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I was browsing youtube when I came across this video of a PCSO carrying what I thought was an odd looking torch. After googling it seems like it's a 'baton torch' which some actually extend to allow more striking range. Surely this is an offensive weapon? I wonder what the ramifications would be if it was used in a scenario where the PCSO used it in self defence. Thought it might spark a bit of a debate... https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/54cm-traffic-baton-torch-nightstick-flashlight_1760209329.html
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Hello, After the dreadful attempted abduction of serviceman I've seen pictures of R.A.F patrolling the outskirts of the base. Just wondering where this power comes from? When it comes to being outside military premises are servicemen / women classed as "any person"?
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Just looking to confirm the legislation on this one. It's quite common to see vehicles where the driver has opted to put the registration plate on the front of the vehicle actually inside the cabin on the windscreen, usually just sitting there, instead of being rigidly fixed to the vehicle. Similarly with trade plates are often loosely fixed inside the vehicle. My impression is that with number plates they must be rigidly mounted to the front of the vehicle (namely the front of the bonnet), or as close to the centre as possible, in an upright manner, and made of specified materials to the correct standard. With those who have them inside the cabin, I tend to offer word…
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Hi everyone. I was with my girlfriend getting rather "passionate" in her car at a car park when we were spotted on CCTV and the police were called. I was very cooperative although the officer treated me rudely and kept threatening to put me behind bars even when the duration that the car was there was incorrect (2 hours vs 45 minutes truth, even had messages to prove it which stated our location). Anyway, since I don't drive (no licence), they gave my girlfriend a section 59 with no further explanation and put me on some "__ intelligence list/test" I have no idea what they gave me and so I am asking if anyone knows what they could have possibly given me/put me on pleas…
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Some news about Madonna travelling in a car with blue lights on her way from the O2 in London. Could the driver be prosecuted for this?
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Hello Guys, I've got a little query based off something I was asked today. Basically, a friend of mine is a learner driver (Provisional Holder) and asked if I would take him on a 'practice' as he is running low on money for paid instruction. I explained that I haven't had my licence for 3+ year, nor would he be insured to drive my vehicle, so I couldn't. However, that got me thinking. If somebody is pulled over when supervising a learner and the officers determine that the 'supervising driver' has not had his licence for 3+ years, and the learner is not insured to driver the vehicle, what offence is committed and by who? I'm assuming the responsibility would rest with th…
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My friend's just got a new car which comes with a smartphone app whereby he can remotely start the car's engine (for the purposes of letting the car warm up / cool down before you get into it). I don't understand how this is legal, unless it's only intended to be used on a private driveway. Or, would the car's HVAC system be classed as 'machinery forming part of the vehicle...'? And if so, couldn't anyone use this as a defence for this offence? Leaving motor vehicles unattended107.—(1) Save as provided in paragraph (2), no person shall leave, or cause or permit to be left, on a road a motor vehicle which is not attended by a person licenced to drive it unless the engine…
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I've seen this elsewhere and thought I might get a proper answer here. The police have had a policy for a couple of years now of making unannounced visits to licenced firearms owners to check their security. These visits are supposedly only to happen on the basis of 'intelligence' that there may be breaches of said security. Failing to secure firearms and ammunition is a breach of conditions on a certificate which is a criminal offence. So, the police are visiting to check if a criminal offence that is alleged to have been committed, or is being committed, and for that purpose are seeking to enter a private home to look for evidence. Here I must emphasise I am not looki…
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Do the Police have emergency powers to close roads or is it only highway authorities who have such powers?j
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Are boats in which people live seen differently to houses in which people live in the eyes of the law? I live on a barge on a cruising licence (which means that I move every fortnight). I was chatting to a fellow boater this weekend after a series of break-ins not very far away and was told that in the eyes of the law, boats are seen differently to houses in terms of crime. So, he said it was something to do with boats not being considered as property, rather as chattel (a very medieval concept I thought!) in the law, and that they are not considered as dwellings because of this. I'm curious to know if any of you know much more about this as I couldn't find much myself …
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Hello, thank you for allowing me to ask this question. Recently I had something weird happen which has got me questioning if it was real, what procedure is regarding this sort of thing and has someone done something underhand. I was living in the UK for nearly 3 years, I had a close friendship with a man there, nothing intimate but in November last year after I returned to the Australia I asked him to stay away from me due to what I now see as psychological abuse. Straight after that in November of last year I received an email from a Police Officer (first response) telling me that I had been accused of sending messages to people on face book that are friends an coll…
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I have been thinking about this whilst on my rest days (sad i know). say you go to an address looking for someone and they are not there but you want to carry out immigration checks on the people who are there but they refuse details, what can you do? is there a requirement for them to provide them? or would you arrest them on suspicion of being in the country illegally? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Hi all Was wondering if someone could give me some advice. A fake Facebook account has been messaging all of my mates friends list. It's a fake name, random profile pic (basic image from Google) and no info. Think I may have an idea who it is but not too sure. There's no malicious content just telling them my mate is a serial liar and cheat/ How can I get them to stop? I've reported to Facebook to no avail, is there anything else I can do? Thanks
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So, I've been having a heated discussion about an ambulances legal exemptions. I was lead to believe that we are exempt from Motorway regulations. A Trust document also listed this but did not mention the relevant law or act. A quick google of the interwebs and a read of the RTA '88 and Road Reg '84 and Motorway Regs '82 has left me stumped. Any ideas? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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So you stop a vehicle, subject is inside the vehicle, with the window down slightly and is speaking to you/providing driving licence/insurance docs etc. You have reasonable grounds to search subject and vehicle. Subject refuses to exit PACE recognises a vehicles as a premises. So to force entry would require section 17 PACE. You could arrest for obstruction, but this is a summary only offence so no S17 entry. What power/legislation would you use to over come this?
