What are my rights?

~InTheSky~ · Aug 20, 2008

TheMadcapSyd said:

While my knowledge of UK law is pretty rusty at best, one that I came into my head though was this from the wikipedia article on police:

British police officers are governed by similar rules, particularly those introduced under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE), but generally have greater powers. They may, for example, legally search any suspect who has been arrested, or their vehicles, home or business premises, without a warrant, and may seize anything they find in a search as evidence

But then again it's Britain and from what I hear generally if you're caught smoking pot the police are basically like "go home man, just go home"

Also the one great thing we have here is the exclusionary law. There was actually a great article in the New York Times last month on it how we're the only country in the world basically where if a cop fucks up legally in getting evidence, basically all evidence that came from that no matter what can be thrown out.
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Thanks
It is sort of like that here, I know the first time you get caught smoking they will either give you an official caution (which I think is what they're supposed to do) or just say don't do it again and send you on your way. I think it depends how good you're being in the first place, if you're just chilling out and talking they'll let you go but if you start getting rude and abusive or unco-operative they'll even arrest you.

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