Why do the police in england have no powers??

Bear

The police have hundreds and hundreds of powers.

Maybe you need to rephrase your question if you intended to ask something else.

Felidae

Er; they actually have a lot of powers. So not sure what're you getting at.

Cynical_Student

Because all the prisons are full, and therefore there is no point arresting anyone.

resignedtolife

Because the lily livered lefties have ensured that most of them have been removed. Too many human rights, never mind protecting the innocent.

Nicola S

It is not that they have no problem it is just that they have to be very careful how and when they use them....no point a police officer getting arrested for arresting someone is there....and it happens believe me

alan w

Its not as if uk gangsters and undesirables from eastern europe who will control organised crime in this country are really going to stopped by are old fashioned bobbies wearing a tit on their heads and mostly unarmed,its not their fault its just that were living in the past in this country,the prisons are full,and bandits have more rights than the victims

CLIVE H

The UK.gov is scared witless of the Judiciary and is trying to curb it's powers. The House of Commons for example, likes to pretend that it is the boss when in fact the highest court in the land is the House of Lords.

Don't make I laff!

The other thing is that UK.gov are scared to death of allowing UK police forces to go out and deal with anything in case it upsets someone and there's a big demo somewhere resulting in damage to life, limb and property etc. It's happened before.

Do we really want another Gordon Riots with citizens being shot dead in the streets of London by our own police and soldiers?

It could happen. Just keep a tight reign on things.

Right now the London Fuzz are rounding up the people trafficers. Keep up the good work lads.

And always remember, there is only the "Thin Blue Line" between we the people and total anarchy.

Look, I'm paying for this, right!!

mnl7195

Because uneducated people with lots of power are dangerous. Just look at the police force in the US and its problem with prison overcrowding.

harry

thank the labour gov; for that

vwcarman2001

Bet you wouldn't say that if you were a Brazilian on a London tube train!

Rommel

because they chose to become labours revenue collectors and champions of Islam. but now they have come to heel and labour have full control of them, they will soon issue them with jack boots party arm bands and lots of new bullying powers. give them anouther 10 years and they'le be marking the houses of indigenous people and making us wear special marker bands.

floppity

Because they have no respect, and because of the old human rights bill.

PAUL R

They're just too lazy to get out of their warm, comfortable police cars to use them.

Aless

Because once they had a lot of power and abused their power

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