Being a fairly violent city at the weekends, you'd think that 2am would mean the police would be monitoring the various pubs & clubs in Guildhall, Southsea etc, & breaking up the numerous fights outside, or trying to stop the MASSIVE drugs trade in the city. Or even the muggings, stabbings etc that have become so commonplace.
But no, they're waiting in car parks for people to leave so they can pull them 20 metres down the road for their back seat passengers not wearing their seat belts.
Just ask my girlfriend, who got her little £30 fine last night. That will teach her for trying to go out and have fun with her mates, and accepting a lift home from a designated driver, and living in a nanny state where it seems rather than keeping law and order, the primary role of the police is to now concentrate their efforts on sucking money out of easy targets.
This wasn't one patrol car. This was a van with around 8 revenue collectors, I mean police officers.
I can say with almost 100% certainty that within half a mile of the area some poor soul would be either being mugged or having the crap beaten out of him at that very moment.
Oh well, I suppose that £30 revenue is better than doing the real police work, but I guess that's too much hassle.
"RANT OVER"