Dogshit Detector Vans

[Flat_Eric]

You couldn't make it up.

I happened to catch an item on the lunchtime news today about Edinburgh about to become the first city in Britain to have a dedicated fleet of camera vans going round on patrol to try and catch dog-walkers whose four-leggers foul the footways.

While I agree that dog-owners should take responsibility and clean up after their pets - and let's face it stepping in a pile of doggy-do isn't pleasant - I can't help but think that this is yet another case of Big Brother overkill and a sledgehammer being used to crack a nut, especially in view of the fact that most responsible dog-owners carry these doglog-scoopers round with them these days anyway.

I mean - how much is all this suveillance technology (coupled with the accompanying bureaucracy and the inevitable regiment of jobsworth turd-wardens) going to cost the taypayer anyway?

Aren't there enough cameras about already (Britain being statistically the world's greatest suveillance society after North Korea)?

And if we do in fact need even more cameras, aren't there more pressing social problems and deviancy that need tackling?

Is it simply because dog turds are an (excuse the pun) soft target, and criminalising dog-lovers is an easy option for improving the (excuse pun again) 'clean-up' figures?

- Eric

[dynatech]

No, you see what you're supposed to do with shit is put it in a non-biodegradable plastic bag and a bin istead of letting it decay into the soil, as shit does rather naturally. I saw one silly bitch (pardon the pun!) scooping her dogs shit OUT OF A DITCH and into a plastic bag, do they think foxes and other wild animals have special toilets or something?
I'm suprised they haven't put this forward as a potential way of solving any drainage and sewage issues, we could all shit into a plastic bags and then they could charge us more council tax to empty special shit bins. Think of the jobs that could be created!

[Nob3y]

fucking good job I say....mind you I fucking hate dogs !!!

[Trumpton]

Whilst there is virtually uncontrollable mayhem and violence on the streets, it's go to see a council that's got it's priorities in order.

[Deuce Bigolo]

So teams of 4(driver,lookout & 2 nabbers)drive around in a mod squad type van complete with dog shit sensing radar equipment to keep the streets clean of doggie doo doos

The DS team

Sounds like a comedy sketch

[planeterotica]

Dog shit on the pavements is a problem whenever i tread in some i just go for a stroll around Marks & Sparks their carpet is very good for cleaning dog shit from the bottom of your shoes !happy!

[The Last Word]

Sounds very heavy handed and will probably just make dog owners more cunning with their canine's crapping.

Surely a few undercover officers patrolling the streets with their ears to the ground would pay off better?

"Sarge, I've got a lead.....this smells suspicious..." etc.

[Trumpton]

Zooter wrote:

> Helensburgh must have gone downhill in least 10 years, but the
> house prices there have reamined surprisingly buoyant!

It has and they have.