Bitcoin Podcaster finances security officers to combat the crime in Bedford

Peter McCormack, a prominent Bitcoin podcaster and owner of Real Bedford FC, has announced an ambitious plan to combat increasing crime in Bedford, Great Britain. McCormack personally finances a pilot initiative that uses ten security officers every Saturday to patroy the city center. This step is a reaction to what he perceives as the default of the police to protect the municipality appropriately, especially in the face of increasing incidents of aggressive begging, shop theft and harassment.

McCormack's concerns are based on the effects of these crimes on local companies and residents. He claims that the increase in crime has put the buyers away, forced business to close and felt the families unsafe. McCormack said in one post on X: “If the police do not protect the city for our women and children, I will do it.” This courageous explanation underlines his commitment to solve the security problems in Bedford.

Bedford, a city with around 185,800 population, has become a singing lawyer for the security of the community. In addition to his business companies, he heads Real Bedford FC, a football club that is supported by investments by Gemini founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. McCormack has commissioned residents to ask them about crime and demanded community meetings to build support for his security project.

Despite the ambitions of the initiative, legal questions remain about how these private security personnel will work in public spaces. Vigilance is illegal in Great Britain, and experts from JD Spicer Zeb Solicitors warn that such efforts must remain within legal limits. It is believed that the guards may act as informants and collect video evidence in order to support police investigations, similar to the growing trend of traffic guards in the country.

While the concept of privately financed security patrols may seem unconventional, it reflects a wider trend in areas that are faced with police shortages. Lieutenant Eric J. Altorfer from the police authority in San Francisco found at the beginning of this year that private security is increasingly filling gaps that were left by understaffed law enforcement authorities. However, Altorfer emphasized the importance of a clear cooperation between private security companies and the public police to ensure the accountability and effectiveness.