The Metropolitan Police have launched a beta version of their new crime mapping website. It’s a simple enough Google Maps mash up but I found it highly addictive. It could be improved – for one thing a break down of crimes by type would be useful. But it does take the figures down to sub-ward… Continue reading Metropolitan Police release Total Perspective Vortex (beta)
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Ban my games of DEATH!
Alix’s announcement that the boardgame War on Terror has been seized by police worried that people might use the “EVIL” balaclava included in it for nefarious acts has got me wondering: what other subversive components lurk within my boadgame sets? I would suggest the following; if the Metro Police would care to raid my house… Continue reading Ban my games of DEATH!
Why we should be wary of bringing back the sus laws (photographic edition)
It’s okay! The police aren’t racist any more! Dave says so! Erm… (Photo credit: Evening Standard.) Or, to put it another way: “We didn’t ask him to leave because whether we like it or not we live in a democracy.†More rantiness.