Criticism of a policing chief is facing Telling the public to stop on its “dangerous” comments Shoplifters And just not trusting Police Officers To curb theft,
Matthew Barber, Orthodox Police and Crime Commissioner For Temes Valley, Branded People who do nothing In the face of Shoplifting As “part of the problem”.
The Liberal Democrat MP for Joshua Reynolds, Medenhead, who is in the Tems Valley Police Sector, began a strong criticism of Mr. Nai’s comments, stating Independent They were “dangerous” and “irresponsible”.
And after Mr. Barber’s claims, Police Minister Dame Diana Johnson Warned the members of the public against facing shoplifters.
Comes as the number of backlash Shopkeeper crime In England and Wales, one recorded by police recorded by police, one and records high on high, 2023-24 to 20 percent.
Last month, Home Secretary Yweet cooper Announced a new crime “Blitz”, which is characterized by a strong enforcement in a dialect to restrain the crime, more visible policing and confidence in policing.
but as Independent Recently revealedShopkeepers are struggling against the wave of shopkeepers.
In response to the crisis, Wire Mr. Barber said: “If you are not even challenging people, then you will not try and are going to stop them, then people will go away with it. It is not just about policing. It is a big problem with the society, people who are people. [don’t do anything] – You are part of the problem. ,
He said at a meeting of the Tems Valley Police and Crime Panel in June that he would not “not” not “” it is bound to feel that it is bound to take themselves to themselves to deal with every alleged criminal for rugby “.
But he said: “We all should be responsible citizens in our community.
“If you have found a person in your store, now call you, call 999. Also, ideally, try and leave them, just do not stand there and see, see a lot of people who do me, who disappoints me.”
Meanwhile, retailers have accused the police of not enough to deal with shoplifting.
A new survey showed that about nine pharmacies in 10 (88 percent) have experienced an increase in shopkeeping incidents in the previous year. Some 87 percent also reported an increase in aggressive or intimidated behavior towards the pharmacy teams, while 22 percent said they had seen physical attacks on employees. But among the people who reported these examples to the police, about three-fourths (73 percent) said they felt that the response was insufficient.
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) – which operated a pole of 476 pharmacies in England, and represents more than 6,000 independent community pharmacies – which are called “unacceptable”.
In response to the commissioner’s comments, Mr. Reynolds said: “With proper respect for the Police and Crime Commissioner, asking the shop workers or not only irresponsible to ‘challenge criminals’, it is dangerous, it is dangerous.
“After working in the first supermarket, I have personally experienced the danger of violence from shopkeepers. It is completely inappropriate – and is clearly irresponsible – this means that anyone should put himself at risk in such circumstances.
“Our high roads should not work for shopkeepers or people who do their weekly shops – it falls for the police. And if they are not in sufficient numbers, there is something to fix the commissioner, not the deflection.
“The public has every right to expect security in their communities. This security scene comes from active policing and not with moral lectures that are just trying to go about their daily lives for the purpose of shop workers and citizens.
“If the commissioner wants to see more people stepping, then he needs to show that the police will be to return them – not by putting them in the way of damage”
And speaking on BBC Radio 4 Today The program, Ms. Johnson said: “I would not advise people to deal with a person who was stealing.
“I came to someone who stealed in a store in the plow. I went directly to the assistant to tell them what was happening. I felt that it was the best thing.
“Obviously, this is a decision to take individuals, but I am concerned about people that they need to feel that they need to go. I don’t think it’s appropriate.”
But Mr. Barber told The Telegraph that he was standing with his comment, saying: “It is the idea that it is just one job for the police, no responsibility of citizens, putting their heads down, taking it, do not join it, I think it makes it for a very poor society.”
However, he insisted that he was not doing the public that “should step there where the police are not”, as they insisted that the police played a clear role in dealing with the crime.
He said: “But if a crime is happening in the society, then you are putting your head down, moving forward with your life, ignoring it, is it right?”
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