I AGREE wholeheartedly with the reader who was resentful of police and their inaction. I feel the same.

They are a total waste of taxpayers' money.

Governments are always wickedly ready to lay the blame on others, such as women on benefit - who work 24 hours a day in the home.

But they let police (male officers, usually) get away with all kinds of misdemeanours. They let them continue to do insufficient work, paid for by taxpayers' money.

But readers complaining to newspapers get no response from the police. They just smile and ignore it.

Get onto the real people with power - the government - and don't let the issue go.

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ZEditor's note: Many people will disagree with your view. See Page18 to see what the police can do.

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