Indian origin British home secretary, Priti Patel signals the return of zero-tolerance policing to make criminals ‘feel terror’ on the streets.
In an interview with the Daily Mail, Patel said her department would take steps to empower the police officers to harden their stand against criminals in a bid to restore public confidence in law and order.
“Quite frankly, with more police officers out there and greater police presence, I want them to literally feel terror at the thought of committing offences”, Patel said speaking on her plans to curb criminal activities.
She also warns chief constables not to ‘turn a blind eye’ to cannabis offences and aims to have a good intelligence network to stop ‘vulnerable young people’ being targeted by county lines drugs gangs.
