Wasting Police Time

If the Telegraph report referred to here gives an accurate and balanced account of the action taken by police in Port Talbot, who warned newsagent Bob Singh that he could face prosecution for breaching public order if he continued putting jokes on his leaflets, then the officers who visited him should themselves be prosecuted for wasting police time.

According to Mr Singh's account in the Daily Telegraph, his jokes "contain no bad language and are not racist"

He admitted some were "a bit saucy" but insisted that they "don't target any person or gender."

Examples of the jokes given included

"What is the technical name for three days of horrendous weather followed by bright sunshine? A Welsh Bank Holiday!"

"What do you call a sheep with no legs? A Cloud!"


Have the officers involved cleared up every single case of murder, rape, burglary, vandalism and assault in Port Talbot? If not, both the local Chief Constable and the Police Authority should be looking again at the priorities being set for the police force: they should not have one second to spare for pursuing this sort of complaint against a shopkeeper until they have dealt with more serious crimes.

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