Plod are becoming a sick joke. Many moons ago I lived next door to a senior police officer. He never said what he did, but I saw him standing next to a senior government minister on the TV one day, so assume some sort of protection role. He once told me (we were talking about the police force and sidearms), that the police could only fulfil their role with the consent and support of the public. They appear to be doing their best to destroy that.
I would be seething as well. Plod's level of accountability when balanced against their power is totally out of kilter. If they have the power to drag someone who is not suspected of a violent crime out of their home in the small hours and bully and frighten them, then the individuals concerned should be on the receiving end of an investigation where they are obliged to explain their actions and the proportionality thereof and be at risk of losing their jobs if they are found to have behaved disproportionately when set against the suspected offence. Anything less is not acceptable. We need new regulations for the police as the current breed patently have zero common sense and need reining in.
But they have become the enforcement arm of the Starmer autocracy. The consent of the people went 'by the way', a short while ago, when those in charge saw how they could control us plebs, during the covid panic. Power corrupts ...
No further charges? Why not? To undertake this kind of Orwellian nonsense depends on several senior plods making these decisions.
Who authorised it? Names need naming.
The faceless blob no doubt instigate such pantomimes (whilst being advised by a psychologist who advocates such early morning raids on the loudest critics.)
The aim is surely to encourage the self censorship they require for their own political malfeasance.
I too, was entirely confident that you would not be facing the wrath of the courts.
However, your arrest record will still be on the police computer, which will come up on a search should you apply for a job requiring enhanced disclosure.
This can be important stuff. Also, if they took your prints and DNA they will keep that too. And of course the rest of your "details" that these people are obsessed with collecting.
Get a copy of what they have and demand that it is deleted.
What a relief Pete. But, like you I'd be spitting mad considering what else is going on and their blatant inaction when it relates to the grooming gangs, Saturday Hate Marches, 'Comminity Cohesion Mafia activities'....
Plod are becoming a sick joke. Many moons ago I lived next door to a senior police officer. He never said what he did, but I saw him standing next to a senior government minister on the TV one day, so assume some sort of protection role. He once told me (we were talking about the police force and sidearms), that the police could only fulfil their role with the consent and support of the public. They appear to be doing their best to destroy that.
I would be seething as well. Plod's level of accountability when balanced against their power is totally out of kilter. If they have the power to drag someone who is not suspected of a violent crime out of their home in the small hours and bully and frighten them, then the individuals concerned should be on the receiving end of an investigation where they are obliged to explain their actions and the proportionality thereof and be at risk of losing their jobs if they are found to have behaved disproportionately when set against the suspected offence. Anything less is not acceptable. We need new regulations for the police as the current breed patently have zero common sense and need reining in.
But they have become the enforcement arm of the Starmer autocracy. The consent of the people went 'by the way', a short while ago, when those in charge saw how they could control us plebs, during the covid panic. Power corrupts ...
Indeed! I'm now fed up of living in 'interesting times'. I find it a bit scary. I'd like to go back to boring times please.
Inevitable. Punishment… process… etc.At least they didn’t wait until Christmas.
Sue them. The entire episode is farcical.
Good job Pete, i hope Graham Linehan sues the police as i hope you will or do whatever you have planned. Someone needs to be held to account.
Starmer?
Do unto others what they tried to do unto you. By all legal means necessary. Happy to chip in to a crowdfunder if required.
The cheeky bastards.... they are a law unto themselves. I sincerely hope that you can sue the arse off them.
No further charges? Why not? To undertake this kind of Orwellian nonsense depends on several senior plods making these decisions.
Who authorised it? Names need naming.
The faceless blob no doubt instigate such pantomimes (whilst being advised by a psychologist who advocates such early morning raids on the loudest critics.)
The aim is surely to encourage the self censorship they require for their own political malfeasance.
The problem is that we all know that not a single head will roll for this pervasive, Orwellian overreach.
Most do not have Pete's fortitude and are now staying silent.
1984 really is in the past now.
Welcome to the brave new world.
I'm very pleased that they at least had the sense to see where this nonsense was going to lead to.
Well done, and we owe you a massive debt of gratitude for all that you do.
If you need support to sue them then get in touch and how about a crowd fund?
Good news Pete.
I can't believe there isn't a bright Barrister like the BBB
who could put together a
Group Litigation Order if we could raise a crowd funder .
What do the Free Speech Union say about GLOs ?
They can't be allowed to get away with this !
Good for you, wishing you all the best
Anger more than justified, the point of the exercise was to spook you into shutting up. This practice has to stop.
Keep buggering on.
I hope you have the money to sue the pants off them.
Just obeying orders 😏
I too, was entirely confident that you would not be facing the wrath of the courts.
However, your arrest record will still be on the police computer, which will come up on a search should you apply for a job requiring enhanced disclosure.
This can be important stuff. Also, if they took your prints and DNA they will keep that too. And of course the rest of your "details" that these people are obsessed with collecting.
Get a copy of what they have and demand that it is deleted.
What a relief Pete. But, like you I'd be spitting mad considering what else is going on and their blatant inaction when it relates to the grooming gangs, Saturday Hate Marches, 'Comminity Cohesion Mafia activities'....