snowgoose
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Ok folks let me thro this conversation I had last year at you & see what you make of it.
The scene is Caithness Scotland, I am in a large carpark /picnic area,a LARGE sighn says "NO OVERNIGHT CAMPING".I am parked up 7pm police car does a sweep no comment, 10-30 he's back I'm having a brew outside,being in a cheeky frame of mind I offer him one & he actually accepted[must have been a quiet nite] Well big do's little do's I chance my arm & ask him about the no camping sighn this was his response" As A policeman I have to ask you to move on. wether you ignore this request is up to you.
Now if I take my official hat off heres the position,the sighns are the council responsabillity & as such come under CIVIL law all we are allowed to do is to ask you to move courtesy to the council.If you refuse [politley ] we make a report which is passed to the council they then have to officially go thro the legal procedure to have you removed, by this time you are enjoying a peacfull evening in someone else's patch. All I ask is leave no mess & do'nt take liberty's by hanging around for a week or so" After that he drove off & I had a pleasent long w/end[4days]not I hasten to add all day long just returned around 6pm never saw him again. In fact I was joined by passing surfers in vans & on bikes most nights.
The decision is yours was he right or wrong, surley theres some LEGAL EAGLE here.
Snowgoose.
The scene is Caithness Scotland, I am in a large carpark /picnic area,a LARGE sighn says "NO OVERNIGHT CAMPING".I am parked up 7pm police car does a sweep no comment, 10-30 he's back I'm having a brew outside,being in a cheeky frame of mind I offer him one & he actually accepted[must have been a quiet nite] Well big do's little do's I chance my arm & ask him about the no camping sighn this was his response" As A policeman I have to ask you to move on. wether you ignore this request is up to you.
Now if I take my official hat off heres the position,the sighns are the council responsabillity & as such come under CIVIL law all we are allowed to do is to ask you to move courtesy to the council.If you refuse [politley ] we make a report which is passed to the council they then have to officially go thro the legal procedure to have you removed, by this time you are enjoying a peacfull evening in someone else's patch. All I ask is leave no mess & do'nt take liberty's by hanging around for a week or so" After that he drove off & I had a pleasent long w/end[4days]not I hasten to add all day long just returned around 6pm never saw him again. In fact I was joined by passing surfers in vans & on bikes most nights.
The decision is yours was he right or wrong, surley theres some LEGAL EAGLE here.
Snowgoose.