Tameside - Hot-Bed of Crime ...

Just been reading the "Tameside Citizen" - basically some kind of propoganda mag from our local Council. Amongst the adverts and the "Aren't We Good" articles, I perused with interest the "Criminal Prosecution" section (always worth checking to see if there's anyone you know !). Anyway the 26 "high profile" cases broke down as folows:

Dropping a cigarette end - 15
Dumping controlled/household waste - 4
Benefit fraud - 2
Dropping a paper bag -1
Dropping a McDonalds straw wrapper - 1
Selling pirate CDs - 1
Not clearing up doggy-doos - 1

So ... if you fancy moving into the Tameside area - these are the type of murderous cut-throats you might come up against. I remember seeing the similar "Court & Social" page in the local free paper a while back - and noting that the total fine for dropping a cigarette end was something like £300 - whereas driving a car without insurance and using a mobile phone whilst driving was only worth about £150 - you can see where the priorities lie in this neck of the woods ...
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