My stop And Search nightmare seems to be drawing to a satisfactory conclusion, two months after it ought to have done.
Things started badly though -
The police phoned me yesterday, in effect telling my parents that there was something involving their son with the authorities, which I had not told them about so as not to distress them – nor had I given the police my phone number – as I hoped for postal confirmation, as I am now promised.
Te police phoned again this morning and caught me in before I set off for work – they have watched the CCTV footage of me being interviewed, which they said initially shows me not being searched as I emptied my bag – not the police – I reasoned angrily that I only emptied my bag out because they insisted on it and asked why I or anyone would simply empty bags and pockets out to the cops unless it was requested by them – the chap I spoke to conceded that this was in effect a search – he also assured me that the officers had no business in finding no evidence against me for telling me not to return to the water-feature –
That they wondered why I was at the fountain and asked me to account for myself is not something I object to – it is how they behaved once their case collapsed – that my behaviour was not suspicious should have ended matters – they deny accusing me of using a camera – the item they were searching for – and as the CCTV footage is audio only, that is their word against mine – I am in effect free to return to the fountain as I wish – I shall of course wait until I see this in writing, but I consider this a clearing of my name on my part and I see nothing to gain in pursuing the matter further at this stage – thanks all round for support and advice and feedback on this
