"Rob Morley" wrote in message
news:20081201150940.2fa57849@bluemoon...
On Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:06:01 +0000
David Hansen wrote:

I see that the police have picked on another cyclist in Edinburgh
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/Cyclist-fined-after-three-hours.4747444.jp.

If the report is true then the cyclist had working lights on his
bike, though they may have been dim. Thus he was not committing an
offence

Surely that's for the court to decide once he's refused to accept a FPN?

and the police had no grounds to ask him for his name and
address. Thus the arrest was illegal, just like the fixed penalty
notice.

If he'd given his name and address rather than acting like a silly
bugger he'd probably have got away with an informal caution.




"words of advice" is apparently the euphemism they use now.

As someone who frequently confronts vandals, drunks, and yobs, I am appalled
at the number of times I've seen people blatantly "taking the ****" get away
with a mere ticking off.