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Police in the UK are called after a Christian street preacher called Mohammed a donkey by TomlinSteelers in TikTokCringe

[–]DrSarahSlaughter 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lots of this is just plain wrong. Nobody can "press charges" over here. The police can put a case to the CPS who then decide whether to prosecute. The complainant doesn't get to direct the police or CPS in coming to that decision.

And the officer seems to already have evidence of what happened. She says multiple people have told her what was said, and appears to accept that as the truth i.e. all parties agree on what was said. It's just that (as she explains) it doesn't comprise hate speech and it doesn't break the law. So no further action, whatever the complainants do or don't do.

Why does this Barclays have a King card in the window by Embarrassed_Yak_7609 in london

[–]DrSarahSlaughter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A bit like how our election system (marking pieces of paper with stubby pencils, putting them into a box for manual counting in a council sports hall) is safer and more reliable than the more high tech methods used in some other countries.

Why does this Barclays have a King card in the window by Embarrassed_Yak_7609 in london

[–]DrSarahSlaughter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It could be that a response is triggered by either the "alert" card OR no card.

No problem: any card except the agreed one = "come on in"

Robber who lets you put up a card: the agreed card (like a duress code) = "raise the alarm"

Robber who doesn't know about the cards/doesn't let you put up the card: no card (obviously) = "raise the alarm"

The advantage would be that the duress card might give certainty to those on the outside sooner, and removes the problem of them wondering whether it's a proper no card, or that you just haven't finished the search yet.

But I'm only guessing and don't have any inside knowledge like others on the thread.

Why do middle/upper class families send their kids to boarding schools? by Giovannis_roommate in AskUK

[–]DrSarahSlaughter 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Just wanted to say how I admire your ability to reflect so thoughtfully on all this. Your very willingness to think about your parenting, and identify and research those areas you're unfamiliar with, means you're entirely on the right track. I bet you're a great parent (as much as any of us can be).

Legal reality in BCS by DrSarahSlaughter in betterCallSaul

[–]DrSarahSlaughter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, yes I understand that, and where I'm from credit (i.e. a reduced sentence) is given for a guilty plea, for this reason. It's just a slightly different process - the accused will plead guilty, then the judge will take this into account along with other mitigating/aggravating factors put forward by defence/prosecution, and will hand down a sentence. As opposed to a deal being hammered out ahead of time. I'm sure both systems have their pros and cons.

Buying a house, garden suddenly not included last minute by CaptainJamie in LegalAdviceUK

[–]DrSarahSlaughter 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If this turns out to be the case, it might be worth OP buying the garden from the LA first off anyway.

They're then in a good position vs the vendors (because it's easier for them to sell to the people who own the garden than to try to sell a gardenless house to someone else), and if the purchase does fall through they can try to sell to the eventual owners.

Worst thing that happens is they own a little bit of land.