in his rant. [He himself looks the proper pensioner, but is not related AFAIK.] So, not qualified to pronounce on the matter. Poor constables.
Myself, I wouldn't bother the memorial any more than I would remove the many Xmas displays on New Mexico freeway right-of-ways; public property. And, the highway crews have tacit approval to leave them be, unless they find one a serious hazard.
Somewhat related: Our local obituaries often say, 'So and so Went home to be with the Lord'. Aside from the scriptural inaccuracy, sometimes these are about a deceased who was the subject of a news story three days earlier about a running gun battle after a busted drug deal.
Now, a couple of comments re There Will Always Be an England.
From Hither Green to Further Green? Of course. How else would one travel?
FD truck has FIRE on the front, printed in reverse, to read correctly in your ... in one's rear view mirror. Also FIRE next to it, in plain. For those observing, who can't read in reverse and may misunderstand the mission of a large red truck with flashing lights, klaxon and siren. And Dalmatian.
Keep in mind we don't have guns. https://news.sky.com/story/police-intervene-over-hither-green-burglar-memorial-11326935
Dafydd.

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