Quote Originally Posted by lindylou View Post
I'd be all for a vigilante.




At a meeting recently, someone suggested that everyone should club together and hire a security outfit to guard our streets.


remember those Americans that came here - think it was 1980s ?? The guardian angels or something like that. They wore a uniform of some sort and were on the London trains in particular.

You already hire a security outfit, THE POLICE. You pay a fortune in taxes to provide them yet you get little in return. The worst thing ever to happen was the system of giving a case number to verify things are reported but no action taken, scrap this idea immediately.
Make the chief constable responsible for his actions or lack thereof. Make the job an elected position if necessary so he can be voted out, This would ensure that they earned their high salary.
Someone needs to start a website to get things changed. Having seen the way not just Liverpool has gone but the whole country I would do this if I knew how. I understand why people are afraid to speak out, this would be a way to get things changed without risk.
Another thing that needs to be scrapped is the ASBO, another do gooders mistake, yobs wear it as a badge of honour, this isn't anything new, kids did this when I was a kid in the 50's. Bragging that they were 'Up for GBH etc.' to appear to be hard.
Regarding the 'Guardian Angels', they are a political group who have stood up against anti-social behaviour, they are mostly in the New York area I think but do travel to help out elsewhere. I don't think this would be the best way to solve the problem, some people taking part might get out of hand and get themselves in trouble and create a bad reputation for the whole group.