Bitcoin Advocate To Replace Cops With His Own Security In Bedford

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Bitcoin podcaster and Real Bedford FC owner Peter McCormack is taking matters into his own hands in his hometown of Bedford, UK.

With rising concerns over public safety, McCormack says he’s stepping up where the police have fallen short — by paying for a group of private security guards to patrol the streets every Saturday.

The town, home to around 185,800 people and located under two hours from London, has seen an increase in what McCormack calls “aggressive beggars,” shoplifting, and harassment.

“The police have failed us,” he said in a post on X. “More crackheads, more aggressive beggars, more shoplifters, and therefore fewer people coming into town.”

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