Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Manchester@feddit.ukEnglish · 7 months agoMan carrying home his gardening tools arrested by armed police in Manchesterwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down10cross-posted to: unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
arrow-up153arrow-down1external-linkMan carrying home his gardening tools arrested by armed police in Manchesterwww.theguardian.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Manchester@feddit.ukEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square13linkfedilinkcross-posted to: unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·7 months agoWait so the police arrested him for hours and stole his gardening tools even though he could reasonably prove he was gardening? And he now has a caution on record?! Wtaf The fact the officers didn’t even know what a fucking allotment was is fucking baffling
minus-squareskulblaka@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months agoThis sounds like a cut and dry lawsuit honestly. Illegal detainment if nothing else. Especially now having a warning on perment record when no crime was committed? Lawyers should be lining up around the block for this guy.
Wait so the police arrested him for hours and stole his gardening tools even though he could reasonably prove he was gardening?
And he now has a caution on record?!
Wtaf
The fact the officers didn’t even know what a fucking allotment was is fucking baffling
This sounds like a cut and dry lawsuit honestly. Illegal detainment if nothing else. Especially now having a warning on perment record when no crime was committed?
Lawyers should be lining up around the block for this guy.