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The Independent
4 days ago
- General
- The Independent
Watch: Robert Jenrick confronts TfL ‘fare dodgers' in social media video
Robert Jenrick has released a video of himself confronting alleged fare dodgers on the London Underground, as he claimed lawbreakers are 'chipping away at society'. The shadow justice secretary visited Paddington Station where he filmed several alleged fare dodgers appearing to break the law. The former Conservative leadership contender is also seen reporting a suspected fare dodger to officials, telling him: 'You're on camera, mate, you're bang to rights'. Mr Jenrick adds: 'The state needs to reassert itself, and go after lawbreakers.'
Wall Street Journal
19-05-2025
- Wall Street Journal
Against the ‘Precrime' Police
Alison Leigh Cowan suggests that college admissions officers ask a series of questions beginning with: 'Is it ever justified to . . .' ('How Colleges Can Weed Out Lawbreakers,' op-ed, May 16). That could work, but there's a simpler way. If colleges would actually punish students who 'pull a fire alarm . . . to protest a speaker' or expel a student for 'destroying a mezuza on someone's door,' such behavior would end or at least be markedly reduced. Admissions officers should focus on accepting students who can do the work and add value to the community rather than trying to stop crime before it happens à la 'Minority Report.' Michael Leb
