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"You're a good man who failed to act...."

au contraire, sir, au contraire.

I did indeed act by bringing sense and sensibility to the number crunching. There's no point seeking to overthrow the "tyranny of number crunchers" and "extremist anarchists" (tyrannical anarchists??) by being equally tyrannical. I, sir, bought democracy to the issue by making the numbers accessible to all.

The numbers are the numbers and I am a mere servant to their Pythagorean logic. Please don't shoot the messenger...else the police may (or may not!) investigate.

Hi there PAUL1405...

A legitimate question for sure, however it's hard to put yourself in another's place without knowing and understanding all the circumstances prevailing. That said, these two constables were apparently on a normal mobile patrol when they spotted this fellow merely waiting for a bus? At muster he (or his likeness) may've been listed on the LOTBKF as a POI? Or one or both coppers thought they'd recognised him by his description and clothing from a COR, and considered he was worth checking out? There could be any number of reasons for doing so, and from your account, the two coppers didn't act unreasonably Paul? I realise such an incident looks to be quite over the top, for some members of the public, nevertheless these procedures are often used as a proactive measure, rather than that of reactive.

FYI:- LOTBKF - 'Lookout to be kept for'; POI - 'person of interest' and COR - 'Crime occurrence report'.

Hi there MHAZE...

Well you've done it my friend. You've totally convinced me, that had I not retired from the coppers, I would've perhaps resigned and taken up, either basket weaving, or cake decorating. Whereupon the reliance on numbers and mathematical equations, are far less demanding. Speak again soon.