benbristow

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Comment · 12 days ago
Can you disable certificate pinning? Be a good way to reverse engineer APIs if so.
Comment · 1 month ago
Have you seen the prices of clothes from the stores I mentioned? Not cheap unless they're knock-offs.
Comment · 1 month ago
Honestly, sounds like a good idea. Scumbag behaviour.
Comment · 1 month ago
Can't say I disagree.
Comment · 1 month ago
Not arrest, you could monitor though. Personal anecdote but it's clear that after 3pm/4pm once they leave school they start to scatter around. It's rather peaceful for the most part before then. Chaos on school holidays.
Comment · 1 month ago
I have no idea what Flock is, last I knew it was a web browser designed for social media which failed.
Comment · 1 month ago
It's a catch-22. They're boarded up realms because even after the online shopping revolution and attempts to regenerate them people don't want to go because they're full of deadbeats and ASB. Who would want to open a business there? For christ sake our local McDonalds is now playing Mozart at full blast in the evening outside to try and keep the ferral youth away as it's in the bang center and a popular hangout spot. It's somewhat working to an extent, but they're still around.

There's going to be a generation of ex-youths nostalgic for Mozart from their days hanging around McDonald's - I'd get shares in Classic FM if you've got money.

Comment · 1 month ago
I would agree to having more police in the street, but their budget just seems to be getting cut week after week and they're struggling. They seem to be around 9-5 and after that the streets turn into a free-for-all.
Comment · 1 month ago
Wasn't saying arrest, I mean pre warning/monitoring. If you run a shop you'd get an alert saying watch your fours.
Comment · 1 month ago
It's not just them, you've got ebikes going 30mph, kids/teens congregating on bikes in balaclavas. Come look for yourself and see if you don't feel intimidated.
Comment · 1 month ago
Comment · 1 month ago
Those are the types likely to be committing a lot of the crimes. Come to a working class town and see for yourself, or go on any local town Facebook group or council page and look at the comments.
Comment · 1 month ago
Yes, they actively make public spaces unpleasant and dangerous. Town centres are on their knees as people don't want to go there anymore due to ASB like this.
Comment · 1 month ago
Not excusing it but it's a large reason to why people skip red lights on rented bikes and electric scooters. It's more of a reason than just doing it because you're not afraid of the law.
Comment · 1 month ago
People on illegal escooters or illegal electric bikes are already committing crimes, there's rarely a decent reason to be wearing a balaclava in the city.

As I said, machine learning to take all these pointers into perspective.

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