Arrested for asking a policeman his badge number

Telescopi said:
American police are better than UK police? Did he just say that, truly?

Seriously I can't be 100%, not having lived all over the US or even all over the UK, but US police don't come over well in the media.
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No I did not say that, you quoted what I actually said but still managed to make it up, good job :rolleyes:

The American Police make mistakes just like the UK ones do, but when the Americans mess up they are sued to oblivion and the victims of there incompetence are duly paid for what ever harm has come to them.
 
Von Smallhausen said:
I hope you will forgive me in dismissing that out of hand.

Obstructing a Constable, by virtue of the 1996 Police Act is just for that, obstructing a constable in that the person obstructs the officer during the course of their duty for which their are numerous examples.

If it was invented for what you say, why was the woman in the OP not charged ?



And rightly bloody so. Wouldn't you agree ?
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She was remanded for 3 days I believe? In a perfect world, after that, I would want the arresting officer to have to come clean in court or perjure himself for future use.
 
DrDee said:
No I did not say that, you quoted what I actually said but still managed to make it up, good job :rolleyes:

The American Police make mistakes just like the UK ones do, but when the Americans mess up they are sued to oblivion and the victims of there incompetence are duly paid for what ever harm has come to them.
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You say a sue culture makes for better policing, but you offer an example where it clearly does not.

If you think sueing police forces will make for better policing then fine, but bringing the US culture into it as some sort of reinforcement is just fluff.
 
Telescopi said:
American police are better than UK police? Did he just say that, truly?

Seriously I can't be 100%, not having lived all over the US or even all over the UK, but US police don't come over well in the media.
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But you can sue the police in the USA and the sheriff is eleted by the people of each county
and if he or his deputy sheriffs do bad you can sake them.
Here you can't. And the UK's cops get out clause is "reasonable force"
what a load of BS
 
deuse said:
But you can sue the police in the USA and the sheriff is eleted by the people of each county
and if he or his deputy sheriffs do bad you can sake them.
Here you can't. And the UK's cops get out clause is "reasonable force"
what a load of BS
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I do admire the USA's habit of electingvirtually every public office, much more democratic.

But I'm not sure it makes for better policing or services. Politicians are elected and you wouldn'treally want them running anything important would you?
 
deuse said:
But you can sue the police in the USA and the sheriff is eleted by the people of each county
and if he or his deputy sheriffs do bad you can sake them.
Here you can't. And the UK's cops get out clause is "reasonable force"
what a load of BS
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Yet despite all this their police force doesn't seem to have better officers. Therefore the advantage is?...
 
Von Smallhausen said:
As I understand it she would not have been remanded in custody if no charges were brought unless she was charged, remanded and the charges subsequently dropped.

I can't see why she would be remanded for an offence of obstruct police though.
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Well that is what is said to have happened. Released when the protest ended I believe.

Probably got a section 5 thrown in for good measure for doubting his parentage when he was standing on her foot ;)
 
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