| Comment | When I first moved to Glasgow I was walking back from a house party in Kings Park to my flat at the time in Toryglen, had a beer left and was drinking it on the walk back whilst listening to a podcast on my headphones. Cops drove past me and pulled me over and tried to fine me, I wasn't aware it was illegal at the time. I'd like to have think they'd have used some discretion and common sense and just poured the beer away and told me to be on my way. I found them super rude and proper jobsworths about it.
Other experiences I've had was being kettle at that anti-facist protest the other month and being moved along for sitting in Kelvingrove Park when I wanted a 5 minute rest on my walk (I was alone and sat very far from anywhere else and this was in May) and I was once stopped and searched when walking home from the gym at 2am because "I matched the description of a known vandal" (as its a crime to look like someone?) Tbh I think those two were just on a powertrip and made that shite up to stop and search me.
I'm from London originally and I find ther police there are much less likely to be jobsworth (probably as there's often more serious crime they know they should be dealing with) |
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