YOU COULD BE NEXT... http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...ers-in-crackdown-on-homelessness-8631665.html Police in north London have seized blankets, sleeping bags and food donations from rough sleepers in a crackdown on homelessness. A local paper reported that the belongings, mostly donated by sympathetic members of the community, were snatched by police from a group of homeless people as they sheltered in an abandoned public baths for the night. The nine people, including a man in his sixties, were seeking cover from a cold night in Redbridge and were left stunned when their worldly possessions disappeared into the back of a police car. One of the men targeted in the action, Adam Jaskowiak, pleaded with officers to be allowed to keep his possessions for warmth. The* 34-year-old said: “They [the police officers] were just taking the sleeping bags and chucking out everything. I asked to keep it, and the food, but they said ‘No’. “I just grabbed as many of my things as possible and put them into a bag and ran.” Police later confirmed that the shocking intervention was part of a co-ordinated effort to “reduce the negative impact of rough sleepers”. Chief Inspector John Fish told the Ilford Recorder: “The public rely on the police to reduce the negative impact; this includes the need for us to assist in the removal of tents and bedding from public spaces and other inappropriate locations.” In response, Joanne McCartney, chair of the Police and Crime Committee at the Greater London Assembly, has written to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner asking for an explanation for the seizure. Her letter, seen by The Independent, raises doubts over the legality of the police’s approach and asks Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe on whose authority the officers acted. “These are the most vulnerable people in society and they have to be offered assistance,” Mrs McCartney said. “To take someone’s only source of food and warmth seems to be extremely draconian and misguided to say the least.” The move has also sparked outrage from the voluntary sector. Rita Chadha, head of the Refugee and Migrant Forum of East London, said the move was dangerous as well as confusing. “We are going through one of the coldest summers we have ever had, it’s a strong possibility that someone could die,” she said.
please log in to view this image Mindy don't be so provocative remember what happened last time you visited MD's gaff?
"Police later confirmed that the shocking intervention was part of a co-ordinated effort to âreduce the negative impact of rough sleepersâ. Chief Inspector John Fish told the Ilford Recorder: âThe public rely on the police to reduce the negative impact; this includes the need for us to assist in the removal of tents and bedding from public spaces and other inappropriate locations.â" Great - rather than think "it's a disgrace to have people sleeping on the streets - let's try and help them find somewhere to live / sleep" it's now "it's a disgrace to have people sleeping on the strets - let's take their tents and sleeping bags away so they don't upset the neighbours". How lovely to live in such a caring and understanding society
Aye, you'd never guess the Tories were back in power. And to think there are people in Scotland who would prefer to be governed by them than choose a Government of their own. That's subjugation for you.
Unfortunately that's the divide we live in Dan. It's the homeless peoples fault etc. They should've applied for Eton/Cambridge etc. Got a job as an investment banker etc.
This appears to have happened in Ilford. My question would be, how would you spot a derelict from the rest of the population in that scrofulous manor?
