4:01pm Wednesday 17th March 2010
I note Chris Cooke (Letters, March 15) states that “St James’s Street is not an area of high crime”, and that it is “a misconception that the streets are not safe to walk down in the evenings, for example”.
Perhaps he has an answer as to why the police feel the streets are not safe for a lone person, as they always patrol in either twos or threes.
Never mind the Local Action Team, when I see police officers patrolling singly, I will feel more confident.
As a child I remember the Race Hill gang, who ruled some parts of Brighton. Then the police always patrolled in Edward Street and the general area in twos or threes, just like they do today.
Most members of the public don’t have the luxury of someone to accompany them, they are forced to go out on their own or not at all.
The police cannot be everywhere at all times. However, if they patrolled by themselves they could cover twice the area, even if they walked down both sides of the same street.
I realise the concept of police being out on their own will be resisted by the police and chairs of local groups, but perhaps they should all take a reality check on what it is like to be a real human being, faced with the sort of society thrust upon us all.
Try walking along the seafront and down on to the beach on your own after midnight. It is so safe that police do not need to be present.
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