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originally posted by: chr0naut
a reply to: ScarletDarkness
I doubt very much that these people were arrested for the display of their country's flags, because there is no law against it, and so officers of the law are not able to arrest someone on those grounds.
I believe the commentary on both these videos is a rather obvious misrepresentation of what was happening.
originally posted by: bastion
The guy in the top video was arrested for racist and homophobic abuse, not carrying a flag.
Police respond to false claims man arrested for flying Union Flag.
originally posted by: bastion
The guy in the top video was arrested for racist and homophobic abuse, not carrying a flag.
Police respond to false claims man arrested for flying Union Flag.
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: SprocketUK
They will indeed jail you if you refuse to comply with the wishes of the Police.
For real or imagined reasons, it matters little to that lot.
And thats just how they bastards roll.
Edit: And by the looks of it the perp, and as others have pointed out, he was charged with racist and homophobic offenses, so its not like he was making it hard for them.
Good luck to him, as judges really don't like that in this day of age.
And tend to come down rather harshly on those who choose to commit offenses that surround racial religious or those of a homophobic nature.
Depends on the copper from my experiences.
You don't need to know the law much just better than the idiot on the other side of the conversation. Be respectful.
My favourite thing to remind them of is their duty to keep the King's peace and it never takes much conversation for them to relieve me of their presence.
The guy could've been flying a giant inflatable sex toy... It's not the prop that's the problem but the intent behind it and like you say if you're attempting to be baiting or attacking protected groups the courts tend to be a bit heavy. Easy cases are worth celebrating with those fancy clip on bracelets.