Man arrested and locked up for five hours after taking photo of police van ignoring 'no entry' sign
Living on a one-way street, Andrew Carter is always careful to obey the rules of the road.
So when he saw a police constable ignore no entry signs to reverse up a one-way street to reach a chip shop he went over to protest about the illegal manoeuvre and photograph the officer and his vehicle.
It led to the 44-year-old being arrested and slung in a cell after PC Aqil Farooq first fired off a volley of abuse before knocking the camera to the floor.
He was then cuffed, arrested and bundled into the back of the vehicle over claims he had 'assaulted' an officer with his camera, resisted arrest and was drunk and disorderly.
So when he saw a police constable ignore no entry signs to reverse up a one-way street to reach a chip shop he went over to protest about the illegal manoeuvre and photograph the officer and his vehicle.
It led to the 44-year-old being arrested and slung in a cell after PC Aqil Farooq first fired off a volley of abuse before knocking the camera to the floor.
He was then cuffed, arrested and bundled into the back of the vehicle over claims he had 'assaulted' an officer with his camera, resisted arrest and was drunk and disorderly.
- added August 19, 2008
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I've seen and heard of quite alot of inappropriate police behaviour. There is a common thread that runs through the force of heavy handedness, their behaviour is often above the law and they seem to nearly always get away with it. The law should be fair and just and so should the people who are employed to uphold it. There should possibly be more official covert observers/watchdogs of the police to ensure that they are kept on their toes and keep in order.
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There's a guy that runs around New York City taking pics of civil servants taking advantage of their position of power and confronting them. It's funny how little they want to talk to this guy. Jerks.
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There is no justice, Just Us!
Ride on!
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Abuse of power is something new?
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- LukasKasuli
- 5 months ago
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