The government really has to understand the inherent perils of relentless outsourcing. Given the way they've been relying on charities to feed hungry people and fill in assorted cracks where the state should be doing things, you can kind of understand why they thought they'd be able to get away with it. However, one of the vast array of problems that pop up thanks to this kind of governance is that the folk at the top are going to start wondering what they can get away with not doing next.
For example, there's an epidemic of antisocial behaviour happening right outside your very door. Probably. Not that you've seen anything like that. It goes down when you're not paying attention or you're asleep. But trust the newspapers who eke out a living from sensationalist stories, it's definitely occurring. And as well as being aware of that terrifying fact, you should also look to others to solve the problem for you.
In this particular instance, we've entered something of a suicide squad scenario (but, you know, not in a way that would be in any kind of danger of infringing copyright. Just in case anyone of a litigious bend is paying the slightest bit of attention). Those extremist groups that the papers have been similarly banging on about - those driven by those pesky principles about saving the planet or whatnot - have noticed what's going on and have made a collective decision to use their New Year resolutions to put their crusades on the back burner for a while to cut down on all that antisocialism plaguing our streets.
Sure, this might give rise to dangerous vigilantism but wouldn't that be an upgrade on the current state of affairs where you're almost too afraid to go outside for fear of... whatever you're supposed to be quaking in your boots about now. You're being taken care of, that's definitely the main thing.
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