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Listed below are comments made by MKMiddleIncome between Friday, 3rd April 2009 and Friday, 3rd April 2009.

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The Battle of Broughton 6:45pm on 03 Apr 2009 Mr Jacobs comments (boasts?) about the desirability of his 'village' to criminals have now spread from the front page of the local paper to the national press and now the BBC news website blogs. Members of the criminal fraternity are no doubt thankful to Mr Jacobs for saving them the effort of (as I believe criminal slang puts its) 'walking around' finding targets.

As a non-criminal, however, I think I would judge the desireability of this area on its setting and its people.

I'm not sure that many people in Milton Keynes other than the good people/angry mob of Broughton really see the place as a quaint 'Buckinghamshire village' or 'quiet village outside Milton Keynes' as such. As a 'local' I've never really seen is as any different from the other villages and towns swallowed up as Milton Keynes has expanded.

Have a look on Google Maps - the place is sandwiched between a 'grid' dual carriageway and the A5310. Its own Parish Council website talks about 'rows of houses and grid roads appearing where there had been fields and country lanes' in the mid '90s.

Ask yourself whether you would want to live in a place whether an 'angry crowd' can block off roads at will in the middle or the day?

A picture is being painted here of a sad unhealthy community of individuals who - with appeal to the affluence or exclusivity of their 'village' - seem to want the civil law to protect their privacy whilst disregarding the criminal law's protection of the motorist.

Google are operating within the law to provide a useful service which people can opt out of. Other commenters have already made the point about our surveillance society - I generally subscribe to 'if you're not doing anything wrong you have nothing to hide' but I acknowledge my personal privacy is compromised more daily by CCTV than my personal property's 'privacy' (if such a concept is even valid) ever could be by this service.
The Battle of Broughton 5:06pm on 03 Apr 2009 In taking forward Ravenmorpheus' 'taking photos of people' examples, lordBeddGelert's in taking the debate away from its orginal context, i.e. the rights one may or may not have over 'taking photographs of homes' and these being disseminated.

Unfortunately, his comments turn into a rant I was embarrased to read - those opposed to his views are dismissed 'selfish, moronic imbeciles'. This level of contribution does not move the discussion forward.

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