A person in a striped shirt who carefully observes citizens going about their business and scrutinizes the crowds, searching for misdemeanors.

For example, if a person is spotted littering, the referee would blow his whistle, run to the offender, and show a yellow card, then resume officiating.

(Should belong under law:enlightment, 'cause there's no actual enforcement here, but I guess this category will do.)
-- Cuit_au_Four, Sep 24 2005

Crime - Community Safety http://www.homeoffi...me/communitysafety/
(according to the UK Home Office) [angel, Sep 24 2005]

Around here, we use MFDs, scathing remarks, and the occasional odd reference to esoteric arcana beyond the average person's experience or education. Seems to work most of the time.
-- jurist, Sep 24 2005


what about the suburbs? i know a few areas of outer sydney where someone walking about wearing suspenders and knee high socks blowing whistles would be quickly bludgeoned, put to bed and then buried.
-- benfrost, Sep 24 2005


We have 'Community Support Officers' and 'Neighbourhood Wardens' in UK (linky for details). They're about as much use as you might expect them to be.
-- angel, Sep 24 2005


Would you get to try for a field goal if you had a brilliant idea?
-- Almafeta, Sep 24 2005



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