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Ignore the date stamp, I need to reset it, but saw this yesterday...
Does anyone know what level of authority is required to move the cones in a closed off layby in the middle of busy roadwork to sit and do some photography...
If I decided to sit there with my video camera, I'm certain I'd soon be moved on....
https://youtu.be/x_4LQ1YRbEo
Does anyone know what level of authority is required to move the cones in a closed off layby in the middle of busy roadwork to sit and do some photography...
If I decided to sit there with my video camera, I'm certain I'd soon be moved on....
https://youtu.be/x_4LQ1YRbEo
HantsRat said:
Really?
Get over yourself. Emergency services will certainly be allowed move some cones! Yes you would be moved on if you sat there as you do not have an exemption in law as the police and others do.
Just salute if you see a noble emergency camera van tearing through red lights and feel honoured to have been in their esteemed presence. Every second counts for these boys. Get over yourself. Emergency services will certainly be allowed move some cones! Yes you would be moved on if you sat there as you do not have an exemption in law as the police and others do.
HantsRat said:
Really?
Get over yourself. Emergency services will certainly be allowed move some cones! Yes you would be moved on if you sat there as you do not have an exemption in law as the police and others do.
Constructive attitude you have there... Get over yourself. Emergency services will certainly be allowed move some cones! Yes you would be moved on if you sat there as you do not have an exemption in law as the police and others do.
Edited by HantsRat on Wednesday 13th May 10:38
However I would like to ask if a civilian employee of the South Wales Police would be able to have the exemption in law to which you refer, which is likely to be the position of the operative in this van....
Seesure said:
Constructive attitude you have there...
However I would like to ask if a civilian employee of the South Wales Police would be able to have the exemption in law to which you refer, which is likely to be the position of the operative in this van....
Yes as they are a police employee operating for a legitimate policing purpose. However I would like to ask if a civilian employee of the South Wales Police would be able to have the exemption in law to which you refer, which is likely to be the position of the operative in this van....
lbc said:
What are you worried about then?
He seems to be worried about whether the people who are enforcing the law are acting properly or not. That is not something which is only of concern to people who are breaking the law - that's something which is of concern to all of us.In this particular instance we're talking about camera vans parking where you or I would not be allowed to park. Camera vans do that all the time, all over the place. Given how very very normal it is for them to do that, I think it would be outlandish to imagine that they were not allowed to (hence why I found the OP's particular question bizarre), but the principle that underlies the concern - that those who enforce the law should not act outside the law themselves - is very valid.
HantsRat said:
SK425 said:
those who enforce the law should not act outside the law themselves - is very valid.
But those who enforce the law have exemptions and different laws applying to them than the average member of the public.SK425 said:
He seems to be worried about whether the people who are enforcing the law are acting properly or not. That is not something which is only of concern to people who are breaking the law - that's something which is of concern to all of us.
In this particular instance we're talking about camera vans parking where you or I would not be allowed to park. Camera vans do that all the time, all over the place. Given how very very normal it is for them to do that, I think it would be outlandish to imagine that they were not allowed to (hence why I found the OP's particular question bizarre), but the principle that underlies the concern - that those who enforce the law should not act outside the law themselves - is very valid.
Pretty much this... and not working in the legal / law enforcement professions I was curious to understand whether specific authority is needed to enter a closed off area of the highway, which is presumably closed for safety reasons, or whether they could do as they please whenever they wanted. In this particular instance we're talking about camera vans parking where you or I would not be allowed to park. Camera vans do that all the time, all over the place. Given how very very normal it is for them to do that, I think it would be outlandish to imagine that they were not allowed to (hence why I found the OP's particular question bizarre), but the principle that underlies the concern - that those who enforce the law should not act outside the law themselves - is very valid.
Seesure said:
Pretty much this... and not working in the legal / law enforcement professions I was curious to understand whether specific authority is needed to enter a closed off area of the highway, which is presumably closed for safety reasons, or whether they could do as they please whenever they wanted.
But you post comes across as very anti-police and just having a moan. Would you of posted this thread with a photo if it was an ambulance stopped at the side of the road in the closed off area? I very much doubt it. Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff