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Corona virus and crime

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Mayra1367 · 17/03/2020 19:13

Have a family member working in the criminal justice area . Apparently police are not arresting people for crimes because of the virus , enclosed cells etc and people are not being brought before the courts .
How long before that message gets out to criminals ?

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Sugarpea123 · 17/03/2020 19:14

Alot sooner if it's posted online!

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Thisismytimetoshine · 17/03/2020 19:15

Oh, come on...

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Neverender · 17/03/2020 19:21

But there will be a hell of a lot less drugs, guns and people trafficking. Some crime will rise and some will go down...

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Neverender · 17/03/2020 19:22

Suspect burglaries will reduce as everyone's at home

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Neverender · 17/03/2020 19:22

Shoplifting will increase as poverty increases

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DeadBod · 17/03/2020 19:24

Domestics will go up Sad

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1moreRep · 17/03/2020 19:28

this is not the case where i am.

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Lamentations · 17/03/2020 19:30

Perhaps the police, like the NHS, will need to make sensible decisions about what to prioritise for a while. They will prioritise criminals that pose the greatest danger to the public. It will be ok.

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Redglitter · 17/03/2020 19:31

That's certainly not happening in Scotland

There are precautions being taken when cops go to calls and if anyone who's been self isolating or showing symptoms or deemed high risk is arrested they go to a specific station.

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GoBackToPartyCity · 17/03/2020 19:31

That’s not happening in my force. We’re all in, and still dealing with anything and everything. The advice we’ve had is basically...don’t get coughed on.

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