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Subject: Re: Another step towards the police state. Imprisoned for dropping apple core. Posted on: Mon, 12 May 2008 18:26:19 +0100

On Sat, 10 May 2008 20:54:37 GMT, Periander <4rubbish@britwar.co.uk>
wrote:

>>>I am so sorry, I really didn't appreciate that the law on littering
>>>didn't apply to 50 year olds. FFS the old git should have given his
>>>name and address when asked.
>>
>> Why?
>>
>> Papiere, bitte.
>
>Because the 1983 Litter Act says that he should have done and PCSOs have
>the power to enforce that act given to them under SOCA (or whatever it
>was).

You assume that he had been littering.

Guilty until proven innocent, eh?

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Cynic