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[morwen]

strangely down today.

got annoyed by a UKIP guy i think on the radio just now, who tried to reconcile their supposed "zero tolerance" approach to crime, with their endorsement of speeding, by claiming that they only meant zero tolerance for "serious crimes". obviously this man has no idea what zero tolerance was supposed to mean. Yet another term becoming devalued.

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[reddragdiva]

It's entirely self-consistent. He means zero tolerance for anyone who makes our streets look untidy - youth, foreigners, perverts, other criminals, etc., etc. Since the suburban car owners own the streets, speeding is only right and proper.

[secretlondon.livejournal.com]

It's zero tolerance for poor people's crimes. You'll find that tax avoidance won't be a crime either...

[reddragdiva]

I'm amazed Jeffrey Archer hasn't joined. It's not like the Tories want him.