illegal dumping

[JerryCarr]

I don't see the connection between mindful citizens reporting crimes and the British government snooping into private emails and phone records as described in the Reuters article. Thanks to decades of Irish Republican and now Islamic terrorism, the British have a different perspective (and constitutional system.) Those of us in Neighborhood Watch are taught to be observant without interfering in what should be left to the Police. Of course, there will always be individuals who take things too far, but I don't see the type of citizen activity described at the start of this thread as a threat to anyone's civil liberties.