Prison restricted areas in UK
Anyone out there as cheesed off as I am by the spread of restricted areas around prisons? What earthly purpose do these serve other than clutter an already busy map?
PLEASE no one reply by saying that they enhance the security of the prison because..
1. Any helicopter could be visible outside the average restricted area but be on the ground picking up Mr Big within 45 seconds or so.
2. The bad guys won't be put off by a restricted area anyway.
3. The prison service cannot possibly have the surveillance capability or staff to react to an infringement of even a 5 mile zone at low level.
NATS once told me that they were "just obeying orders" from the Home Office.
Am I just get crotchety in my advancing years, or is it reasonable to ask the Home Office to use a bit of common sense here?