Mike_B wrote:
> In message , Palindrome
> writes
>> Mike_B wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>> It is common sense that local laws should apply locally. Not that
>>>>> foreign laws should be enforceable here for an action which isn't
>>>>> an offence here.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I don't think that you will find many people that agree that
>>>> foreigners should be able to come here, break laws but escape
>>>> punishment - simply by returning home to a country which doesn't
>>>> have such laws.
>>>>
>>> Really? So tell me, next time my partner of 14 years and I go to
>>> visit friends in Bahrain and have . in our hotel room, when we get
>>> back should we hand ourselves in to the police and should we be
>>> prosecuted here in the UK for breaking Bahrain law?
>>>
>>
>> If you have that little respect for Bahrain's laws - then don't go
>> there. Or go there with a Diplomatic Immunity and/or an army and/or as
>> part of an emergency relief effort under the auspices of an
>> organisation that has demanded that its staff will not be subject to
>> local laws.
>>
>>
>
> Great dodge of the question, but not an answer. When I pop down to my
> local plod shop in town to hand myself in, what do you think would be
> the appropriate charge and punishment for my heinous crime of sleeping
> with my partner?
>
IIUC, the police prefer to come and collect at a time to suit
themselves.(eg giving the offender a nice weekend in the cells before
anything is done)
However, if the local station is any guide - you will find it locked if
you just go there on spec. Repeated attempts will eventually get you
through the door, to be greeted by some wizened geriatric who will take
the details and leave you there whilst they "try an find someone". To
eventually return and ask if you can come back tomorrow, as they are a
bit busy at the moment.
It will be the CPS that determine the charge. So it could be almost
anything. IIRC, dropping a crisp resulted in a charge of unlicenced
dumping of hazardous waste. So, expect the unexpected - eg Trade
Description Act (mandatory labelling requirements) - Illegally
presenting mutton as lamb. or maybe the Factory Act - Unlawful operation
of hazardous equipment without adequate safety guards.
The punishment is a different matter. It is normal to allow for time
already served, so, after 14 years, a slap on the wrist should do. With
or without the French maid outfit..
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Sue
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