In an effort to crack down on terrorism, the London Police Dept has launched a campaign promoting citizen vigilance. Sounds ok, we oughtta know our neighbors for a number of reasons, but would we do this in Cincinnati ?
Most of us miss the fun of spying on the neighbors via examining their trash because we drive by at 25 mph, listening to obnoxious djs screaming and cackling about boobies and poopie. If you ride the bus or walk to work, trash day can be a ton-o-fun.
But now it's serious.

Your neighbor could be planning on blowing up local landmarks like the Cinti. Metal Blast building or Art Damage Lodge. International terrorists will be sure to leave their evidence out on the sidewalk on trash day and only you can report this to the police who refuse to get out of their cars.
I can't help but think the London police will set up "tip stations" like the ones used in the movie Fahrenheit 451. I also can't help but think the police will get inundated with reports from cranky old neighborhood gossips.
While I doubt any evidence found locally will lead to any international terrorists, it might lead to catching vandals like these goombahs from Amelia & New Richmond.

Vandalism in St Bernard Cemeteries
Trashing cemeteries is some kind of rite of passage for dumbass teenagers. It's nothing new. It's going to happen again.
What bothers me the most about this is the complete lack of sculpture and form (?) in our architectural world these days. Seems about the only place you can see this "old school" art is in cemeteries. It's awful to lose what little is left.
I guess we must be grateful for the wisdom of youth.
St John's is a kind of boring flat cemetery with little landscaping. Some of the stones look old enough they may have been moved from older cemeteries. A huge number have inscriptions entirely in German.
Here's some pics from a few years back.


Fishwrap story here.
"St. Bernard police had gone undercover Sunday night and, armed with night-vision goggles they borrowed from Montgomery, nabbed a trio of juveniles early Monday suspected of toppling gravestones at the two cemeteries.
After the damage at St. John's, the teens returned to St. Mary's, where they were stopped and arrested by Officer Doug Roll.
Three boys were charged Monday with desecrating grave sites.
The teens, 15 and 16, face charges of criminal trespass, desecrating a grave site, criminal mischief and vandalism."