where is it filmed?
does the local council have its own byelaws against busking or having a large speaker in public?
Has a member of the public or the station staff made a complaint and asked him to be moved along?
All manner of reasons why the police could be asking him to move along legitimately.
But with the gawping bystanders, the cameras in everyones faces, the shouting drunks, it's easy to see how a very simple conversation becomes a little strained.
Out of curiosity (do we have any police b3tans?) how many criminal laws are there that the average policeman needs to know before walking the streets?
And I don't mean how many do the public expect them to know.
Surely in this day and age a simple reference tool on a smart phone could be deployed for occurances such as this, for a quick reminder on the specifics of dubious activity that they are approaching.
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HappyToast Groat froth, Fri 24 Aug 2012, 8:05,
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Just checked Hammersmith and Fulham website, if there are restrictions its almost impossible to find them!
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HappyToast Groat froth, Fri 24 Aug 2012, 8:21,
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I'll admit by bias as I have police in the family.
But I think if a police officer knew the full intricacies of the law they'ld be Lawyers.
Earning 10 times as much, in the dry, without daily abuse and threat to life.
Yes the'res bad ones, incompetent ones. Same with every profession.
I don't see nurses getting a hard time from the general public because of the few
that end up being a bit mental and start killing their patients.
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There' some L.U street furniture around there so it may be L.U land.
In which case he would need a license and most likely Tube staff that called the police.
Also he's a bit shit.
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Fri 24 Aug 2012, 8:22,
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ahh, good point LU definitely hand out busking licenses
they were probably protecting their own "talent"
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HappyToast Groat froth, Fri 24 Aug 2012, 8:49,
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Private land?
I suspect the land either belongs to TfL or Westfield (the mahoosive shopping centre behind the transport interchange). Either way, it doesn't seem like something the Met Police need to get involved in.
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Er.... what?
When did I say private?
I said "L.U" as in London Underground.
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Fri 24 Aug 2012, 11:37,
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you're right there
I had a job once teaching police trainees the intricacies of different laws and powers of arrest. there's a fair bit to learn, and it's quickly forgotten when and if they pass
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Fri 24 Aug 2012, 12:38,
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