Arrested Development
Following on from this post.
Yesterday morning I was arrested and handcuffed at home and thrown into a cage in the back of a police van. It was uncomfortable to say the least. I wouldn't have put a dog in that space let alone a human being. I was informed that I was being arrested for assault and being in charge of an out of control dog. I was also informed that they would be taking my dog Rocky into custody. I was assured that it would all be over and done with quickly and that I would return.
I did not exercise my right to have a solicitor present during the taped interview as I suspected that it would have lengthened the whole process considerably getting in touch with a solicitor at a moment's notice to represent me. Besides, I could halt the proceedings at any stage if I felt that the going was too tough. The taped interview lasted approximately 2 hours.
I was locked in a cell for about 3 hours whilst somebody made a decision how to proceed. I could hear Rocky barking the whole time in his cage outside in the yard. It was the same kind of barking I heard him make when he was in the Dog Rescue Centre. More a whining yap. I was powerless to comfort Rocky through his ordeal.
Eventually, I was informed that the assault charge had been dropped and replaced with "Section 4 words/behaviour - fear unlawful violence contrary to The Public Order Act 1986". And "Owner allow dog out of control to cause injury contrary to section 3(1) and (4) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991".
Rocky couldn't drag me out of there fast enough and dragged me along for about a mile until he felt safe.
I phoned the DG of the Prison Service and he said the last thing he needs is for me to be recalled for owning a dog!
Just on my way to see my probation officer.
Computer is still down at least until the weekend, meanwhile I am using an internet cafe.
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
Obviously there is no proper crime in Hull for the forces of law and order to attend to.
ReplyDeleteSeems to me you were being punished for being 'disrespectful' to the parky - parkies are arrogant sods. Parkies are meant to monitor grafitti & litter which they never do. They're more interested in hassling members of the public minding their own business. Private Eye has loads of articles about London Borough of Newham parkies. Waste of taxpayers' money, the lot of them.
ReplyDeleteGiven that the majority of people lack the ability to THINK, and have the IQ of trained monkeys (especially those who occupy posts such as park attendants and police officers)what do you expect?
ReplyDeleteIs there really any wondering why 'real' criminals, and the likes of the McCanns, and their 'professinal' partners get away with 'murder'?
If you were a consultant cardiologist, for example, they would all have been genuflecting.
Human stupidity, like inequality and prejudice, is infinite.
Coppers are too busy arresting law abiding people to be bothered with drug pushers and vandals and the not-so-easy pinches.....
ReplyDeleteI have been looking for you for two hours now, and i found you here. What are you doing posting comments here when I am at home with our children waiting for you to come back with our fish and chips?
ReplyDeleteMany years ago, when I was a child, my father was playing kick the ball with me and my brother-we were less than eight years old at the time. It was a Sunday afternoon in Liverpool. At the other corner of the same Street, was a group of men playing poker and drinking beer. A policeman, on his daily patrol, came up to my father and told him that kicking a ball in the Street on a Sunday was illegal. The same policeman walked right past the poker playing gang without a word. Nothing has changed. Thank god I've left that barbaric British Society.
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