The final step toward a police state

It's being taken in the UK. Police are demanding the power to be judge, jury, and executioner. "Police want new powers of "instant justice" to combat anti-social behaviour, according to reports."

Knife crime would be tackled by enabling officers to stop and search based on "reasonable suspicion" from previous convictions.

In the above scenarios, the sentences would effectively be passed on the streets with an appeal to courts later.

"Mr Rowley told Acpo's Police Professional magazine the service had seen its powers reduced so much that it was in danger of being no more than an agency of referral to a "slow and inaccessible" criminal justice system.

He said: "It therefore is time to debate whether constables should be given substantial additional, discretionary, summary powers to meet these challenges. Such powers would effectively bring existing criminal justice powers to the street."

Say goodbye to what little freedom you had, blokes.