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novemeber last year i met a girl who turned out to be married and was having her problems with her husband, anyway we started a relationship , it gets to late december and she finds out ive told a friend and she gets worried her husband might find out because they work together. anyway she texts me when i'm out saying she wants to stop all contact and she will call the police if i do, i'm drunk as i was clubbing i text and ring her a lot throughout the night to find out why she is doing this. anyway the police come round in the morning and issue me with a harassment warning. i accept this even though i felt i have done nothing wrong. 2 days go by and she then contacts me…

Evening All, This has been bugging me.. When talking about powers of entry conferred in Sections 17 and 18 in particular is talks about only being able to enter and search when indictable offences are concerned, dose this include offences triable either way as they can be indictable? sorry if this is a bone question... I look forward to your responses DeckChair

Seems the relevant location... I was wondering, as I sit here revising bucket loads of case law for my Criminal Law exam on Wednesday, to what extent does or should a Police Officer learn and apply case law in their day to day business? Should officers just stick to the statutes when investigating and arresting or should certain pieces of case law come into play, for example; (and this is a stretch, so forgive me for the unlikliness of the scenario) You respond to reports of a woman screaming, break the door down and find a woman being branded by her husband with a hot knife. He's burning his name into her buttocks. This is actual case law (Wilson 1996). The Court of …

So.... On duty today a strange looking Kia pulled up next to us. It looked like a police car, had the orange markings and the light bar on top. It clearly had POLICE written in blue on the side but the top half of the writing was covered by black tape. The driver was also wearing a semi-protective security style carriage vest and had an ear piece. It transpired it was an advert placement car.- my supervisors allowed it to continue as they believed it was legal but my question is ... HOW IS IT LEGAL? Any person would reasonably assume it is a police car. Even with the writing "semi obscured" but still readable. It looked a bit like this. http://farm9.staticflickr…

Alrighty, With it currently being study leave/doss time for kids 15/16 upwards I've been called to a few jobs at schools in my area at the weekends and typical unsocial hours because of bloody 'youfs (innit). Without sounding stupid, what constitutes the offence, if it is one, of being "found on enclosed premises"? The schools tend to have large security gates and fences surrounding them completely and therefore are enclosed. Is this enough to get the ball rolling?

It seems like an obvious question at first. I mean, if you are using your van for business trips under SDP cover then you are travelling without valid insurance. My ethical question here is why do the courts of england wish to punish those individuals who have bought the wrong type of cover with the same punishment as those who completely refuse to comply with the insurance laws at all. A large portion of drivers probably have no idea what the different classes of use that insurance providers offer really mean. Why is it that someone going to work in an SDP vehicle or a business man stocking their shop without business class insurance will get the same punishment as a c…

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Hi All, I am in the process of purchasing a Range Rover which comes equipped with a set of Blue LEDs in the grill. When I get the car can I just leave them in there or do I have to remove them, even though I do not intend to use them at all. Thanks

Some one as made me aware of the need for hi vis with a difference, but when some brought this to my attention Thought I would ask your thoughts on this and how the company would be acting in the eyes of the law? What stipulation and law covers "Impersonating A Official", aren't these products under review? https://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&tbo=d&sclient=psy-ab&q=polite+hi+vis&oq=polite+hi+vis&gs_l=hp.3..0l4.1327.3960.0.4614.13.10.0.3.3.0.652.2721.0j2j6j1j0j1.10.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.Eo1H9q2YTx0&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.41248874,d.d2k&fp=145e449a990997f1&biw=1450&bih=743 I noticed this may have been discussed he…

Just wondering, out if curiosity, what are the laws on cannabis ? Is it legal to have a certain amount in your home for personal use or is it illegal full stop?

Hello, Quick question, brought up by all the discussions about Caution +3 interviews. Where someone attends a police station for a voluntary interview and is caution +3 interviewed and, let's say, admits to a serious offence, what happens? Let's pad out the example, CCTV shows someone attacking someone else and there are a group of people nearby who whilst taking no direct action have discussions with the person you're interviewing, might be part of the same gang etc. The person you speak to you think is a member of the group hence the caution +3 interview (it just is alright, don't argue with the circumstances, it's my straw man). In the interview, they explain that …

Vehicle is stopped and the occupant is locked up for an either way offence. Vehicle is subsequently recovered and as it is involved in crime. A section 32 search was not done, but a search is now required of the vehicle. Options: a) the vehicle can be searched without authority of section 18 PACE as it was seized by the police, as being involved in crime. b) a section 18 PACE search authorisation is needed c) other

Just wondering what laws would the police operate under in blocking off the Grove hotel and surrounding area? Surely there must be public right of way footpaths around the fields?

The Story: A PCSO Barber stopped me for scooting my bike at 4mph through a town center, then proceeded to tell me the reason she stopped me is because I called her 'ridiculous' which I didn't, this is a recording of the encounter.. Video: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=128795640655132 Not sure what I'm thinking here, but riding a bike of a pavement What do you guys make of this, and sorry If this has been posted already I doubt it has as it only happened the other day (I did search). P.S. Hope this is the right area to. P.P.S - I'm not John, I'm Dean. Haha.

Hello all, My query relates to the sale of BB guns, in general. I am peripherally aware of the Violent Crime Reduction Act, and the effect it has on the sale of Realistic Imitation Firearms (RIFs). My limited knowledge stems fro looking to buy online a long time ago, when the VCRA was being implemented. From what I understand: it is an offence to sell a bb gun RIF (and bb guns are RIFs) to anyone who does not have the defence of being an official participant of airsoft (the sport)- these participating individuals must be registered and 'accredited' on some system or another. And possibly over 18? If one is not an accredited player of the sport, guns purchased must b…