BOOKMAKERS AND POLICE.
TO THE EDITOR.
Sir _One of the curses of modern society is that the wrongdoer is practically encouraged in his wrong doing by tlie stupidly lenient way he is dealt with by those who have the power to deal with him. Yve see that more and more in our judiciary. It applies now to all crimes, even murder, and you will find that in almost all cases some wretched excuse is put forward on the accused’s behalf. Your correspondent " Wake Up ” in a sense applies the same principle, die is defrauded systematically by a dishonest employee, and after having dispensed with his services ho (“ Wake Up”), through a “ plea ” on the part of this man’s wife, lakes him hack again. Later ho finds it necessary to advance his employee £2 to save him from a threatened summons by the “ bookie,” 'How in the name of common sense and reason can a bookmaker who is carrying on an unlawful business (if you can call it such) recover a debt through the court? —1 am, etc., Inquirer. December 28.
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Evening Star, Issue 19442, 28 December 1926, Page 5
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180BOOKMAKERS AND POLICE. Evening Star, Issue 19442, 28 December 1926, Page 5
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