UK electorate displayed unprecedented levels of apathy and ignorance at the PCC elections last week
They were the lucky ones. Despite not having their votes taken from them by the British State, the vast majority of potential votes just couldn't be bothered. See http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/nov/16/electorate-david-cameron-police-polls
It doesn't matter whether apathy or ignorance are to blame. At the end of the day, it's up to them ... the public gets what the public votes for. At least they were in a position to choose not to vote or to spoil their papers.
The merits of elected PCCs and the possibility of the politicisation of the police are important issues. The disenfranchisement of expatriate UK citizens is a contravention of civil rights.
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