No matter who you vote for, just don’t bother

 In twenty two days time, the UK is being invited to vote for Police and Crime Commissioners. People who will effectively be politicising law enforcement in Great Britain.

Given that justice is supposed to be impartial, disinterested and unbiased, I am at a loss as to how to see anyone with a political agenda can be put in a position of authority in the justice system and not break all three of those rules.

If the electorate speak and say they want more attention paid to child abuse than to hate crimes, will the police stop investigating hate crimes and let the racists run free?

If the electorate speak and say they want more attention paid to benefit fraud than to corporate fraud, will the police stop investigating corporate fraud and let the rich and wealthy business owners off paying their taxes?

Will the people who donate tens of thousands of pounds to Mr Smiths’ campaign get more attention paid to their opinions than the people who can’t afford to spend tens of thousands of pounds on anything? 

In short, will the impartial, disinterested and unbiased role of justice in our society be subverted by the day to day political strife that we see in the House of Commons and everywhere else? 

And if that is the case, who is going to benefit? 

The poor – who can’t buy influence, or the rich, who can?

Will the asylum seekers and the immigrants get the same attention as the group of "concerned citizens" who think that all Muslims are here to overthrow our government, implement Sharia law and kill all the infidels?  

Will those who live a different lifestyle – one that than the "moral majority" does not approve of – find their complaints and their problems marginalised because the electorate believes that that group of people should not be heard at all? 

While it seems that the government is – once again – refusing to listen to anyone on this topic (let alone the experts) – there might be a way to convince them this is a mistake. 

Don’t vote.

Boycott the vote on the 15th of November. Stay home and do not let your voice be heard. Show the government what you think of this abominable idea by reducing the turnout to a laughable figure.

It might not prevent these travesties of law and order being elected, but it will prevent the government from claiming they have a mandate from the public. If only 1% of the electorate speak, then the person they choose will have a mandate for nothing. 

Stay home. Don’t vote. Show them that this is a mistake, and is a crime against the independence of the judicial system.

It goes against everything I believe in – decisions are made by people who show up, and if you don’t show up, you don’t get a say in the decision.

But this is a decision that should not be made – a vote that should not be taking place. 
 

So don’t condone it, don’t legitimize it. 

Don’t vote.