4 Sept 2007

Arrest - or just SIMulation?

Todays Express has an article about a female duncey arresting 2 teenage girls (one 12, the other 15) for a stolen phone.
The woman police officer met one of them near her home on July 19 and asked her about a stolen cell phone.

When the girl denied knowing about the phone and asked for her mother to be present during the questioning, the officer allegedly sent the girl into a police car with three other occupants.

At that point, it was alleged, the girl said she had a SIM card which was in her neighbour's phone, and the officer then went to the other girl's home and questioned her in the absence of her parents.

When the girls' mothers intervened, the officer became hostile and took the girls to the police station without advising them of their rights to remain silent or to consult with a legal advisor before answering any questions.

So, once again we have a duncey, who - bereft of brain cells to facilitate coherent thought - resorts to abusing (in this case) defenceless little girls. I know, I should expect this type of behaviour, but really, I confess: I am always surprised by the lack of sense displayed by dunceys.

The positive side of the equation though is the recognition of individual rights as told in the story, and how aware the general population is becoming.


The girls are rightfully demanding a public apology but again, this is mere mouthing off that costs nothing. As I mentioned before, financial costs should be coming from the pockets of these dunceys and not the public purse.