Mr Blair continues the slow but inevitable move towards Judges on our streets!
Traditional justice methods were too cumbersome and too remote from reality, he said.
He said "spitting at an old lady" in the street was a crime but the person doing it was not prosecuted because it took so many man hours and only resulted in a fine.
"To get on top of 21st century crime we need to accept that what works in practice, in reality on the streets, is a measure of summary powers with right of appeal alongside the traditional court processes," he argued.
Respect my authoritah!
Yes - it's not as if the police might abuse their power by shooting innocent electricians in the head or arresting aging hecklers at Labour party conferences in order to 'prevent terrorism', is it?
Gosh darnit, why not give 'em more power? Good on ya, Tony!
Bad Bob Booth replaced by Bad Tony Blair.
Sigh... These political leaders...it's enough to turn a man to drink!
Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime.