That should be in bold, never never never give a statement to a cop before talking to a lawyer.I like Hatrick advise... oh and never never give a statement to a cop ,,, that's what your lawyer is for, tell them a statement is coming ...
That should be in bold, never never never give a statement to a cop before talking to a lawyer.I like Hatrick advise... oh and never never give a statement to a cop ,,, that's what your lawyer is for, tell them a statement is coming ...
I thought it was unusual when you said there was only one cop there. It made me wonder if it was a real cop, to be honest with you.SFMIKE! I only saw one officer. Is it unusual?
I didn't see the card thing.
One of sp in the home have a look through door hole, she said that he stand out there holding something like card not the badge in one hand and showed it to the door. I guess that is the something means police.
So Susiedo you have the police officers badge number? was he in uniform? do you know why they were there?
if you give me some more info i can prevent him from contacting anyone and get him into some trouble for violating the vpd's new policy of adult consentual sex work not being a priority.
please pm me any info you have and let me work on it for you. they are not supposed to be doing this kind of thing but that does not mean they aren't...
susie
the badge number, time, adress,etc. just makes it easier for me to find the officer and address any potential problems; like an officer unknowlingly violating a pooners rights and outing him to his family.
we need to work on communicating with police departments and ensure they understnad what is expected and what has been shown to a best practise in these cases.
in this case it worked out and we located him before anything happened. the police i spoke to today -3 seperate officers - "forgot" that prostitution had been decriminalized. it was nice to hear their tones change.
i am unsure how crown would view it but you mau have a point, it could be prejudicial. maybe someone with crown experience could pipe in here?
it seems like there's a little lag time between the laws coming down and police understanding what it means. they were all really nice and polite though and i don't think we're looking at increased enforcement here in the lower mainland.
In non legalize please. :eyebrows:Communicating for the purposes of prostitution in a public place is one of the legal provisions overturned by the SCC. Being found in a common bawdy house is another, also overturned in the Bedford decision, and the likely grounds for the RCMP actions in the incident. A common bawdy house, as the law is written, is pretty much any place that is repeatedly used for acts of prositution. This definition will likely need to be changed so as to pass a Charter of Rights and Freedom challenge of any revised law the Gov't may care to enact.
I will summarize what he wrote in simple language so the average pooner reading this will understand. There was recently a ruling in the best court in Canada which found that 1)talking to prostitutes in public should not be illegal 2)being found in house used by prostitutes should not be illegal. Before the best court in Canada made this decision, both 1 and 2 were illegal. So now the law is that doing any of these is not illegal.In non legalize please. :eyebrows:
take the time to learn legalese, bill - there's just no substitute for getting it rightIn non legalize please. :eyebrows:
Am I correct in understanding that unless you are being arrested or detained you can politely refuse to provide ID and leave?
You are legally required to produce ID only if:
1) You are operating a motor vehicle
2) You are in an establishment where liquor is being served
Is that correct?
My inclination would be to politely remind the officer that you are not required to produce ID and that unless you are under arrest you would like to leave.
Is that your understanding as well?
I was talking to an old friend who at that time was "affiliated" with some other bad guys. When he had left, I was confronted by undercover VPD and they demanded my ID. I refused and they stated my choice was being charged with"obstruction of justice" or showing them the ID. At the time I did not need any trouble brought my way so I gave up the ID as requested.Am I correct in understanding that unless you are being arrested or detained you can politely refuse to provide ID and leave?
You are legally required to produce ID only if:
1) You are operating a motor vehicle
2) You are in an establishment where liquor is being served
Is that correct?
My inclination would be to politely remind the officer that you are not required to produce ID and that unless you are under arrest you would like to leave.
Is that your understanding as well?






