Friday 29 March 2024

Another Met Police Disaster

Two organised criminals are appealing against their convictions after a Metropolitan Police officer was photographed by defence barristers driving away from court with a female juror in his car. The veteran detective constable, granted anonymity at a gross misconduct hearing last Thursday, breached standards of professional behaviour in respect of discreditable conduct and integrity.

Does any Met Policve officer not breach those on a regular basis? 

He would have been dismissed had he not retired from the force on December 12, 2023.

He might be crooked but he's not stupid! 

The officer, attached to the Specialist Crime Command and known as Officer A, was interviewed under caution but lied about having any contact with the juror. Phone data later showed he had messaged and called her on the same day. He withheld the PIN number to his mobile which would have assisted the investigation.

Then surely he could now be charged with that - isn't it an offence? 

Thursday 28 March 2024

Maybe The Correlation Isn’t What You Think It Is…

Restaurants and takeaways with the unhealthiest menus are more likely to be found in deprived areas, while tourists hotspots such as Westminster have the healthiest food outlets, research suggests.

Gosh, whatever could be the reason for this? 

The study from the University of Cambridge examined menus from almost 55,000 food outlets on Just Eat, an online food ordering and delivery platform. Each menu was given a score between 0 and 12, with 12 being the healthiest. To extrapolate the data, the researchers used artificial intelligence to predict the healthiness of almost 180,000 menus across the UK.
Researchers also found that food outlets clustered in more deprived areas, with 8.39 food outlets per 1,000 to 3,000 people in local authorities with the highest levels of deprivation, compared with just 3.85 in the least deprived areas. As a result, people living in the most deprived areas were facing a “double burden” where they had more food outlets but also that they were less healthy.

So, is anyone forcing them at gunpoint into Greasy Ali's Chicken Shack? No?  

Jean Adams, professor of dietary public health at the University of Cambridge, said the study found there were more out-of-home food outlets in more deprived areas, and these tended to be less healthy. “That is the ‘double burden’ we refer to,” said Adams. “Within these neighbourhoods, individuals at lower socioeconomic positions are also at a greater risk of obesity when they are exposed to more outlets, adding a ‘triple burden’.

Only if they eat there, Jean. It's not like they emit some sort of obesity-causing pollution. 

“People in lower socioeconomic groups often live in these more deprived areas, where they are exposed to numerous unhealthy food outlets, and they are more susceptible to the negative impacts of this exposure. These inequalities in the local food environment may have contributed to the health inequalities we see in the UK.”

Maybe, and this is just a suggestion, the outlets were there first, and they are poor because they spend all their money there? 

Does The Owner Get ‘One Free Bite’ As Well?

A man whose dog injured four people in a "frightening" attack in a holiday park pub has been jailed.Thomas Skillen, 29, and his stepdad Ian Loftus, 59, admitted being in charge of a dog which caused injury while dangerously out of control in public.
Loftus, of Argoed, Kinmel Bay, was given a 14-month sentence, suspended for two years. Skillen, of Marine Road, Abergele, also admitted affray and assault and was given a 30-month prison sentence.

Assault? Yes, Reader. The dog wasn't the only savage animal in this story. 

Mold Crown Court heard on Friday how, on 15 September last year, Skillen and Loftus brought Kilo, a Rottweiler-cross, to the Magpie and Stump pub at Palin's Holiday Park in Kinmel Bay, Conwy county. While in the outside seating area, Skillen was asked to stop Kilo from jumping on the tables and responded by telling a female member of security staff "my dog wants to give you a kiss", before leaving the pub.Skillen later returned and shouted abuse at security staff before climbing over the fence into the beer garden. He was repeatedly asked to leave and a security officer attempted to restrain Skillen, who proceeded to bite him.

Lovely people. 

Meanwhile, Loftus had also arrived at the beer garden with Kilo. The dog bit a member of staff, causing an injury to her arm, and bit a customer, injuring his arm and bicep.

And police didn't turn up and shoot it? Why not?

Wednesday 27 March 2024

The Same Thuggish Demands As Any Inner City Ganglord

A cafe owner forced to close over complaints about bacon and clinking teacups has been slammed again by an angry neighbour after announcing plans to reopen just 100 yards away. The Caddy Shack in Weymouth, Dorset shut down in December after three residents said the odour and noise coming from the venue was causing 'unacceptable harm' to their standard of living.

Yers indeed, it's this one

Owner Emma Ayles then tried to solve the problem by submitting plans to move the cafe, which is run from a converted shipping container, just 100 yards away.She hoped this would put her out of earshot of frustrated locals, but one of the original complainants has since launched a fresh attack on the businesswoman by writing to Dorset Council and demanding 'more respect' for neighbours.

You know who absolutely never deserves any respect? People who demand it as if it was a right. 

Other neighbours don't agree, they want to see it reopen: 

Reginald Haylor said: 'It was sadly missed when forced to close with some very suspect complaints. 'I live approx 100 metres and found it very useful.'Barry Smith wrote: 'As a (very) local resident, I'm in full support of this application and happy to add my vote if needed. 'It brings the community together as well as passing runners, dog walkers etc. and encourages local business as opposed to (for example) yet another chain store like McDonald's or Costa.'

All things local councils tell us they are in favour of. And there's at least eight other people who will agree: 

December's closure led to eight people being made redundant.

Well done, local council...  

So Find Him Guilty In His Absence

A man charged over XL Bully attack failed to turn up to court today - with a warrant issued for his arrest. It followed an attack in Birmingham which left a schoolgirl and two men injured.

That was this case, one of the final straws that broke the camel's back and finally got this breed banned. 

Prosecutor David Devine said a postal requisition was sent to Ajaz, of Bordesley Close, Bordesley Green, on January 23. District judge David Wain granted the prosecution request that a warrant be issued for his arrest. He said he was satisfied Ajaz knew about the hearing. He also said no contact had been made with his solicitor regarding reasons why he may not be able to attend.

He's probably already fled the country. 

Update: Got him. Add on contempt of court to the charges. 

Tuesday 26 March 2024

Awww, Diddums!



I’m not being funny but… we as a nation have accomplished some incredible things through protest. Whether we’re talking about the suffragettes or the gay liberation movement or our stand against fascism, it’s embedded in us to take a stand for what we feel is morally right and we continue to do so regardless of how difficult the Government has been recently trying to make it.

I haven't noticed that they have been having much luck with that, since every Saturday we've had morons like you out in numbers in London, demanding the Israelis stop the war your terrorist friends started...

In recent years, we’ve seen trans+ and UK black pride demonstrations have an impact in protecting our community from people in power attempting to discreetly strip us of our rights.

Those 'rights' that, when challenged, you are unable to describe? 

While there’s been a spike in antisemitic attacks because of the conflict, there’s also been a spike in anti-Muslim hate and so this was a good reminder that standing for peace is something that should never be compromised. Have we learned nothing from our elders?

You certainly don't appear to.... 

...the police resources allocated to protests are unbelievable.I understand the need for those resources — protests need to remain safe spaces for everyone, but when are we going to actually start prioritising dealing with real crime?

The utter arrogance of this pathetic beta male, moaning about the resource loss for the police as if it were unconnected with he own actions and those of his fellow travellers.  

What really gets to me though is how little impact these protests are having. We have a government that doesn’t give a toss about its constituents’ issues.

Welcome to the club. I'm sick and tired of these 'conservatives' who seem in thrall to lunacies like Net Zero & encouraging the entire Third World to rock up on small boats to live a life of unparalled luxury at the taxpayer's expense. 

I’m never one for violence but, f*** me, France seems to be getting something right. We don’t hear about it so much over here but the way they take to the streets gets their government to listen.

So, you are one for violence then? Since that's how they do it.

I'm Guessing She Wouldn't Have Passed An IQ Test...

The Old Bailey heard today how all four individuals had been drinking on the night of the incident, but driver Aidonojie passed a breathalyser test taken two hours after the crash.
Come to think of it, neither would her passengers:
A driver killed her two friends who were ‘twerking’ in the back of her convertible Mini Cooper as it sped at more than double the speed limit before crashing and overturning, a court heard today.
Adele Ojokie Aidonojie, 23, denies causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving after Rida Boujetif and Mary Macharia, both 23, were killed following the car crash in Battersea, west London, in the early hours of July 16, 2022. The back-seat passengers were not wearing seat belts as Aidonojie's car travelled at approximately 62mph on Latchmere Road, which has a 30mph speed limit, while the vehicle's roof was down.Both women were flung from the car following the collision and suffered fatal head injuries as a result.
Ben Sidibe, a front seat passenger, was also taken to hospital with a fractured upper arm.

Absolutely no loss whatsoever to society here. 

Ms Mertens said Aidonojie told a witness at the scene: ‘Don’t call the police or ambulance, I’ll get arrested.’ Aidonojie said there had been a ‘hit and run’, and asked another witness if the street had cameras, the court heard.

It's London, what are the odds? 

Aidonojie, of Edgeborough Way, Bromley, denies two counts of death by dangerous driving and one count of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

Good luck with that! 

Monday 25 March 2024

Upset No-One Offered You The Gig, Leila ?

Leila Latif phones in another column on tv criticism:
Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure, Ade Adepitan’s attempt to see if “racial separatism can ever be justified” becomes a cautionary tale for black people who think they can one-of-the-good-ones themselves out of white supremacy.The programme follows the charming presenter and Paralympian on his trip to Orania, a “whites-only” town in South Africa, to learn about why they founded this community (racism), what their values are (racism) and why it celebrates the architects of apartheid (racism). He meets estate agents, students and town leaders to enquire politely about their “whites-only” space with the levity of someone discussing the weather.

It's clearly entertainment, rather than searing social commentary, so what did you expect? 

He suggests their “racist past was just overshadowed by apartheid”, asks his subjects gently if there were “negatives” to the Afrikaans history in the region and, in a moment of astounding respectability politics, all but grasps a string of pearls as he defends British democracy and says: “I support BLM [Black Lives Matter], but I don’t go out rioting!” Not only is this a particularly tone-deaf thing to say in South Africa, but it also suggests that he also needs to read up on Mandela.

Yes, it seems for Laila being a non-rioter is a no-no. It makes him 'inauthentic', I suppose. What lovely people write for the 'Guardian'. 

Being a black “chilled-out guy” is a feeble response to white supremacy; the Oranians are unmoved by his politeness.

It's be rather a different sort of show if he'd gone in screaming and shouting at them, Laila. 

Adepitan concludes there were very fine people on both sides, but places like this will inevitably end with “me and you meeting on the battlefield”, seemingly unaware that the failure of his approach makes the case for militant action on racism.

Yes, because a TV presenter who doesn't act like an animal makes the case for all people of the same race everywhere to do so.

Really, Laila? After all, it's not like they seem to need your encouragement, is it? 

We Know This Isn't Likely To Be The Full Picture...

...because know police often fail to attend, telling victims that it's a matter for the dog warden.
Dog attacks have risen by a fifth in one year, with police recording more than 80 incidents a day. Police forces recorded 30,539 offences of a dog injuring a person or a guide dog last year, an investigation by the BBC found, increasing from 25,291 in 2022.

Thus ignoring all the dog on dog attacks that they can swerve if the victim fails to utter the right magic words

Dr Ed Hayes, head of public affairs at The Kennel Club, the organiser of Crufts, said that the legislation is 'doomed to fail' because of gaps in the law. Dr Hayes said that breeders will pair two dogs together that are half an inch under the legal limit, therefore making it legal.

Legal limits can be changed. 

The Crufts official also said that the Dangerous Dog Act is another strain on police resources, adding that after being assessed in court, the canines are 'typically' handed back to their owners.

Unless the mutts attack the cops and are gunned down, of course. 

In January it was reported that police have spent at least £2.2 million housing XL bullies.

And we know who will eventually be stuck with that bill, don't we, Reader? 

Sunday 24 March 2024

But Surely 'Er' Is A Frequent Response From The Mail Photo Section..?


Mind you, I had to request clarification from the sender as I stared at it for ages thinking 'what's wrong?' See if you do better, Reader!

H/T: Stephen Brown via email