Crime - UK having the same problems as us apparently

The good old British Bobbies always the heroes fearless and brave.

So, in the last year, 3 people I know were involved in violent incidents, 2 were the victims, and 1 who is very large decided not to be a victim, in any case, of those 3, only one reported the incident to the gardai, who never followed it up. Now I know my experiences are anecdotal, but I would heavily wager on the majority of victims of muggings and assaults not being bothered to contact the Gardai, as when they finally do turn up, they are as useful as a chocolate teapot. Also, do not forget this happened:

Garda members continued to cancel 999 calls despite controversy - Harris – The Irish Times

and since major reform within the Gardai is about as likely as a dry October, I would argue that there more than likely still at it. So yeah on paper everything is fine, and if you're of the myopic view that if you do not personally experience a problem then there is no problem, then everything will be fine until it isn't.

Just build more houses and just build more prisons and just build more schools and just build more hospitals and just build more transport and just build this and just build that. That's "all", no big deal.

Not enough gardai, not enough teachers, not enough nurses, not enough doctors, not enough anything.

But whatever we do, under oath of death, should we draw attention to the reason WHY societal infrastructure is increasingly lacking: the dramatic increase in the population.

Wouldn't want to be awkward pointing out the elephant in the room. God forbid.

At least the boom in imported population has reduced the staff shortages here there and everywhere? Actually no, staff shortages have only increased as the population increased. Colour me surprised at the biggest economic con job across the nation failing to bring one iota of benefit.

By all means, everyone continue the near decade old "just need more of this, and just need more of that" bullshyt that has gotten us nowhere.

The penny is going to drop on this fiasco today or tomorrow, but its going to drop regardless.

All that stuff is meaningless, the equivalent of airhorns being blasted to distract people from the most bleeding obvious facts.

"Redirecting" criminals away from prison back onto the streets because there is no room, the same streets with less and less gardai, just to paper over the obvious impacts of overpopulation is grade A, prime rib bullshyt. You wouldn't expect anything less.

But the reason, the why, is still there, and it's growing and growing.

I've said it before, people are not stupid. Everyone can clearly see the root causes. The problem is that people are playing ignorant. An ignorance borne of avoiding awkwardness, an awkwardness instilled by conditioning. And nothing ever solves a problem quite like ignoring it, *looks everywhere*, right?

Very awkward today to face this problem. And it will be more awkward tomorrow. And more awkward still the day after. The sooner its faced, the better.