Britain’s cautious coppers unveil a tough new tactic

FEW THINGS delight Britons more than watching a miscreant brought to book. So the dashcam footage released by the Metropolitan Police, London’s force, of officers ramming suspected criminals off their mopeds was a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. In one clip a rider hits the bonnet of a police car before bouncing onto the road. One delighted viewer tweeted that cinemas should screen a feature-length version. Before detailing her reservations, a columnist wrote of her initial “fist-pumping glee”.