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Waitrose offers police free coffees to deter thieves (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 10 months ago by thehatfox@lemmy.world to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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[–] Oneeightnine@feddit.uk 21 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I'm not sure why but I find this deeply icky.

*got it

It's the idea that Police officers are going to be standing around in Waitrose whilst regular people are unable to get more than a crime number off the police if someone breaks into their home and steals their dead Nan's jewelry collection.

[–] HolidayGreed@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

I agree entirely. Their bribe, I mean offer does a good job of highlighting how useless they see the police otherwise.