get up to almost anything

 

[br jones]

It has been reported that Police Scotland will no longer investigate all crimes.
Apparently you will need a witness or CCTV for an investigation to proceed.
Whilst not suffering a crime wave ourselves, we get the usual flytipping, poachers and have had dog worrying, it would seem there is no meaningful investigation then there equally will be no deterrent.
Will petty theiving and diesel pinching increase as a consequence?

Is this pattern of policing becoming more prevalent in the wider UK?

Police Scotland will not investigate every crime

Some low level offences with little chance of being solved will be marked for no further action.

www.bbc.co.uk

so if you happen to shoot someone (thief) with no witness or cctv .......

 

[capfits]

so if you happen to shoot someone (thief) with no witness or cctv .......

@br jones you mean a bit like this.....

Watchdog to investigate cops over Aberfeldy shooting case

Post-mortem six days after Brian Low was discovered found he had been killed by a shot and a murder probe was launched.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

Without stating the obvious that is taking things a bit far.

 

[George Mitchell]

Managed decline, standard government operating procedure for everything they touch

 

[steveR]

Managed decline, standard government operating procedure for everything they touch

You give too much of a compliment to suggest a "managed decline". More often incompetence and mismanagement of resources.

 

[George Mitchell]

You give too much of a compliment to suggest a "managed decline". More often incompetence and mismanagement of resources.

Exactly, it is deliberate

 

[Optimus]

@br jones you mean a bit like this.....

Watchdog to investigate cops over Aberfeldy shooting case

Post-mortem six days after Brian Low was discovered found he had been killed by a shot and a murder probe was launched.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

Without stating the obvious that is taking things a bit far.

Yeah thats not great.you want to of seen the reaction once they realised he'd been shot.

The old dear across the road from us was missing the other day carer came in an she wasn't there.police everywhere, even had the chopper out looking for her.but wether the events in feldy have sprung them into action a bit more I'm not sure

 

[Welderloon]

Hmmm, a reduction in services in Scotland under the SNP Coalition Government - what a surprise.

They have basically stated they are continuing to do what they have been doing for the last 10 years.
Presumably they are too busy dealing with Humza's drug dealing family members or mental health issues or racial hate crime in urban nurseries.

Scotland needs rid of this Government as soon as possible along with their ineffective moneyspunking twaddle.
Country is on its knees because of them.

Though I'd suggest that the rural criminals should be purchasing Go-Pro's for their own safety now also

 

[tractorsandcows]

It has been reported that Police Scotland will no longer investigate all crimes.
Apparently you will need a witness or CCTV for an investigation to proceed.
Whilst not suffering a crime wave ourselves, we get the usual flytipping, poachers and have had dog worrying, it would seem there is no meaningful investigation then there equally will be no deterrent.
Will petty theiving and diesel pinching increase as a consequence?

Is this pattern of policing becoming more prevalent in the wider UK?

Police Scotland will not investigate every crime

Some low level offences with little chance of being solved will be marked for no further action.

www.bbc.co.uk

Bet they will still investigate so called hate crimes where alleged victims are non white immigrants or LBGT

 

[topground]

Same applies in Hartcliffe Bristol, this lunchtime. Six young males, two on e scooters and mostly masked ran into the Lidl car park and started breaking up the display of compost bags having earlier thrown milk bottles at staff. According to the manager they were looking to provoke him and his staff into a fight..
In the good old days they would have been caught, thrown into the back of a Black Maria where they would have been given a summary kicking by several large members of the constabulary and this would have been their punishment. They no longer have any fear of any authority or the consequences of their actions and are feral. Unfortunately there is no cull option for this dross.

 

[Chae1]

It has been reported that Police Scotland will no longer investigate all crimes.
Apparently you will need a witness or CCTV for an investigation to proceed.
Whilst not suffering a crime wave ourselves, we get the usual flytipping, poachers and have had dog worrying, it would seem there is no meaningful investigation then there equally will be no deterrent.
Will petty theiving and diesel pinching increase as a consequence?

Is this pattern of policing becoming more prevalent in the wider UK?

Police Scotland will not investigate every crime

Some low level offences with little chance of being solved will be marked for no further action.

www.bbc.co.uk

When it takes them a week to identify that someone has died by gunshot and not natural causes you realise something is seriously wrong.

 

[Yale]

so if you happen to shoot someone (thief) with no witness or cctv .......

If you need to hide a body, see 2.50.