AIBU to report abuse of police power?
(106 Posts)Without going into too much detail as it may be outing I was harassed by a uniformed police officer on the street and then he followed me into my place of work. This went on for an hour and forty minutes.
For the record I have committed no crime whatsoever, he just was just on some sort of dictatorship. I suspect it was possibly my religion or the fact I’m a young woman that wouldn’t give in to his bullying behaviour.
Obviously I haven’t been charged with any crime, as I didn’t commit any, so apart from the embarrassment & fear I’m no worse off in the long run. Should I leave it & rise above it? Or report it and risk being targeted again?
Context.
What did you do?
What did he want from you? Sounds odd. Did he know who you were?
Parked in a private car park (with permission) - just a fairly benign task
I would report it if so felt u fairly targeted.
It could be someone matching your description has done something.
Whose car park was it? The police’s?
I’m sorry, but there must be more to this.
Definitely report it. Police can’t and won’t get involved with parking on private property. It’s a civil matter. He sounds like a knob
How did he harass you?
He followed you into work and harassed you for an hour and 40 minutes?
Honestly, there is nothing more to it ...trust me if he could have given me a ticket / fined me / arrested me he would have.
No it wasn’t a police car park. The person who owned the car park didn’t have an issue (he didn’t even know who owned it)
So what did he want? What was he saying? Was he investigating a crime or something?
Or are you saying it was an hour and 40 mins of ‘you can’t park there’?
All sounds very strange, did you get his number? Was he definitely a policeman?
What actually happened? I'm imagining a situation where he says you can't park there, you say you can, you walk off and he, what? Follows you around for over an hour saying you need to move the car? Where were you? It sounds bizarre.
He wanted me to park somewhere else, no there was no crime he was investigating and there were lots of other people parked there also.
How did you get rid of him in the end? Police do get it wrong sometimes although it doesn't seem like it was his rule to enforce.
So did he give a reason why you shouldn't park there? How did you know he wasn't investigating a crime?
Definitely a police man 100%.
Pretty much I walked on, he then started phoning me & then appeared in my work. He was able to get all details from my registration.
Put in an official complaint he has broken the rules about use of information if what you say is true.
I think there must be more to this, how did he get your phone number? The DVLA don't hold your employment details?
Why didn't your report him as soon as you got into your place of work?
Was he keeping up a tirade for an hour and forty minutes, or did he turned up at your work within that time?
Seems very odd. Apart from anything else it's years since I've seen an actual police officer on the street doing anything, let alone getting involved in where people park.
Very vague of detail, op. If you are concerned then ring up and speak to the duty sergeant and tell her/him what happened.
He must have given you a reason why you couldn't park there? There's something missing from the conversation here. I do not believe that a police officer would harass you for 1 hour 40 minutes if you've done nothing wrong.
What was your response and attitude towards him?
How does the police officer know what your religion is?
Why would a polce officer bully a young woman?
Your registration number would give your name, address and insurance company. It does not have your phone number or employment details.
No way is your mobile number and work place recorded with DVLA!
Sorry- but the police don't get your place of work from your registration- your home address and possibly phone number, but unless you've been previously picked up form work and it's a 'known' address, I don't believe he turned up there somehow unless he followed you the whole way.
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