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LeftishBrit

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4. Good thing to have info about verbal abuse; not so good to have the police doing it

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Fri Sep 14, 2018, 02:05 AM

Sep 2018

The police are overextended already; plus the fact that, rightly or wrongly, people regard anything reported to the police as involving criminality.

But I don't quite see how wielding a huge knife in public, while saying 'kill kill kill' wouldn't be seen as at least bordering on criminality: surely it's threatening behavour, not just verbally hurtful?

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Police urge public to report insults that hurt feelings, but aren't crimes [View all] sl8 Sep 2018 OP

Thank 'dog' we have the 1stA.... AncientGeezer Sep 2018 #1

Does that include dirty looks? Sneederbunk Sep 2018 #2

maybe it also includes a thought you had once for 5 seconds 30 yrs ago nt msongs Sep 2018 #3

Good thing to have info about verbal abuse; not so good to have the police doing it LeftishBrit Sep 2018 #4