18 May, 2007
Busted anyway
This story, reported by The Register starts amusingly. Apparently, a Manchester police officer thought he saw the silhouette of an armed person in a house, so called for armed backup. The ensuing raid discovered a 'life-size' statue of Lara Croft.
That's fair enough: an entirely understandable mistake with a creditable response. However:
Williams [the house's owner] was arrested at the scene and held for 13 hours. He's now been bailed on firearms offences and will find out next month if he faces further action.
And thereby a potentially positive illustration of police vigilance and professionalism is ruined by a refusal to acknowledge a misunderstanding.
Remember, in the UK, those with nothing to hide have nothing to fear from surveillance and law-enforcement agencies. Right?
Posted by Ministry at 13:33
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