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Cops MUST stop wasting time chasing after petty, brain fart tweets while REAL crimes go unsolved, campaigners say
COPS must stop wasting time chasing “petty incidents” while real crimes go unsolved, free speech campaigners have urged.
They are demanding an overhaul of laws they say are stifling free speech and tying up overstretched forces.
It comes after Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson revealed she was questioned by officers over a year-old deleted tweet.
Pearson said police refused to give details about the post or the complaint against her, leading her to believe it was being treated as a non-crime hate incident.
Essex Police insisted this was “wholly inaccurate” and claimed body-worn video “entirely supports our position” that it was a criminal investigation.
But the force has now dropped the case amid growing backlash, as it emerged that even children as young as nine and working professionals have been investigated for so-called non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs).
Free Speech Union chief Toby Young told Never Mind The Ballots: “If there’s a risk that the police are going to show up at your door if you have a brain fart and say something stupid on social media, that’s going to have an extraordinarily chilling effect on free speech.
“And it’s also going to tie up the police (who will be) wasting time investigating these petty incidents.”
He revealed that over 250,000 non-crime hate incidents have been recorded since 2014, an average of 65 a day.
While political commentator Matthew Stadlen argued free speech has limits, he also insisted the law around non-crime hate incidents may need “tidying up.”
He added: “They shouldn’t be policing something that is distasteful if that doesn’t meet the bar of inciting, for example, religious hatred or racial hatred or indeed inciting violence.”
Chris Philp used a speech at a major policing conference on Wednesday to call for guidelines around the incidents to be rewritten.
The chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council Gavin Stephens told delegates on Tuesday the incidents must be investigated so that “precursors to violence” are not missed.
But speaking in Westminster, Mr Philp called on police forces to use “common sense”, arguing that changes would help “rebuild confidence” in policing and free up time to spend on fighting crime.
He said commitments made by police last year to “always follow all reasonable lines of inquiry must be delivered in practice”, adding: “If we can get those detection rates rising, confidence and trust in policing will invariably rise with them. That is what the public expects.”
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper had previously promised to expand the system of recording non-crime hate incidents.
The Home Office is currently reviewing whether the current process “strikes the right balance”.
‘I can’t cycle to mass and what happened to the health service?’ – Older voters & first-timers reveal election wishlists
HOUSING, transport and climate change are issues that are uniting voters young and old, proving age is just a number.
A recent opinion poll indicated that house prices and the cost of rent were key issues for people under the age of 35, while the health service and crime were more important to voters over the age of 55.
These polls are useful in providing us with a limited snapshot of how some voters feel at a certain point in time.
Will housing be the issue that shrines through for first-time voters and what do parties need to do to secure the so-called ‘grey vote?’
We spoke to some first-time teenage voters about what will win their support on the election vote on November 29 with the war in Gaza, phone addiction and false information among the topics raised.
While two older voters flagged problems with the health service, more trees and transports – with one former nurse telling us: “I can’t cycle to mass!”
Here, Emma Mooney speaks to some first-time voters and those with a lot more experience at the ballot box about the issues that will get their support in the general election.
‘IT’S NOT NICE TO GO INTO THE CITY’
A BIG issue I would like to see fixed, it’s the health service, what happened to the health service?
“When I started training as a nurse, I never saw a patient on a trolley, even for years after I finished training, up to the 80s.
“They’ll never bring back the past, but when you started nursing, you went into the nurse’s home, and the nurses today, struggle to find accommodation.
“It was a bad thing doing away with nurse’s homes, they had a big nurse’s home in Vincent’s, but down they came.
“The current government are turning a blind eye to the children’s hospital, it started years ago and we’re still wondering will it be finished.
“If the next government could be more organised with the HSE, because the population is going up, you either need extensions or new buildings.
“But then it’s a problem of staff. In the last year we had deaths, people waiting on trolleys for 12 to 14 hours.
“And I think nowadays, young people have no respect for the Guards, we saw that with the riots in the inner city.
“I don’t think it’s nice to go into the city these days at night or even during the day.
“I see the need for climate actions, but we’re not like Amsterdam, we don’t have the wide streets to block off cycle lanes. I can’t cycle to Mass.”
‘WE NEED MORE GARDAI IN TOWNS’
AS A new voter, I would like to see more HSE and mental health funding, especially with teenagers and young adults, as public mental health services have long waiting lists and not everyone can afford private therapy.
“I would like a government who supports Palestine and will call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, more funding for student accommodation and an increase in the houses being built, as I am a leaving cert student who wants to move away from home and go to college.
“I would like a government that cares about my education and helps fund the building of my new rural school.
“We also need more primary and secondary school teachers available as I have noticed the lack of sufficient substitute teachers.
“The next government should invest in more public transport infrastructure to reduce travel emissions, noise pollution, and build-up in inner cities.
“It is important to have leaders that understand the ticking time bomb that is climate change.
“I believe the next government needs to increase the Gardaí as crimes have risen by 18 per cent in the past year.
“I would like to see an LGBTQ+ friendly government, who listens to the youth and follows through on their promises to change Ireland.”
‘I WANT A PARTY WITH A PLAN’
AS a younger person, I would be looking for many different things in our future government.
“I would like to see a government that gets things done.
“My main concerns would be the economy and government spending.
“I would be looking for a government that can assure my future is safe, by fixing the housing crisis, increasing the number of jobs available for graduates, and reducing the overall cost of living.
“I would like to see the money I pay in taxes not wasted on meaningless plans.
“Wasteful spending is all too frequent and having seen acts like the phone pouches be instated by this current government, I have chosen to focus on these types of issues when voting.
“I would like to see an innovative government that thinks of abstract ways to counter social problems such as phone addiction, false information, and racism.
“Reduction of crime throughout the country is vital as a peaceful Ireland seems long lost.
“A government that promotes the jobs of civil servants and protects their needs to increase the number of them working here.
“I will vote for a party with not just an idea for the future, but a plan.
“A government that is strong, courageous, and decisive is what I’m looking for.”
‘THE YOUNG NEED GOOD EDUCATION’
I THINK transport is a big issue – the one thing, for a major country that can hold our heads with the best of them, is a metro from the airport, and that is badly needed.
“I think the environment, more trees, I want to see action, I don’t want empty promises.
“I think we should be asking what the government do about climate change. I have a little granddaughter who collects cans and bottles and gets four or five euros, it’s starting at a young age.
“I’m in favour of cleaner air through trees. For me, I see who is working well in my district, I’m not so much concerned with parties, whether Labour or Fine Gael, or Fianna Fáil, if I see someone working well and making things happen.
“I do think that bringing in more apprenticeships for our young people is a great idea, so that everyone doesn’t have to go to college.
“We love our young people, we want to see them achieving their goals, and getting a good education. And I think more public housing being built, which there wasn’t over the last ten years.
“We’re an agricultural country, we should be promoting our agriculture, where are we getting our vegetables?
“Why are we bringing in so much from abroad?
“We have to create our own industries.”
Urgent Dunnes Stores ‘do not eat’ warning as popular chicken product recalled from stores over salmonella fears
DUNNES Stores has issued an urgent recall of its Irish Chicken Sweet & Spicy Wings over concerns about salmonella contamination.
The 500g product, with a use-by date of October 26, 2024, is being pulled from shelves urgently.
This news comes after a batch was flagged for the potential presence of the harmful bacteria.
Customers who have purchased the affected item are urged to check their freezers immediately and not to consume the wings under any circumstances.
Recall notices will be displayed in all Dunnes Stores outlets to alert shoppers to the issue.
Salmonella infections can cause a range of unpleasant and sometimes severe symptoms.
Those infected typically develop diarrhoea, which can sometimes be bloody, alongside fever, abdominal cramps, and headaches.
Symptoms usually appear between 12 and 36 hours after exposure, although this time frame can range from 6 to 72 hours.
While most cases resolve within four to seven days, more severe infections can require hospitalisation.
Vulnerable groups, such as the elderly, infants, and those with weakened immune systems, are at a higher risk of severe illness.
Shoppers are advised to dispose of the affected batch and contact Dunnes Stores for further information if needed.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has stressed the importance of following recall instructions to prevent the risk of infection.
Dunnes Stores apologised for any inconvenience caused and urged customers to stay vigilant.
For more updates, customers can check the FSAI website or visit their nearest Dunnes location.
This is not the only recall Dunnes Stores has announced this week.
Another recall affects a batch of Dunnes Stores Irish Chicken Smoky BBQ Drumsticks, sold in 500g packs.
This particular product has a batch code 24 309 and a use-by date of 14th November.
The retailer urged customers who have already purchased the product to return it to your nearest Dunnes Stores.
And shoppers will receive a full refund, even without a receipt.
Dunnes Stores has assured customers that recall notices will be clearly displayed at points of sale to ensure shoppers are aware of the issue.
And to spread the word to family and friends who may have bought the product.
The recall highlights the importance of vigilance around food safety, particularly as the busy Christmas season approaches.
Cops drop probe into journalist Allison Pearson over social media post from a year ago
COPS have dropped their investigation into Allison Pearson over a social media post.
Essex Police stopped their case looking into the Telegraph journalist, after she was accused of stirring up racial hatred.
The force launched a probe after the writer shared a social media post in November last year.
Officers refused to tell Alison which post on X, formerly Twitter, was being investigated and who made the complaint.
They appeared at her door on Remembrance Sunday to question her about a non-crime hate incident.
The force claims this is “wholly inaccurate” and said there was bodycam footage of the conversation.
But Essex Police has now dropped its investigation into what former Prime Minister Boris Johnson called an “appalling” attack on free speech.
FREE SPEECH ROW
By Martina Bet
COPS must stop wasting time chasing “petty incidents” while real crimes go unsolved, free speech campaigners have urged.
They are demanding an overhaul of laws they say are stifling free speech and tying up overstretched forces.
It came after Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson revealed she was questioned by officers over a year-old deleted tweet.
Pearson said police refused to give details about the post or the complaint against her, leading her to believe it was being treated as a non-crime hate incident.
Essex Police insisted this was “wholly inaccurate” and claimed body-worn video “entirely supports our position” that it was a criminal investigation.
But the force has now dropped the case amid growing backlash, as it emerged that even children as young as nine and working professionals have been investigated for so-called non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs).
Free Speech Union chief Toby Young told Never Mind The Ballots: “If there’s a risk that the police are going to show up at your door if you have a brain fart and say something stupid on social media, that’s going to have an extraordinarily chilling effect on free speech.
“And it’s also going to tie up the police (who will be) wasting time investigating these petty incidents.”
He revealed that over 250,000 non-crime hate incidents have been recorded since 2014, an average of 65 a day.
While political commentator Matthew Stadlen argued free speech has limits, he also insisted the law around non-crime hate incidents may need “tidying up.”
He added: “They shouldn’t be policing something that is distasteful if that doesn’t meet the bar of inciting, for example, religious hatred or racial hatred or indeed inciting violence.”
Chris Philp used a speech at a major policing conference on Wednesday to call for guidelines around the incidents to be rewritten.
The chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council Gavin Stephens told delegates on Tuesday the incidents must be investigated so that “precursors to violence” are not missed.
But speaking in Westminster, Mr Philp called on police forces to use “common sense”, arguing that changes would help “rebuild confidence” in policing and free up time to spend on fighting crime.
He said commitments made by police last year to “always follow all reasonable lines of inquiry must be delivered in practice”, adding: “If we can get those detection rates rising, confidence and trust in policing will invariably rise with them. That is what the public expects.”
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper had previously promised to expand the system of recording non-crime hate incidents.
The Home Office is currently reviewing whether the current process “strikes the right balance”.
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