Website review: Man spends 18 hours in police cell ...
pseudopsycho discovered this in UK
•5 reviews since May 9, 2008
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pseudopsycho discovered 3 months ago- From the page: "He only popped out to run a couple of errands for his disabled wife. But Keith Hirst ended up spending the night in a police cell after being accused of dropping an apple core. Despite strenuously denying the allegation, the former plumber, who has a heart condition, was taken into custody by up to five uniformed officers and had his DNA and fingerprints taken."
- aliasinkhorn rated 3 months ago
- Keith Hirst, who has a heart condition, was locked up for 18 hours From the page: "Mr Hirst, 54, said yesterday he would fight to clear his name in a case which could leave him with a criminal record and cost taxpayers thousands of pounds. "The way I was treated you would have thought I had robbed a bank," he said. "My family are law-abiding people and I would help if I saw a gang of yobs attacking a police officer. "This kind of incident does not help in improving relations between the community and police." Mr Hirst had just come out of a post office near his home in Swinton, Greater Manchester, and was heading for the chemists to collect his wife's prescription when a community support officer accused him of littering. He said the officer wanted to issue him with a £50 on-the-spot fine for littering. "There was a chap there in a fluorescent jacket, big sunglasses, and a baseball cap, on a bike, with a wad of tickets and a pen. He said, 'Why did you drop that apple core?' and I told him I didn't drop an apple core. "He then said he wanted my name and address. He was an over-zealous young lad, baying to give me a ticket. "I told him I was on my way to the shops but would be walking back that way if he wanted to speak to me later." Mr Hirst says that when he emerged from the chemists he claimed he was surrounded by five uniformed officers. "I said I had done nothing wrong and so was not telling them who I was," he said. He was taken to the police station, where his belongings were taken and his DNA and finger-prints recorded before being locked in the cells overnight. He twice had to be seen by a doctor after complaining of dizziness and chest pains. After being charged with littering and obstructing a police officer, the following morning he was handcuffed to a security guard to appear before local magistrates."
- milzika rated 3 months ago
- good god people...........we all need to wake up and pay attention to the war on US.... "He only popped out to run a couple of errands for his disabled wife. But Keith Hirst ended up spending the night in a police cell after being accused of dropping an apple core. "
- HybridHen rated 3 months ago
- He only popped out to run a couple of errands for his disabled wife. But Keith Hirst ended up spending the night in a police cell after being accused of dropping an apple core. Despite strenuously denying the allegation, the former plumber, who has a heart condition, was taken into custody by up to five uniformed officers and had his DNA and fingerprints taken.
- rationale rated 3 months ago
- Fucking shit. Fine and/or prison time for dropping an apple core? Here's to hoping that paranoia and police irrationality/cruelty have reached a high point, and will soon decline.
