Police are using controversial car-surveillance technology aimed at catching criminals and terrorists to target members of the public in order to meet government performance targets and raise revenue, The Independent on Sunday can reveal.
Police whistleblowers also claim that intelligence stored on the national Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) database is "at least 30 per cent inaccurate", which has led to the wrongful arrest of innocent motorists and the seizure of their cars.
The revelations highlight growing concerns about a burgeoning target culture among enforcement agencies and local authorities seeking to bolster figures and income with so-called soft arrests and fines on otherwise law-abiding members of the public.'
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Hi Andy,
ReplyDeleteI lost your email address after all the messing with that microsoft problem hence the use of the comments section to get hold of you. I have a new email address also. The way to get links to open in a new window is outlined here:
http://ukwebspider.blogspot.com/2010/01/latest-videos-news-and-tip-for-bloggers.html
I'd also recommend resetting your video sizes to 425 by 344 as when viewed in Firefox browser your videos cover your text and blogroll and the effect is pretty awful, its quite simple too.
I'm also beggining to learn about creating videos for youtube and once learned I'm going to offer it a a service, ie you supply the text and I'll create the videos, music synchronisation etc. I'll let you know how I'm getting on but it will take a while.
All the best
Dave