I've enjoyed this exchange of ideas, and it's nice to see the Don of Breakfast Point back in harness, but you have strayed into an area that is a bit of a hobby horse of mine.
I an sick of hearing about people getting shot who are "known to police" or "well-known gangland figures" and the like. If I were a career criminal, I would operate in total anonymity. If the police know about the activities of these people, why aren't they doing something about it? I realize they need evidence rather than rumours, but surely, if they haven't got hard evidence, isn't it their job to go out and get it? There should be no such thing as a career criminal because the police should be watching their every move.