Our thanks to Gary for this. He writes:
Why did the police – in the form of two WPCs – deem it necessary to arrest the headmaster in front of pupils and parents, rather than at his home? This looks like a combination of misandry and viciousness to me.
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Gary,
Unnecessary arrest by the police is unlawful under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE). Where reasonable grounds exist to suspect that a person has committed a criminal offence, in order for an arrest to be lawful two conditions have to be met. The first is that the arresting officer actually believes the suspect’s arrest was necessary for one of the reasons set out in section 24(5) of PACE. The second is that objectively, the arresting officer’s belief in the necessity for the suspect’s arrest for that reason was a reasonable one.
The arrest of headmaster Gregory Hill on complaint by teacher Chloe Regester, in front of schoolchildren and parents of Howard Junior School by WPC Hollington and another WPC, appears to be completely unlawful and politically motivated by feminists at the police force. WPC Hollington should be litigated against for unlawful arrest and possibly false imprisonment.
Regards,
Jim