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The email asking people to support his call for the repeal of 110 is
reproduced below. If you want to help Gilbertson's cause, please copy, paste and circulate it to as many people as you can and of course sign the petition yourself. Let's see if we can make this one so big that they can't ignore it. From: David Gilbertson Sent: 04 March 2009 14:02 Subject: Excessive Powers of Arrest by Police - Petition to the Prime Minister Dear Friends and Colleagues, PLEASE READ ON, THIS IS NOT A 'SPAM' MESSAGE Most people are unaware that in 2005 a fundamental change in police powers was quietly passed into law; a change that directly affects the life and liberty of you and every person in this country. Section 110 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 was 'tacked onto' an otherwise acceptable piece of legislation and allows ANY police officer in England and Wales to arrest, (i.e. physically detain, handcuff and take to a police station for a DNA sample), ANY person, for ANY offence, no matter how trivial and whether or not a power of arrest previously existed for that offence. People can now be, (and have been), arrested and detained under Section 110 for not wearing a seatbelt; dropping litter; shouting in the presence of a police officer, climbing a tree, and building a snowman. Whereas police officers used to have to justify every arrest and be aware of whether or not a particular piece of legislation gave them power, they no longer have to do so. The power to deprive someone of their liberty should only be exercised in the most extreme circumstances, yet young and inexperienced police officers, (and soon, PCSO's), are being trained that arrest and detention of a suspect is the first option in most encounters with the public. This sweeping power is being roundly abused on a daily basis in all of the 43 police forces in this country and puts you, your wife, husband or partner, your children and your friends at risk of arbitrary action by the police. I spent 35 years of my adult life in the Police Service and am appalled by what it has become, largely as a result of powers such as those granted under Section 110. Petitioning the Prime Minister will probably do little to stop the drift of this country to what has been described as a 'Stasi State' but I would nonetheless ask that you consider placing your signature on the petition - if only to see how the government responds to genuine concern from thoughtful citizens. If you are sympathetic to this project, please forward this message and link to other friends, colleagues or bodies concerned about civil liberties. The link to the petition is below: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/PowersofArrest/ Thank you, |
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anon wrote: The email asking people to support his call for the repeal of 110 is reproduced below. If you want to help Gilbertson's cause, please copy, paste and circulate it to as many people as you can and of course sign the petition yourself. Let's see if we can make this one so big that they can't ignore it. From: David Gilbertson Sent: 04 March 2009 14:02 Subject: Excessive Powers of Arrest by Police - Petition to the Prime Minister Dear Friends and Colleagues, PLEASE READ ON, THIS IS NOT A 'SPAM' MESSAGE Most people are unaware that in 2005 a fundamental change in police powers was quietly passed into law; a change that directly affects the life and liberty of you and every person in this country. Section 110 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 was 'tacked onto' an otherwise acceptable piece of legislation and allows ANY police officer in England and Wales to arrest, (i.e. physically detain, handcuff and take to a police station for a DNA sample), ANY person, for ANY offence, no matter how trivial and whether or not a power of arrest previously existed for that offence. People can now be, (and have been), arrested and detained under Section 110 for not wearing a seatbelt; dropping litter; shouting in the presence of a police officer, climbing a tree, and building a snowman. Whereas police officers used to have to justify every arrest and be aware of whether or not a particular piece of legislation gave them power, they no longer have to do so. The power to deprive someone of their liberty should only be exercised in the most extreme circumstances, yet young and inexperienced police officers, (and soon, PCSO's), are being trained that arrest and detention of a suspect is the first option in most encounters with the public. This sweeping power is being roundly abused on a daily basis in all of the 43 police forces in this country and puts you, your wife, husband or partner, your children and your friends at risk of arbitrary action by the police. I spent 35 years of my adult life in the Police Service and am appalled by what it has become, largely as a result of powers such as those granted under Section 110. Petitioning the Prime Minister will probably do little to stop the drift of this country to what has been described as a 'Stasi State' but I would nonetheless ask that you consider placing your signature on the petition - if only to see how the government responds to genuine concern from thoughtful citizens. If you are sympathetic to this project, please forward this message and link to other friends, colleagues or bodies concerned about civil liberties. The link to the petition is below: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/PowersofArrest/ Thank you, OK done But the current government only have a short time left, the electorate can vote with their feet |
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In message , Corporal Jones
writes anon wrote: The email asking people to support his call for the repeal of 110 is reproduced below. If you want to help Gilbertson's cause, please copy, paste and circulate it to as many people as you can and of course sign the petition yourself. Let's see if we can make this one so big that they can't ignore it. From: David Gilbertson Sent: 04 March 2009 14:02 Subject: Excessive Powers of Arrest by Police - Petition to the Prime Minister .... ... ... If you are sympathetic to this project, please forward this message and link to other friends, colleagues or bodies concerned about civil liberties. The link to the petition is below: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/PowersofArrest/ Thank you, OK done But the current government only have a short time left, the electorate can vote with their feet and when have the current government taken any notice of public opinion, even if they are aware of it ? -- geoff |
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geoff wrote: and when have the current government taken any notice of public opinion, even if they are aware of it ? When have *any* government listened to public opinion and *repealed* a law? They're good at producing half baked legislation because 'something must be done' but not the other way round. Because that would mean admitting to a failure to legislate properly - something done in the main by civil servants rather than polticians who carry on in employment regardless of the party in power. -- *Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker? * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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