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Neil Basu warns police against ‘overzealous’ enforcing of coronavirus lockdown NewsColony Senior counter-terror officer Neil Basu has warned police against ‘overzealous’ enforcing of coronavirus lockdown, saying their conduct will be remembered for generations after peers slammed the shaming of walkers with drones. Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu demanded that officers maintain the British tradition of ‘policing by consent’ as he emphasised the importance of earning the trust and confidence of the public. But he stressed that individual officers shouldn’t be judged too harshly as they’ve been handed unprecedented powers that he never imagined police in UK being asked to use.   Writing in the Daily Telegraph , he said: ‘Everyone in policing is acutely aware that how we police this pandemic will be remembered for many years to come.’ It comes after police were yesterday accused  of being ‘overzealous’. One peer of heavy-handed interpretations of coronavirus advice, w...