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http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20090417/tuk-fi...al-dba1618.html What price, social stability. RIP. Regards Malky
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/09/g...t-ian-tomlinson Some of you from the forum got a mention. Regards Malky.
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Hi, A dude up the road has a HUGE pit bull terrier type dog. He takes it to the local park for run around. Just to give you guys an idea as to its size - its bigger than most Rottweilers I have come across. It ran towards me, and I'll be honest I was scared, luckily the owner called it back but, due to its size, it had some difficulty stopping - its momentum knocked me off balance. Anyway, my concern is that the park is full of toddlers and have seen them collectively act in sheer panic as the pit bull approached - which in turn sets it off running towards them - luckily the pit bull has returned to the owner when called but sooner or later I fear there will be an inci…
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Hello everyone, Just after a bit of advice please, this is the background: A couple of years ago my parents retired to a small rural town. Unfortunately they ended up next to a 'neighbour from hell' who has harassed and intimidated them for the past 18 months, mainly low-level stuff like loud music, lighting fires when my folks are out in the garden so the smoke drives them inside, parking across their driveway, verbal abuse, minor criminal damage etc. Like I say mainly low-level although his daughter has threatened and once assaulted my mother. Police, council etc have all been involved but nothing can be done apparently. My folks have had to install CCTV and put up a …
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There was a story in the news recently about doorstaff refusing a man who had cerebral palsy because they thought he was drunk. The type of palsy he has affects his balance and slurs his speech. The doorstaff are now being accused of disability discrimination. It is important to note at this point that disabled people also drink and also get drunk. So even if you know that someone is disabled they might also be drunk. So, how would police officers deal with a situation where doorstaff admitted a person who had a condition that caused similar behaviour to drunkenness but was also drunk. Would the doorstaff or the venue still get prosecuted, or would it be accepted that …
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Remembering WPC Yvonne Fletcher So ruthlessly cut down 17th April 1984 Aged 25 25 Years ago today St James’s Square, London. SW1 Never Fogotten
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Hi there I'm not sure if this is the correct part of the forum to discuss this - if not, please move to somewhere more appropriate. First of all, I need to point out I am not a police officer, or even a member of police staff. I have discovered a 'depreciation' group on Facebook regarding my local police force and several members are using language and expressions that I consider to be a direct attack. I'm sure there are hundreds of similar groups and forums all over the internet and of course many of you guys must be sworn at and threatened on an almost daily basis, and it becomes water off a duck's back, so to speak. I personally have no objections to a public grou…
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What classes as conspiracy? Obviously you need two or more people planning to commit a crime, but sometimes people might joke about such things as bumping off the mother-in-law and robbing a bank to solve their financial problems. What sort of actions and evidence would it take to prove that there was a actual intent to commit a crime? Where would the line be drawn between conspiracy and attempts? As obviously once someone has conspired they would then move to attempting the act and then to committing the act. Then when does it move to actual commission? Lets say a burglar is kicking someone's door in, is it attempted until the door gives way? Or could it be commission o…
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So far I've been fortunate enough to never have cross paths (I've jinxed myself now) with clampers. However theres been a spate of clamping and towing in my private road. The going rate is £130 for clamp and £200 for towing... total £330! Question is, if a private clamping company tows a car, why does it not become TWOCing? I realise their defence is the implied contract law with the signs/notices, but surely if the victim then says "I didnt give permission" it would become TWOCing? Surely at this point its a police matter? Also I've seen signs elsewhere that say "cars not collected within 7 days will be disposed of". Again surely this cant still be a civil matter!
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Hey, I read the conditions of use and I think it allowed me (a member of the public) to make an enquiry. If not, just boot me out :) Okay, today I saw a group of ticket inspectors who thought they were an SAS team taking down a terorist cell. They burst into the train screaming for tickets louder than was necessary, and were very confrontational. This scared me a bit, because I do not like it when people are loud and confrontational as it makes me nervous and I find it hard to think straight. When a child (who is in my year at school and is 15, whereas I am 16) could not produce one fast enough, two inspectors moved infront of him, blocking him into a corner. He was qui…
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Rusty law question... If an officer stops an individual and asks their permission to search them for drugs\weapons. Lets say the individual says yes and drugs are found. Lets also say that the arresting officer doesn't record any sort of suspicious behaviour in their statement - simply that they asked for consent and it was given. Q. Can this be thrown out at court on the basis that a power didn't exist and consent isn't good enough? I think that there is a line somewhere stating that a police officers request is deemed to put pressure on people\intimidating or something!?! What's the actual phrase! Ok, so, you stop an individual and say "Do you mind if I search you f…
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I'm in desperate need of tracking down some relevant case law of what is classed as possession or not possession of a blade? Can anyone help or point me in the right direction?? thanks
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Hi, In 2003 I was the victim of an assault. I went to the police when this happened and the person who committed the assault was arrested. For various reasons (including being threatened by said person) I chose not to go ahead with pressing charges. Police tried to change my mind and said that they would probably try and prosecute him themselves(im not sure whether thats right as it was a long while ago?) Im assuming that never happened as I heard no more. Now said person has reared his head and I want him punished for what he did so my questions are... Is this possible after all these years? If it is possible is it 'right' to as its been so long? thanks
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If you take clip of the pushing of the man at the G20, and place it out a night club on busy sat night, and the police were handed that clip. Would it be the case the attacker would be arrested, and than if needs be bailed for the investigation to take place. If so does the same apply to police officers? This is not about if the police man in the clip was right or wrong, we all been over that a 1000 times.
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hello everyone. late last year i was approached by a member or northern rail staff and asked to produce a valid rail ticket but i couldn't because i didn't have one a couple of weeks later i received a letter stating that i was going to be prosecuted under the railways act 1889 (not sure on the exact act) and that a successful conviction would mean a criminal record and up to £1000 in fines or 3 months imprisonment i then wrote them a letter explaining that i hadn't had a chance to purchase one (ticket office was closed) they wrote me a letter back saying that they had reconsidered the case and decided to deal with it via a formal caution just wondering whether thei…
