In the early hours, the streets of towns and cities were once where those on the razzle were finding their way home, early workers on their way to work, street cleaners and the like already at work and a Police presence.
Not anymore, all sorts wandering around, on foot or on a cycle, some in cars pretending to be cabs, often had an early hours drive into London with a young lady, seen females making their way home from a night out, stalked and hassled and groups of men prowling the streets with no obvious reason to be there, particularly on mild nights, sometimes gone way over west on empty roads, prime target for Plod looking for a drink driver, would have been stopped often back in the day, but there is no Police presence any more, they only react to calls.
Until the Authorities take back the streets, this will keep happening, very obviously some men do not know how to behave, leave women walking home alone, if you go out in the early hours you will see it for yourself. The article does have a point.
How do Plod react? finding coppers to create a street presence for a few days, after the incident, does anyone else feel this is a pathetic response?
