Police Office Abusing his power and position

ic31420

sho_me_da_money wrote: »

My mate has NEVER been in trouble with the police .

Never been caught

until a few weeks back when the police raided his house and found some knives he browght back from holiday. The police were tipped off with some intel.

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What can my mate do to put and end to this

Stop keeping caches of knives / doing other stuff that society finds objectionable?

Tina20

Ok, if this policeman was really abusing his power and mr knifey was totally innocent, they would kind of realise this eventually.

Police would keep investigating, finding nothing and would question the person supplying misleading 'intel'

So why complain?

Unless the knife people have something to hide, just leave the situation alone and eventually it will end. Policeman can't keep giving incorrect or false information without questions being asked.

mo786uk

Did they coem in with a warrant tosearch his house? If so then it would have gone before a magistrate

It would be quite difficult for a bent copper to orchestrate a 'raid' on his own with no credible evidence.

Also ,if they entered your mates house and find knives that supported the evidence but no charges were made, that does not mean that the raid itself was dodgy.

hotbanana

sho_me_da_money wrote: »

Got a mate who was going out with a girl for a couple of years. They had a baby together but the relationship did not work out.

They've both moved on with their lives by finding new partners but she still hates my mates guts especially when he puts up a fight over seeing their son.

My mate has NEVER been in trouble with the police until a few weeks back when the police raided his house and found some knives he browght back from holiday. The police were tipped off with some intel.

The same thing has now reoccured and we are 100% sure the person responsible for this is his EX and her new partner who is a ......surprise surprise.....bobby.

What can my mate do to put and end to this harrassment? He can't prove it is them but we are convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt it is.

General advice.

Dont let police voluntarily into your home.

Dont speak to the police at all (except to give limited personal details where they must have grounds to suspect you have committed an offence - or are a witness to a crime).

Only allow police in if they have a signed search warrant. They can force their way in under other limited circumstances, but in that case, they wouldnt ask you anyway.

No charges were brought against mate and there is no indication that there will be any further problems - it seems like the police, regardless of their intel, have no grounds to do anything further. So advise your mate to relax and not feel intimidated. Just to follow steps above in any future interactions.

CKhalvashi

sho_me_da_money wrote: »

The knives are legal and there were only 3 of them, not an "arsenal" as described by one of the posters above. The initial raid led to no charges. The police then came back again a few weeks laters with more harrassment on his doorstep (not a raid).

He wants to make a formal complaint against this corrupt imbecile but has no idea who to direct it toward

I am so happy that I turned down a vacancy in the police force several years back. There are alot of hypocrite scumbags in the uniform.

Which force area?

CK

dacouch

I'd make an official complaint, if the ex's bf has been checking your friends records without reason (It does happen) then he might get in trouble

squack

A knife is just a thin bit of metal with a handle, they need to stop getting so emotional about them as long as they are kept at home and not brandished in public

A copper recently got sacked for improper searches on the national computer and knifed himself and his family to death, so watch out if going down that route as they are prone to over reacting

antrobus

sho_me_da_money wrote: »

....He wants to make a formal complaint against this corrupt imbecile but has no idea who to direct it toward...

Contact the police force in question. For example, if it was the Met you could start here - https://secure.met.police.uk/complaints/

fluffnutter

If my local coppers raided my house they'd find loads of knives. I find them really handy when I'm cooking.

Your mate should concentrate more on trying to build a decent relationship with his ex than worry about police 'harassment' (which will inevitably come to nothing so why not just forget about it). He's got a child with this woman; the more he bangs on about 'intel' and 'harassment' the worse things are going to be for the little boy.

Time that everyone just grew up, really.

DVardysShadow

Let it ride. There is not quite enough to go on, so let them hang themselves with more harassment. Mate should keep all records relating to what has happened off site.