Scenario City

A wide load escort vehicle is escorting such a vehicle along the road, and has flashing wig-wag lights activated, and in order to get back in front of the wide load, overtakes the vehicle on double white lines. Does the escort vehicle commit an offence for the lights as well as the double white overtake?

A member of public approaches you and says he's had a few drinks today and would like to be breath tested to see if he's safe to drive. Its 1am and he had 3 drinks at 10pm. Would you test the MOP bearing in (alcohol levels change, the roadside test isn't 100% accurate etc etc)

Let's say a theme park set up a private constabulary. 1 of their constables was working with the theme park owner and went into the city centre helping him with tasks etc.... is it a criminal offence dressed as an officer out of the park ? only asking because i'm interested in starting a theme park but i can't go into that lol

The owner of a fence wants to remove a bike that has been chained to it. The fence adjoins a public footway and the bike is chained on the public side of the fence. There is a bike rack just next to it. If the owner of the fence removes the bike from the fence and locks it with a new lock to the bike rack has he committed an offence?

There has been a lot of criticism recently of local authority camera cars (Smart camcars) such as the one shown below. It got me to wondering what would happen in the scenario if one of these cars came and parked up and someone just walked up and deliberately stood in front (or back) of the car preventing the operator taking any pictures. Obviously, as discussed ad nauseum in various threads, the taking of photographs in public is legal, but what about obstructing the taking of photographs, where there is no physical prevention taking place Also, is there a dispensation in parking laws given these cars to break the law by parking on double yellow lines whilst enforc…

SC JONES is a keen amateur photographer. He is annoyed by the many many reports he has read on ps.com about various security guards, police officers and PCSOs overreacting about people taking photographs in public. As such, he set out to test the waters in his local area -actively looking for someone to challenge his photography. SC JONES walks to his local shopping centre with his SLR camera. Inside teh shopping centre SC JONES starts taking photos of evryone and everything. However, he says nothing, and does not "get in peoples faces" etc. He merely takes photographs of the building and people doing their shopping. Before too long SC JONES is confronted by SMITH - a s…

Just a quick one here. You get a call to a shopping centre from security who have stopped a shopper who has been taking photos of his son within using a mobile phone. The shopping centre has clearly displayed signs stating that photography is forbidden. The security guard has requested that the shopper delete the photos, which he has refused to do. When you arrive the shopper is making a complain that the security guard grabbed him, this is corroborated by the shoppers wife. How would you deal with this?

Okay... So today, i was following this on the way to Whitby.... And whilst this probably was a real one... Would anybody be committing any offences if they had on their car US GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL ONLY (or whatever it says)?

You're driving your Cruiser passed a pub when two geeza's wave you to stop. They tell you that they can't get served because the Landlord said "we don't serve Gays". They explain that they are gay and very unhappy and a quick word with the Landlord cofirms that he doesn't serve Gays. What offences? My feeling is that there are no offences because whilst they have disciminated against on the grouds of sexuality - its a civil matter. The Licencing board may have a panic attack also.

Ive had a couple of in depth debates on reasonable suspicion on the numerous knife/ offensive weapons threads and its clear my understanding of RS and that of some serving officers vary in some respects My, probably naive, belief, that for suspicion to be reasonable it needs to be tied to an understanding of the mechanics of the offence and not just a gut instinctive suspicion that a set of cercumstance MAY amount to an offence, if the officer is way off on something being illegal can his suspicion that you have committed an offence ever be reasonable if we take a very silly one to illiterate, if an officer has a mistaken understanding that say wearing pink shoes is il…

Ok, so last night I was on my way home from an old friends retirement party (I hadn't had a drink, just in case someone mentions it later) and happened to notice a 50cc engined moped/scooter(/Hair-drier) where the pillion passenger wasn't wearing a helmet. Luckily the vehicle was stopped behind a few cars at the traffic lights, so I proceeded to shout to the passenger to get off the moped and to wear a helmet next time. He gave me a few vacant looks until I told him I was a police officer and he soon jumped off and walked away. I then (longest red light I've seen that I wasn't stuck behind) managed to tell the rider he isn't legally allowed to carry a passenger whilst usi…

I was on the train last week sitting next to a group of friends, one of whom was holding all their tickets. As the ticket inspector came round, I began to idly contemplate the following scenario: Adam and Bob are on a train. Before they get on, Adam says "I'll go and get some tickets" and goes to the ticket machine where he buys two tickets. Bob meanwhile goes and buys two cups of tea. No money exchanges hands, and Adam doesn't give Bob the second ticket or actually tell him it is his - but both friends understand that Adam's second ticket is going to be for Bob. They both get on the train, which pulls away. The station is a penalty fare station - there is no optio…

Person A borrows £50 from Person B. Person A agrees that they will pay the money back at the end of the month. At the end of the month, Person A doesn't have the money to repay and Person B takes Person A's laptop. Offences? I think it's a civil agreement and doesn't go anywhere. Scenario 1: Person B enters the property of Person A using a key that has been obtained without Person A's knowledge and consent and removes the laptop. Person A only finds out after the fact. Offences? Burglary? The've tresspassed in the property but has the neccesity for theft been reached? Scenario 2: Person B is well known for lending money in this manner and demanding/tak…

Just like to get everyones take on this and see what other people thoughts are. Scenario:- A male enters a toilet as he is informed other males are in the toilet for 'sexual' purposes at a set time most days, NO money is exchanging hands for these 'services'. Member of public comes out and informs officers that males in the toilet are 'doing stuff' but is not exact as to what and does not want to give his details. You as an officer enter the toilet but the males clear out of the toilet and you have seen nothing. Males are noted for their individual appearences. Another day comes and male/s return to toilet around the same time with the same report coming in. MoP does…

You're talking to a girl in a nightclub, she looks over 18 however she then tells you she is using her sisters ID, and she is only 16! What would you then do? And what offences have the girl, the doormen or the club commited?