Yet Another Reason Not To Live In Britain

I'm not sure if I can believe this. Starting with the author's unfortunate surname, this article is so over the top that I suspected a belated April Fool's joke. But perhaps the people in London really have evolved into sheep.

“Using the new system, we can leave a monitor in an area for several days. The idea is that we can pre-empt people having to call us — if the monitor hears a disturbance it lets us know.” Mr Harrison added that the microphones were also going to be placed outside bars and clubs to monitor noise levels and any disturbances.

Now the disarmed and cowering Brits won't have to actually confront their noisy neighbors.

How civilized.