• @[email protected]
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    820 days ago

    PCCs were a mistake. Never should we have let the ruling class impose a politicised police force upon us. It was inevitable that it would lead to ignorant nonsense like this.

  • snaprails
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    1621 days ago

    Wilkinson is a prime example of why ex-squaddies shouldn’t be involved in making policing policy.

  • @[email protected]
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    119 days ago

    I can’t think of a single thing any police and crime commissioner has done other than wank away money, go on the telly saying how important they are, and come up with hare brained ideas like this.

  • @[email protected]
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    5221 days ago

    Mr Wilkinson added: "The idea that cannabis is a harmless drug is a misconception. Its cultivation and distribution are often controlled by organised crime networks that exploit vulnerable individuals and perpetuate violence.

    Yes, because it’s illegal.

    Make it legal and regulated like alcohol and these issues disappear. Moving it from illegal to SUPER DUPER illegal won’t change anything. Moron.

    • Palacegalleryratio [he/him]
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      1721 days ago

      This guy is either one of those people that have absolutely zero understanding of causality - or maybe more likely - someone who is cynically saying the political line so that they get to keep the violent oppression machine going.

    • @[email protected]
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      219 days ago

      At this point I think it’s wilful ignorance as a way of achieving other things such as keeping their shitty jobs. ACAB