It's rare but from time to time, I come across a great idea that's so great, so useful that I can't imagine how life was like before it. The other day, I saw just that. While waiting for a bus I noticed a police car pull up at the lights. They has a scrolling message board stuck on top by the flashing lights; as the car behind pulled up, they must have been slightly blinded by the fog lights as, on the board, they put up “fog lights off”.
The guy took notice, turned off his fog lights and they all went on their merry way. Imagine, if you will the unlimited crime fighting possibilities that this will bring up. As the car drives by they could put up the message “could you please stop mugging him” or “that knife looks a bit threatening”. Perhaps as they pull into a café: “coffee, black, 3 sugars”.
They shouldn't stop there, this could have more social benefits when displaying sighs like “is that shell suite really necessary” or “your trousers really don't go with your jacket”..... It is great to see the Metropolitan police trying out new things to make this city a better place.
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Does that mean that the London Police is too lazy to get out of the comfort of their warm cars, and actually hand out traffic tickets :P?
I actually like this new idea of passive-aggressive policing.
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Call me a cynic, but my first thought was that it won't be long before they start selling advertising space...
Yay! change has come!
Zany, I would imagine they would still go that extra mile if it meant generating some income but maybe that's just the cynic in me.
Graham, brilliant idea! I'll get onto the met right now.
Sofi, Yes it's change but is 'Yay' really the right phrase to use here?
Brilliant scheme - I think we should all have them on top of our cars and embedded in our jackets I'd flash things like 'you're hot' as I walked past hot people ... guess it'd get me into trouble though
That's so funny they don't get out of the car anymore, they just have a screen - it's cool but it's a bit scary, it's so impersonal, a bit Big Brother-ish. But a good development for sure, especially considering the weather in Britain!
Lulu, welcome to my soapbox!
This is a great idea! I wonder if you can get this on t-shirts?
Dasiy, thanks, let's see if this catches on.
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