There has been overwhelming support for the police on this one. So much so there is talk of them rolling it out to other major cities.
As the head of the MET said.... 'it's putting the fear back into the criminal'
So what happens when the moped riders start taking to the pavements to get away?
Or maybe they start carrying a bag full of caltrops.
Or perhaps they lure the Police into a narrow section with no easy exit and there's half a dozen of their mates with bricks and scaffolding bars...?
And how many times have they tried this "Tactical contact" technique and it's been unsuccessful? A few videos clearly have made the "Hang them and flog them" brigade happy but how much other damage has been caused?
Of course the government *could* stop devastating services and resources and put those 20,000 Officers back on the streets, but then they'd have to put up taxes instead of penalising the poor for, well, being poor, which is clearly something that people should be punished for...