uh, yeah man that’s the ticket…. stop arresting drug dealeres because you’ve met your quota…… but it’s fine to blame / harrass law abiding gunowners when drug daelers and other criminals misyse / abuse firearms… GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ !!!!!!

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BRITAIN: Stop hunting drug dealers, we’ve hit arrests target, police told
Date: Oct 26, 2006 9:15 AM
PUBLICATION: The Daily Telegraph
DATE: 2006.10.26
PAGE: 001
SECTION: News
BYLINE: Nick Britten
WORD COUNT: 456

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Stop hunting drug dealers, we’ve hit target, police told

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A POLICE force criticised for its supposed liberal stance on drugs was
accused yesterday of ordering officers to stop logging intelligence
about drug dealers because they had already hit the annual arrests
target.

The HM Inspectorate of Constabulary claimed that two divisions within
North Wales Police were “instructed” not to enter the information
on
the force computer as further arrests would lead to a higher target the
following year.

The HMIC’s annual report into the force said the order was later
withdrawn but claimed it reflected “a worrying aspect of performance
culture”.

The report states: “In at least two of the operational divisions,
officers were instructed not to put any more intelligence about drug
dealing on to the system because they had achieved their annual target
for arrests.

“More intelligence requires more pro-activity, which would lead to more
arrests and the imposition of a more demanding target for the next
performance year.

“This instruction has now been withdrawn, but reflects a worrying aspect
of performance culture.” The force’s figures so far this year show
a 63
per cent drop in charges and summonses for Class A supply, from 83 to
30.

The force is led by Richard Brunstrom, the chief constable, who has been
criticised for his crusade against speeding motorists and a relatively
liberal attitude to drugs. He has called for some to be legalised.

A force spokesman said the information within the report was based on
individual officers’ perceptions, and not official policy.

The report was generally favourable to North Wales Police, revealing
that burglary was down by 19 per cent and vehicle crime down by 22 per
cent.

It also noted: “The force continues to feature in national media stories
that do not always add to its reputation, and chief officers need to be
vigilant to avoid becoming the story.

“The chief constable needs to ensure that the police authority is
briefed appropriately in advance of issues that are likely to impact on
the authority.”

David Jones, the Tory MP for Clwyd West MP, said he would like to know
who gave the instruction.

He added: “It shows a completely Alice in Wonderland approach to
fighting crime, particularly dangerous crime, which is such a worry to
so many people. This is symptomatic of the way people are working under
a target culture. The Government has imposed this through all the public
services.”

Last night Mr Brunstrom said he knew what had happened. He quoted an
e-mail sent last November by Chief Supt Michelle Williams, in charge of
Central Division, who said the division “has significantly exceeded its
annual performance target for drugs supply, accordingly supply of class
A drugs is temporarily removed from the control strategy”. She added:
“In order to exceed our targets for burglary, violent crime, vehicle
crime and hate crime, we must now focus on achieving detections in these
areas.” Mr Brunstrom said: “Michelle Williams was right then, she’s
right now and I’m right behind her.”

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