Policeman,Right Or Wrong?

[Denton]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8159177/Police-forces-accused-overzealousness-follow-dog-walkers.html

[david small]

Policeman’s a silly man. Who’s a silly man? The police man. Sargent Plonker of the Met. Ms Dick would be proud.

[Old_Geezer]

"A council is facing a furious backlash today after targeting members of the public with drones, as lawyers warned that police are 'unlawfully' trying to restrict people travelling to isolated spots to exercise and walk their dogs."

This is the sort of thing that is unacceptable. The aim is to have isolation yet achieve that which needs doing also. Picking on folk to fine for actually keeping to that aim, using the excuse that the government demands were so undetailed and open to interpretation that they can go demanding money from decent citizens with impunity, is simply not the actions of a public servant who has consent of the public for the abuse they're inflicting.

[THECORBYLOON]

Video on YouTube

https://youtu.be/2owKteJlJPY

[Patsy33]

It's not Jeremy Beadle, is it??

[bookbinder]

gness, my comment was aimed at a video that is placed lower down on this link. It shows a policeman (on a bicycle) telling a pedestrian - who claims to have the virus - to go home.

[Theland]

Plonkable Plod should be sacked immediately for bringing the force into disrepute.

[Ken4155]

In the YouTube vid, plod asks, "What's your surname?", then the sound is muted for a while.

[gness]

Apologies then, BB..... we all seem to be talking about the numpty and the baker..x.

[bookbinder]

It's I who should apologise, gness, for not making my intention plain.
But the video is full of plonkers.

[Barmaid]

He's an idiot because the charge of criminal damage is that property is damaged "without lawful excuse". Given the social distancing mandate, I'd argue that lady had a lawful excuse.

What an absolute tool.

[Ryzen]

The problem we have at the moment is too many police on the streets......due to the closure of Mc Donalds.

[shoota]

On top of which, chalking is not damage...
(Unless the definition has changed since I were a 'plod')

[retrocop]

//due to the closure of Mc Donalds. //


...................................and Starbucks.

[retrocop]

//On top of which, chalking is not damage...
(Unless the definition has changed since I were a 'plod') //

You have forgotten the Met Police Act shoota.I used just such an offence once in Paddington Green. Nothing to do with Malicious Damage or Criminal Damage though.

[shoota]

Yes RC but the article says the baker was ticketed for 'criminal damage'.

[retrocop]

Yes I know. Makes you proud to be an ex copper doesn't it ? :-(

[shoota]

I'd have used 'incorrigible rogue' I'm that old...

[retrocop]

Lol. Vagrancy Act?

[shoota]

Yup, 1820 something wasn't it?

[shoota]

Shoota: 'Sergeant I have arrested this man for being an incorrigible rogue'
Sgt: Oh ***, what's that?
Shoota: Dunno sarge, thought you could look it up...
Sgt: Where?
Shoota: Erm…
Sgt: Breach of the Peace?
Shoota: That'll do. Sergeant, I have arrested this man for BoP.
Sgt: Thank gawd for that.