Re: the arm of the Law and winning Atta boys, will never happen as long as 90% of the publick [including JP’s, be potential criminals for driving and making potential dumb and/or intentional errors of judgement, especially when it interferes with enjoyment of their social quaff.

Hum so this community’s expectations of police action with regard to a drug user were not met hum? What could we do? He can’t be ASBO’d to stay away from the place. He lives there. Even if he is caught with class A- has to be bailed for several weeks each time to prove it is class A. Nick him every time for shouting and being aggressive- kept in for court and convicted for public order- judge says time served or maybe a week inside. Another conviction is really not going to matter to this bloke.

So, next week, same problem.

So I must admit to some degree of sympathy for giving said user a pasting. Don’t mean its right though

you need man-at-arms to regulate, no doubt

Oh how the mighty has fallen.

From OED:

d. orig. Mil. to pass muster: to undergo muster or inspection without censure; (later in extended use) to come up to the required standard, to be beyond reproach or criticism; to be taken or accepted as (occas. for) something.

1627 J. SMITH Sea Gram. xii. 56 Such a Ship..might well passe muster for a man of warre.