- Location
- Lincolnshire
Just after a little advice really. And not "give em half an hour with me in that soundproofed shipping container" advice.
Recently it seems that, despite the best intentions of the bobbies on the beat, that we can catch criminals better than they can. I was chasing a criminal who was intercepted by plod who couldn't enter into a high speed persuit due to lack of training. Similarly, when you come across theft or dumping, while the advice is "ring 999" the reality is that we are likely to be in a better place to catch them ourselves.
A focus on evidence gathering, then passing this on, just to get a crime number seems pointless. We know most crime is done by a few people. So how do you actively, and legally, apprehend a person to stop a crime?
Have any of you performed a citizen's arrest? What is reasonable force? What is it reasonable, as a farmer, to carry in your car to defend yourself?
I think we are deliberately not given information like this and would be very interested to know, maybe your ex cps or ex police, what we can actually do, and how best to protect ourselves from getting in to trouble. Because these criminals know what they are doing and I think we deserve to know too.
Please, no plod-bashing or vigilante plans. Let's keep it factual and practical. Because if we can't help ourselves noone else will.
Recently it seems that, despite the best intentions of the bobbies on the beat, that we can catch criminals better than they can. I was chasing a criminal who was intercepted by plod who couldn't enter into a high speed persuit due to lack of training. Similarly, when you come across theft or dumping, while the advice is "ring 999" the reality is that we are likely to be in a better place to catch them ourselves.
A focus on evidence gathering, then passing this on, just to get a crime number seems pointless. We know most crime is done by a few people. So how do you actively, and legally, apprehend a person to stop a crime?
Have any of you performed a citizen's arrest? What is reasonable force? What is it reasonable, as a farmer, to carry in your car to defend yourself?
I think we are deliberately not given information like this and would be very interested to know, maybe your ex cps or ex police, what we can actually do, and how best to protect ourselves from getting in to trouble. Because these criminals know what they are doing and I think we deserve to know too.
Please, no plod-bashing or vigilante plans. Let's keep it factual and practical. Because if we can't help ourselves noone else will.
But I would always, if possible, act through third parties (police, authorities, etc) and be aware of how evidence and witnesses might be presented in court.
