Co Tyrone PSNI stop and search - English guy says No to stop and search

[Fuzzman]

http://www.irishnews.com/news/2016/11/14/news/psni-stop-and-search-film-attracts-one-million-views-781741/

Was he right or do the cops have the right to search you anyway?

[Orior]

It looks like they do have the power:

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1989/1341/article/3

But they probably regretted it when they heard his english accent. Anyway, if they guy had nothing to hide then why all the fuss?

[MoChara]

It looks like they do have the power:

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1989/1341/article/3

But they probably regretted it when they heard his english accent. Anyway, if they guy had nothing to hide then why all the fuss?

its a slippy slope though from why the fuss if you've nothing to hide, to other invasions of privacy.

[Orior]

The law is slightly different in Angerland:

You can only be stopped and searched without reasonable grounds if it has been approved by a senior police officer. This can happen if it is suspected that: serious violence could take place. you're carrying a weapon or have used one.

Don't know what a senior officer is.

[Jim_Murphy_74]

For almost 100 years
HMG has granted agents of the state in Northern Ireland extra powers. This policy was to allow them harass uppity Taigs to ensure they knew their place. However if said laws are applied to loyal subjects of her Majesty,  particularly real subjects coming from the mainland then said powers will require review by HMG.

/Jim.

[OgraAnDun]

I think your man was being a gobshite. No matter whether you're a fan of the PSNI or not, you can understand their concern that someone "on the phone" could simply be taking a video or photos of the barracks ready for the next Massereene style attack as they leave after their shift is over. They didn't really manhandle him and were pretty polite the whole way through.

[thebuzz]

I think your man was being a gobshite. No matter whether you're a fan of the PSNI or not, you can understand their concern that someone "on the phone" could simply be taking a video or photos of the barracks ready for the next Massereene style attack as they leave after their shift is over. They didn't really manhandle him and were pretty polite the whole way through.

If it was me I'd have told them what I was doing, laughed and held my hands up to be searched. But we're used to this type of scenario over the years. Very few of your average citizens in England would have come across anything like this.

[stew]

I think your man was being a gobshite. No matter whether you're a fan of the PSNI or not, you can understand their concern that someone "on the phone" could simply be taking a video or photos of the barracks ready for the next Massereene style attack as they leave after their shift is over. They didn't really manhandle him and were pretty polite the whole way through.

If it was me I'd have told them what I was doing, laughed and held my hands up to be searched. But we're used to this type of scenario over the years. Very few of your average citizens in England would have come across anything like this.

If you dressed like a Muslim man they would have shit themselves rather than stopped you, funny that!

[Up The Middle]

That clown has numerous videos on u tube of him recording cops on his phone. He seems to go out of his way to get into bother and record it. clown

[oisinog]

He knew exactly what he was doing.

I remember a guy was over from Europe training us for work and he went on the hop on hop off tour in belfast.

He got lifted by the cops for taking photos of a police station that was paint bombed the night before. They asked him to delete all his photos and sent him on his way when they realised he didnt know he was doing anything worg

[GJL]

That clown has numerous videos on u tube of him recording cops on his phone. He seems to go out of his way to get into bother and record it. clown

Seen him before. As far as I remember he has a previous record for firearms. A complete attention seeking knob.

[illdecide]

I think your man was being a gobshite. No matter whether you're a fan of the PSNI or not, you can understand their concern that someone "on the phone" could simply be taking a video or photos of the barracks ready for the next Massereene style attack as they leave after their shift is over. They didn't really manhandle him and were pretty polite the whole way through.

Lol...they knew they were on camera. I've seen issues like that dealt with a lot different

[MoChara]

I think your man was being a gobshite. No matter whether you're a fan of the PSNI or not, you can understand their concern that someone "on the phone" could simply be taking a video or photos of the barracks ready for the next Massereene style attack as they leave after their shift is over. They didn't really manhandle him and were pretty polite the whole way through.

Surely between google street view and google earth the dissidents don't have to take photos of the cop shops any more.

[armaghniac]

I think your man was being a gobshite. No matter whether you're a fan of the PSNI or not, you can understand their concern that someone "on the phone" could simply be taking a video or photos of the barracks ready for the next Massereene style attack as they leave after their shift is over. They didn't really manhandle him and were pretty polite the whole way through.

Surely between google street view and google earth the dissidents don't have to take photos of the cop shops any more.

Indeed, what with dash cams, and cameras small enough to fit into a button, any "terrorists" that are ostentatiously photographing copshops need a bit of tech training.

[seafoid]

The law is slightly different in Angerland:

You can only be stopped and searched without reasonable grounds if it has been approved by a senior police officer. This can happen if it is suspected that: serious violence could take place. you're carrying a weapon or have used one.

Don't know what a senior officer is.

That s real English authority talking. But in England the police and the people mostly have the same religion.