The vehicle was seized under section 59 of the Police Reform Act, which was strengthened earlier this year to allow police to immediately confiscate a vehicle causing – or likely to cause – alarm, distress or annoyance to the public. Wow, what constitutes “likely to cause”? Sounds like overreach if I’ve ever heard it. All for taking it if you’re caught breaking the law, but likely to break the law sounds a little too minority report for me.
I don’t agree with confiscation, but definitely give tickets when it’s warranted. As someone who has a muscle car that is loud, if you’re doing what you can to be respectful, then people can just be people and live together and not be Karens. If my neighbors went out of their way to make my life miserable, I’d return the favor, and that makes for shitty communities. I’d be on your side if I went out of my way to be an asshole.
It’s normal language for UK laws. It’s to allow the police to stop someone doing something before they hurt someone rather than waiting until they do and then arresting them. In general we have a bit more trust in the police than the US - policing by consent rather than overwhelming force. Also why the police don’t usually carry guns.
Well likely to cause really means likely to do again since these laws usually target problem individuals with a history of law breaking.
All it does is save time, these idiots would get arrested anyway but now the police don’t have to sit a round the corner waiting for them to commit a crimes so they can arrest them.
Upperhand@lemmy.world 3 days ago
The vehicle was seized under section 59 of the Police Reform Act, which was strengthened earlier this year to allow police to immediately confiscate a vehicle causing – or likely to cause – alarm, distress or annoyance to the public. Wow, what constitutes “likely to cause”? Sounds like overreach if I’ve ever heard it. All for taking it if you’re caught breaking the law, but likely to break the law sounds a little too minority report for me.
FarceOfWill@infosec.pub 3 days ago
Id guess certain exhaust mods. Plenty of bikes around me need confiscating.
Upperhand@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I don’t agree with confiscation, but definitely give tickets when it’s warranted. As someone who has a muscle car that is loud, if you’re doing what you can to be respectful, then people can just be people and live together and not be Karens. If my neighbors went out of their way to make my life miserable, I’d return the favor, and that makes for shitty communities. I’d be on your side if I went out of my way to be an asshole.
turdas@suppo.fi 3 days ago
Supercars like this are inherently probable cause for antisocial driving, so they should all be seized.
Upperhand@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I can’t tell if you’re being funny.
yeahiknow3@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
Humanity will never be free until the last Lamborghini owner is strangled with the entrails of the last Ferrari owner.
echodot@feddit.uk 3 days ago
And then we can go after the idiots that by American pickup trucks and try and drive them around the back streets of York.
Naich@piefed.world 3 days ago
It’s normal language for UK laws. It’s to allow the police to stop someone doing something before they hurt someone rather than waiting until they do and then arresting them. In general we have a bit more trust in the police than the US - policing by consent rather than overwhelming force. Also why the police don’t usually carry guns.
rah@hilariouschaos.com 3 days ago
That might have been the case before Sarah Everard but not since.
echodot@feddit.uk 3 days ago
Well likely to cause really means likely to do again since these laws usually target problem individuals with a history of law breaking.
All it does is save time, these idiots would get arrested anyway but now the police don’t have to sit a round the corner waiting for them to commit a crimes so they can arrest them.
kibblebits@quokk.au 3 days ago
Bright colors alarm me…..