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Bike thefts at stations 'decriminalised'

The British Transport Police will not investigate many categories of bicycle theft, the BBC learns.

www.bbc.com

The British Transport Police (BTP) says it will not investigate bike thefts outside stations where the bicycle has been left for more than two hours.

It means most bike thefts will not be investigated and CCTV footage will not be looked at outside a two-hour timeframe.

Commuters leave thousands of cycles on racks outside stations every day, including in specially built bike parks with CCTV. Critics say the BTP policy means those facilities are not secure and theft has effectively been decriminalised.

The BTP said: "The more time our officers spend reviewing CCTV... the less time they have available for patrolling railway stations and trains, investigating crimes which cause the most harm."
Simon Feldman has had one bike taken already from outside Watford Junction station and an attempt was made recently to steal another.

He informed the BTP, which told him officers would not investigate the theft - which happened while he was on shift in London - as he had left the bike at the station for 10 hours.

"The BTP report came back after I reported it and it said they wouldn't investigate it. Even though it's right under a camera. And I found out that if you have left your bike for more than two hours, they won't investigate it," he said.

"Lots of people across the country cycle to a station every day and their possessions aren't being looked after. They're not safe. Hundreds of thousands of pounds are being thrown into secure bike parking and it isn't secure," he said.

"These cameras, you could put a bag over them and that would be exactly the same purpose they serve. The footage is never watched, the footage isn't monitored so the cameras don't do anything, so the thieves are so confident now they just take the bikes in broad daylight.

"The answer is a tough one. British Transport Police should look into these crimes but there are so few of them these days, maybe it's time British Transport Police said 'we can't do these any more' and hand it over to the local police."

The UK police is so busy pursuing twitter posts, that they can no longer solve real crimes, such as theft, rape, pedophiles, terrorists, etc.

 

[DKehoe]

"No politics"
PoliticsGAF:

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

At one point even those who make it about race and nationality should have the decency to see what is going on there.
The institutions that have a duty to protect the citizens, and are payed with taxpayer money to do so, have completely forfeited their duty.
It's not only about terrorist attacks or protests. Now they're plainly telling you that if you don't defend your property yourself, they won't look into it. Meanwhile, you're still supposed to keep paying them for doing nothing for you.

 

[Hookshot]

Another thing to the list, with mugging, burglary, shoplifting, and minor vandalism that never gets looked into by the Police.

Tell them your bike called a terrorist rapist the "P-word" and they'll track it down for you.

 

[StueyDuck]

only good people steal stuff i've been told.

 

[NeoGiffer]

 

[Trilobit]

It's important that the budget goes to real crimes in the UK, like this one:

'I put an envelope in the bin, now I'm going to be interviewed under caution'

Natasha Sheldon Lane, 35, has been accused of "unlawful depositing of waste" after she unwrapped her parcel and threw the plastic envelope into a public bin - now she's facing fines

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I'm starting to think the UK is a parody of a country and they're just trying to see what they can get away with before the people revolt

 

[Bojji]

I'm starting to think the UK is a parody of a country and they're just trying to see what they can get away with before the people revolt

Beta test for rest of the Western countries.

 

[xrnzaaas]

So are house robberies next or is it already being ignored? (or maybe depending who are the suspects? )

Ignoring smaller crimes is never the way to go, just do the bare minimum and at least pretend that you care about them or the thieves won't have any restraints and they'll be getting bolder and bolder.

 

[Banjo64]

The left wing tactic of 'see, the streets are safer, arrests and crime have gone down' - because crime is now legal you cunts.

 

[Banjo64]

Police have resources to investigate Social Media posts and make 12k arrests per year based on them though.

 

[Embearded]

UK police too busy chasing after X users, they don't have time for actual crimes.

 

[Laptop1991]

lol, our old bill are in a right state, that's ringing the dinner bell for the bike thief's ffs

 

[poppabk]

lol, our old bill are in a right state, that's ringing the dinner bell for the bike thief's ffs

Yeah even if you aren't gonna actually put in the effort - you don't tell the criminals exactly how to commit crime without consequences.

 

[The Cockatrice]

I mean I kinda look like a minority, maybe I should move to UK, seems like a dream country, I can eat swans(delicacy) for free, steal and sell bikes(making a living), stab whoever I feel like without repercussions.

 

[Bojji]

I mean I kinda look like a minority, maybe I should move to UK, seems like a dream country, I can eat swans(delicacy) for free, steal and sell bikes(making a living), stab whoever I feel like without repercussions.

Pro tip: convert to Islam before doing all this.

 

[Trilobit]

I mean I kinda look like a minority, maybe I should move to UK, seems like a dream country, I can eat swans(delicacy) for free, steal and sell bikes(making a living), stab whoever I feel like without repercussions.

As a European in the EU it feels more complicated to travel to the UK nowadays, so I was considering going to France and take a rubber boat from there. I can then get free housing during my visit.

 

[Windle Poons]

As a European in the EU it feels more complicated to travel to the UK nowadays, so I was considering going to France and take a rubber boat from there. I can then get free housing during my visit.

Remember to drop your phone in the sea. We will give you a new one when you get here.

 

[Audiophile]

That's alright, my bikes have hidden trackers, I'll take care of it myself...

*gets arrested for stealing bike back*