Man carrying home his gardening tools arrested by armed police in Manchester. Samuel Rowe, who was returning from allotment, seeking to overturn caution for possession of an offensive weapon.

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It's a bit 50/50...we have a lot of lone wolves in the UK and whilst I have sympathy for this young man it's difficult for the police when a member of the public reports someone, they have to pursue the incident. I'm quite happy with that.tutor4u wrote: ↑Mon 28 Jul 2025 10:07 amSays it all in the UK now, Idiots have escaped from the asylum and taken over.
Man carrying home his gardening tools arrested by armed police in Manchester. Samuel Rowe, who was returning from allotment, seeking to overturn caution for possession of an offensive weapon.![]()
Fair enough they investigated it but once they established it was genuine why the need for a caution? Smells of plumping up the figuresDalartokat wrote: ↑Mon 28 Jul 2025 5:10 pm
It's a bit 50/50...we have a lot of lone wolves in the UK and whilst I have sympathy for this young man it's difficult for the police when a member of the public reports someone, they have to pursue the incident. I'm quite happy with that.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... manchester
EnjoyingTheSun wrote: ↑Mon 28 Jul 2025 9:50 pmFair enough they investigated it but once they established it was genuine why the need for a caution? Smells of plumping up the figuresDalartokat wrote: ↑Mon 28 Jul 2025 5:10 pm
It's a bit 50/50...we have a lot of lone wolves in the UK and whilst I have sympathy for this young man it's difficult for the police when a member of the public reports someone, they have to pursue the incident. I'm quite happy with that.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... manchester
Still now they are getting more proactive the penny might drop as to why a town of 300 people need 20 Turkish Barbers
EnjoyingTheSun wrote: ↑Mon 28 Jul 2025 9:50 pmFair enough they investigated it but once they established it was genuine why the need for a caution? Smells of plumping up the figuresDalartokat wrote: ↑Mon 28 Jul 2025 5:10 pm
It's a bit 50/50...we have a lot of lone wolves in the UK and whilst I have sympathy for this young man it's difficult for the police when a member of the public reports someone, they have to pursue the incident. I'm quite happy with that.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... manchester
Still now they are getting more proactive the penny might drop as to why a town of 300 people need 20 Turkish Barbers
No problem with him being reported & no problem with the police investigating but giving the caution is silly & obviously to get a tick in the offensive weapons box.Dalartokat wrote: ↑Tue 29 Jul 2025 5:08 pm
is a bit naive in thinking he can walk down the road in khaki and having equipment on his belt that could cause harm and not alert someone who would want to report him, especially in the climate we are facing with stabbings. We had another last night in Bermondsey London, 2 people stabbed to death, another injured in hospital.
As for the caution he's received it saves money and time than going to court.