British police arrest and innocent man...

[gsh341]

for defending his property!

Yobs threw rocks at his house for years. But the father who fought back is arrested | Mail Online

For more than two years, Sydney Davis's house has been under siege from youths throwing stones.

After two hours of bombardment in the latest attack and no sign of the police, the 65-year-old retired builder decided enough was enough.
As a particularly large missile landed in his kitchen, he grabbed a plank of wood from the garden and ran towards the gang to scare them away.


The police arrived just in time - to arrest Mr Davis for possession of an offensive weapon.

He now faces up to six months in prison. Yesterday Mr Davis said he was bewildered by the decision to prosecute him.

He claims objects have been thrown at his house on 700 separate occasions.

His windows have been smashed five times in eight months.

'Something needs to be done to stop these kids. They are out there every night,' he said.

'One of my neighbours even had a seven-month-old in their kitchen when a brick came through the window.


'It showered glass across the baby's face. When these kids see the police they are off through the alleyways. The police have got no chance of catching them.'

Mr Davis's 42-year- old wife Pauline dialled 999 when their home came under attack yet again last week, but two and a half hours later officers had failed to arrive.

The couple's two sons, five and seven, were cowering behind the sofa when their father ran at the gang.

He recalled: 'My wife called the police at 6 o'clock. But [the youths] just kept on throwing stones.

'I have two kids and if one of those stones hit them it could have caused some really nasty damage.

'I left the back door open to stop them smashing it.'

When officers arrived outside his home in Swindon, Wiltshire, Mr Davis was handcuffed and led away to the cells, where he was later charged.

The youths ran off. 'What in the world is this country coming to that the police arrest people like me for protecting their own property?' he said yesterday.

'The police say they want to reduce crime, yet they let evil little toe-rags like this off. Then they prosecute hard-working, upstanding residents like me.

The law is, quite simply, a colossal ass.'

Wiltshire police claim to have increased their patrols after two houses in the region were attacked by arsonists.

Officers' shift patterns were also changed so they would be in the neighbourhood after dark, while the local council is considering blocking-off some of the alleyways.

Yesterday a spokesman confirmed that no youths were arrested in relation to the incident.

Local councillor Justin Tomlinson said homeowners in the area were 'living in fear' of unruly youths.

'We have sympathy with frustrated local residents - the Government continues to ignore a broken society, and therefore it is little wonder that frustrations boil over.'

[yeahYeah]

...let's ban wood too.

"offensive weapon"?

i am surprised this country has a military.

[ScottyT]

The law is, quite simply, a colossal ass.'

Seriously, everything is just going to hell out there. He is lucky one of these punks didn't knife him.

Going on for over two years and the police can't do a damn thing to stop it... Welcome to England...

[Dave Starr]

Originally Posted by ScottyT

Seriously, everything is just going to hell out there. He is lucky one of these punks didn't knife him.

Going on for over two years and the police can't do a damn thing to stop it... Welcome to England...

Can't, or won't?

[yeahYeah]

when your totally enabled by the govt., why would you leave. you'd be forced to work for your keep, esp. if you move to the US.

[gsh341]

Just for the information, here's the UK definition of "Offensive Weapon".

What is an offensive weapon?

Any article made or adapted for causing injury, or intended to cause injury

Any object carried for the intention of causing harm or injury to another

An offensive weapon can include many objects for example, baseball bats, any bladed or sharply pointed object, such as a screwdriver, broken bottles, knives, pen-knives and guns etc.

Of course they do have some great advice about weapons in general.

Safety advice

Carrying weapons is never a good idea. If you are caught in a public place with a weapon you are committing an offence. Remember that a weapon that you have on your person could be used by an attacker on you!

Hertfordshire Constabulary - Basestation - offensive weapons

[yeahYeah]

they need to add wood boards to the list


so, lemme get this straight...lets say some kids to to the park to play baseball and they are holding a bat..is that illegal, or do the kids need to be carting a huge safe with them that houses the bat?

[gsh341]

Originally Posted by yeahYeah

they need to add wood boards to the list


so, lemme get this straight...lets say some kids to to the park to play baseball and they are holding a bat..is that illegal, or do the kids need to be carting a huge safe with them that houses the bat?

Bat's are legal until you use them in a threatening manner or you're carrying one with no realistic reason for having one.

For example, if you're going to the park to play cricket, you can have a bat in your trunk. If after the game you go home, clean up and go out to dinner, but don't take the bat out of the trunk first, it is now an offensive weapon and you can be charged.

Basically, anything can be an offensive weapon if you use it to threaten or harm another person.

Nice, huh?

[afmo]

Carrying objects for self defence

The law does not allow you to carry any item for self-defence

WHAT?!?!?!?!?!

What a stupid ass country the U.K. is...

[TacoMalo]

So the blissfull peace of San Angeles and the joy joy feelings of peace and outlawing everything that is bad for you doesn't work? John Spartan would be shocked! Be well UK, you look great today!