Here we are.@squareupcentral. 'Officers were on scene within two minutes of being alerted shortly after 4am.' The experienced reporter notes a) the precision of the 'two minutes' and b) the vagueness of the 'shortly'.
@James_Treadwell Or. How many people (including police officers) die/seriously injured each year could have been prevented had the police carried guns. I'd wager the no. is quite small.
More cops will die before routine arming. The question will be 'how many' before it's seriously considered
@dadwithahat1 @DrewP1981 I mean, PACE allows strip search away from a police station. Can we assume law and policy was followed?
It's unpleasant, maybe OTT and probably not what most would've done... But does it deserves the outrage yet? Let's get the facts first?
@InspGadgetBlogs@Totusporcus Needs an 'intention to cause anxiety/alarm etc' right??
Where's that intent in a closed (presumably consenting) WhatsApp group??
Can see this being nfa'd and then misconducted out of there...
@PoliceP What benefit will this bring when trying to charge someone in custody, who will now need to be bailed pre-charge (and the police carry the risk) in order for CPS to arrange a visit to see if the victim wants them charged?
@OJS50@InspGadgetBlogs What do you think would be an appropriate outfit when you're having fireworks and other stuff thrown at you? Bearing in mind your employer has a legal obligation to minimise your risk of injury?