Stop, in the Name of Modernisation!
Sir Ian Blair, London’s Metropolitan Police Commissioner, has suggested “modernisation” of the police force by empowering “some police officers – paid more and with more powers – to impose an interim anti-social behaviour order, for instance, or suspend a driving licence.” The rule of law and the separation of powers….so old-fashioned, you know.
Hat tip: Don Boudreaux, chair of the George Mason University economics department and co-blogger for Cafe Hayek.