GBFMYC

[DMR]

Thats ace!

[nevillew]

Bit of both, as the mood takes me

"Barrack room lawyer"    (not Obama)

[Foggy]

Who doesn't appear to know the law. Section 5 POA is about action likely to cause harrassment, alarm or distress to a reasonable person (ie causing fear), not "offensive language".

Obviously better than you do Paul, Offensive language is covered in section 5.

[flammableBen]

"Insulting Words"

http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?activeTextDocId=2236942

cunts

[pauld]

Obviously better than you do Paul, Offensive language is covered in section 5.

No, it's not, it's "threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour" likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. That is different from, albeit similar to, generally offensive language. The act is designed to cover people using violence, causing fear that violence would be used or intimidating people, not bad language.

EDIT: Just checked Ben's reference (in case they amended it since I last came across it!) and although there is a reference to offensive behaviour, it's made very clear that the term "offensive" is in the sense of committing an offence under s5, not just being generally offensive in the general sense of the word

[Foggy]

i think that you are just splitting hairs to be honest, Under section 5 you can be arrested for using what is deemed to be offensive langauge, feel free to put it to the test.

[Gazza's Fat Mate]

No, it's not, it's "threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour" likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. That is different from, albeit similar to, generally offensive language. The act is designed to cover people using violence, causing fear that violence would be used or intimidating people, not bad language.

EDIT: Just checked Ben's reference (in case they amended it since I last came across it!) and although there is a reference to offensive behaviour, it's made very clear that the term "offensive" is in the sense of committing an offence under s5, not just being generally offensive in the general sense of the word

i think that you are just splitting hairs to be honest, Under section 5 you can be arrested for using what is deemed to be offensive langauge, feel free to put it to the test.

As we live in a police state you can be arrested for anything these day's. Section 5 turns on intrupertation and as such it is a catch all abused by the police. You could agure that an Oxford shirt being worn in the county ground hotel is covered under section 5 as the act of wearing the shirt is likley to cause offensvie. In fact as I find oxford shirts ofensive anywhere I see them I am going to start doing some ciztens arrests!

[Mexicano Rojo]

Is it me or did anyone find that not funny?

[flammableBen]

I haven't watched it

[pauld]

i think that you are just splitting hairs to be honest, Under section 5 you can be arrested for using what is deemed to be offensive langauge, feel free to put it to the test.

I am, you're right, but that's what the law's all about

And no I wasn't quibbling with your obviously far greater practical experience of how the law is applied - in practice, if a copper tells me to stop doing something, I'll stop doing it or expect to be nicked.

[Foggy]

No practical experience Paul, I have lived with a copper for the last 10 years and when she says jump, i jump 

[pauld]

No practical experience Paul, I have lived with a copper for the last 10 years and when she says jump, i jump 

That strikes me as being extremely wise. Although my missus is nothing to do with law enforcement and she has the same effect on me

[Rich Pullen]

Is it me or did anyone find that not funny?

I thought it was just a couple of students goofing around. However, I did immediately come to the conclusion that it was unlikely that had been personally affected by this recession. Obviously I might be wrong there.