My race arrest nightmare

mkpdavies · 19-12-2005, 01:48 AM

http://iccheshireonline.icnetwork.co...story_continue

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A MUM who put up a national newspaper poster urging people to back our troops in Iraq has been accused of a race crime.

Janet Thomas, 38, of Mount Pleasant in Crewe was finger-printed and photo-graphed at Crewe Police Station after being arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated harassment.

She was quizzed after a neighbour complained about a Support Our Boys Sun poster displayed in her front window.

I can't believe what I have just read. She was marched down to the station and had her prints taken, for this?

Captain Apathy · 19-12-2005, 08:42 AM

lol so its now an offence to support out boys in iraq and its also an offence to protest against the iraq war !!!

begs beleif doesnt it..

2 many do gooders doing no good

Westcountryman · 19-12-2005, 08:53 AM

:shock:

spaman · 19-12-2005, 10:21 AM

In this particular case, the police had no evidence to arrest the woman, and she endured this all because of a complaint.......... Either the police are getting more stupid or we really have lost freedom of speech

I'd put this one under the "Woman arrested on trumped up charge, with NO evidence" category.

John Carter · 19-12-2005, 11:50 AM

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She went voluntarily to the police station after getting a phone call from police.

Correct answer to the police phone call in this instance: "When you've got something to arrest me for, come arrest me. Until then stop harassing me."

mkpdavies · 19-12-2005, 02:59 PM

People are scared to say no to the police though aren't they. They want to be seen to co-operate as to not seem susipicious.

Personaly I would have told them to knob off.

John Carter · 19-12-2005, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mkpdavies

Personaly I would have told them to knob off.

Well, that's one way of getting around the board's swear filter.

IceDragon · 20-12-2005, 11:05 PM

I think I have a misprint in my passport, it says "British Citizen". I think there are defiantly two countries now.

brian pearson · 29-12-2005, 11:03 AM

Can't see me getting through 2006 without aquiring a criminal record. More worrying is that I don't really care.
Brian.

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Westcountryman Uber Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Westcountry. Posts: 5,922 Party: None	:shock: __________________ Manus haec inimica tyrannis ense petit placidam sub libertate quietam - "This hand of mine, which is hostile to tyrants, seeks by the sword quiet peace under liberty."

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mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 32,059 Party: Libertarian Party	People are scared to say no to the police though aren't they. They want to be seen to co-operate as to not seem susipicious. Personaly I would have told them to knob off. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Lib Dems

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19-12-2005, 10:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
spaman Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kent Posts: 894	In this particular case, the police had no evidence to arrest the woman, and she endured this all because of a complaint.......... Either the police are getting more stupid or we really have lost freedom of speech I'd put this one under the "Woman arrested on trumped up charge, with NO evidence" category.

20-12-2005, 11:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
IceDragon Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,048	I think I have a misprint in my passport, it says "British Citizen". I think there are defiantly two countries now.

29-12-2005, 11:03 AM	#9 (permalink)
brian pearson Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: nottinghanshire Posts: 824	Can't see me getting through 2006 without aquiring a criminal record. More worrying is that I don't really care. Brian.