Erebus
Member
Police force has 'no time for small crime'
08:11am 22nd March 2006
A police force has stopped investigating less serious crimes unless they are racist or homophobic.
Theft, criminal damage, common assault, harassment and non-domestic burglary are among offences being "screened out" due to manpower shortages.
But officers are allowed to make an exception for any such incident judged to be motivated by race or gay hatred. It would then classify as "aggravated" and qualify for more serious treatment by police and the courts.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=380646&in_page_id=1770
I really hope we never stoop this low in this country. Not allowed to defend yourself and the police are too overburdened to investigate crime.