Police want new powers of 'instant justice' (Guardian)

[spindrifter]

Alan Travis, home affairs editor
Tuesday August 15, 2006

Police are pressing ministers for radical new powers to dispense instant justice, including the immediate exclusion of "yobs" from town centres at night, and bans on street gang members associating with each other, the Guardian has learned.

Senior officers say the powers would be the "modern equivalent of a clip round the ear from the local bobby" and would ensure the introduction of neighbourhood policing across England and Wales has "bite" and meets public expectations.

(snip--The article lists several "summary powers."

Such summary justice proposals would make powers, already theoretically available through the courts, available for instant delivery on the streets with an appeal to the court later.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/0,,1844813,00.html
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Truly scary stuff if BushCo were to pursue it.

[Kutjara]

1. Scary stuff if anyone pursues it.

Instant justice is no justice.

Next stop: Judge Dredd. "I am the law!"

[Kagemusha]

2. That's what Blair and Brown think the people are crying out for.

I'd hate to think they're right.

Forget the nanny state. The daddy state is no better.