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by barrysteve 1044 days ago
I wouldn't annoy a police officer before the Pan-Opticon was installed anyway.

When a Cop in the 90s arrests a guy because the cop got annoyed at something the 'suspect' said, you had the option to blame it on the cop's thin-skinned personality. Now annoyed cops can use the law directly.

The UK police implicitly allowing retributive online abuse is subtly humorous.