Jeez. Twice in one morning I find a case of Brits acting in a loopy manner, trying to prevent crime not by posing an effective threat to criminals, but by restricting legitimate activity that might be tempting to someone.<\/p>\n
First off, there’s the story of a British school that forbade video and digital cameras from the Christmas pageant because of fears the pictures might end up in the hands of pedophiles<\/a>. Next up, we’ll ban all digital images of children, of course. And digital cameras. And paintings. And …<\/p>\n And then there’s this little bit of advice from the London police, which basically says “Don’t use cell phones in public because someone might steal them<\/a>. I mean, sure, it’s one thing to be streetwise, but, damn.<\/p>\n Of course, given that England and Wales have the highest crime rate <\/a>among developed nations, maybe there’s something to that warning. <\/p>\n Or maybe it’s just easier to tell people to hide their cell phones (and their children) than to do something about crime.<\/p>\n (via DaddyWarblogs <\/a>and especially InstaPundit<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jeez. 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