> hiding our TV in the closet as students whenever the license people came down the street
There are people going door-to-door to check TV licenses? Are they cops, what kind of power do they have? Seems extremely annoying and dystopian.
There are people going door-to-door to check TV licenses? Are they cops, what kind of power do they have? Seems extremely annoying and dystopian.
They rely on a uniform and vague threatening language to trick people into thinking they have any authority.
> There are people going door-to-door to check TV licenses?
yes
> Are they cops?
no
> what kind of power do they have?
none. I mean write you a fine if you admit to illegally watching TV I guess. But as far as I've been told you can have the TV on and visible to the guy and go "nah that's an aquarium" and be fine.