Page 13 | Wings Over Scotland questioned under caution by police on account of Lynsay Watson

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 2026-08-03T20:47:19+00:00

No details yet. He says he will post about it at length tomorrow and it will be worth the wait. So this is just a placemarker for the moment.

Mollyollydolly · 04/08/2026 21:55

Can you go after the Police for harassment. I'm used to all the batshittery but knocking on your door in the middle of the night for a tweet? Surely that's harassment.

SirChenjins · 04/08/2026 21:53

Wings is awesome! Surely there must be Team Wings though?

lcakethereforeIam · 04/08/2026 21:53

SidewaysOtter · 04/08/2026 21:01

Because that wouldn't have aroused their suspicion at all.

"Suspect legging it out the back, Sarge. RELEASE THE HOUNDS!"

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Puppies! 😃

Or possibly PC Furry.

FaithHopeCarnage · 04/08/2026 21:52

Wings is busy!

“Got a call from Police Scotland tonight regarding Euan “Sophie Molly” Weddell’s dodgy fundraiser. Told them what I could.”

Full moon was last week

Ereshkigalangcleg · 04/08/2026 21:49

MyAquaOP · 04/08/2026 21:09

The problem is that most people will open the door if the police knock. You assume there's been a crime nearby or an emergency.

I've seen several cases recently where officers have turned up over online complaints instead which are very much one party against another. It feels more like intimidation than good investigation.

If the police want to interview someone, send a letter and let them arrange a solicitor. If there's enough evidence to justify an arrest, then arrest them and they'll have access to the duty solicitor.

Doorstep interviews risk people saying or signing something simply because they're frightened or just want the officers to leave, especially women because of the fawn response to stress. That's not a sensible or fair way to investigate.

Exactly. They don’t need to turn up mobhanded for a fucking tweet misgendering someone or joking about them in a mildly offensive way. It’s not even a crime in and of itself, and very unlikely to be deemed harassment/malicious communication in court in the absence of anything stronger.

ExpertInAbsolutelyZero · 04/08/2026 21:48

MyAquaOP · 04/08/2026 21:09

The problem is that most people will open the door if the police knock. You assume there's been a crime nearby or an emergency.

I've seen several cases recently where officers have turned up over online complaints instead which are very much one party against another. It feels more like intimidation than good investigation.

If the police want to interview someone, send a letter and let them arrange a solicitor. If there's enough evidence to justify an arrest, then arrest them and they'll have access to the duty solicitor.

Doorstep interviews risk people saying or signing something simply because they're frightened or just want the officers to leave, especially women because of the fawn response to stress. That's not a sensible or fair way to investigate.

Never say Yes when the police ask if they can come into your house. Anything they see that can be construed as dodgy can be used against you.

WaterThyme · 04/08/2026 21:46

SirChenjins · 04/08/2026 21:39

Everyone knows that is not true. Dark chocolate comes from the scrapings off the factory floor that people have walked on - it's the dirt that makes it dark. True fact.

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And who told you that?

Probably someone who likes those tea cakes with the white marshmallow made of frothed wallpaper paste.

SirChenjins · 04/08/2026 21:39

WaterThyme · 04/08/2026 21:13

The dark chocolate ones are better

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Everyone knows that is not true. Dark chocolate comes from the scrapings off the factory floor that people have walked on - it's the dirt that makes it dark. True fact.

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 04/08/2026 21:25

The police wouldn't get anywhere phoning here in the early hours. My husband switches his phone off overnight. We don't have a landline. I keep mine on but I have it set so that only calls and texts from certain numbers would get through. Perhaps the police can override that. I hope not.

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SabrinaThwaite · 04/08/2026 21:25

WaterThyme · 04/08/2026 21:14

Sorry, only saw this after I replied above

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You are a kindred spirit (with good taste).

WaterThyme · 04/08/2026 21:14

SabrinaThwaite · 04/08/2026 18:35

Did you not notice the comments upthread about Battenberg cakes, or are you just being deliberately contrary?

Anyway, we all know that dark chocolate caramel wafers are far superior to the milk chocolate ones.

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Sorry, only saw this after I replied above

WaterThyme · 04/08/2026 21:13

NoWordForFluffy · 04/08/2026 18:17

One of these!

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The dark chocolate ones are better

MyAquaOP · 04/08/2026 21:09

The problem is that most people will open the door if the police knock. You assume there's been a crime nearby or an emergency.

I've seen several cases recently where officers have turned up over online complaints instead which are very much one party against another. It feels more like intimidation than good investigation.

If the police want to interview someone, send a letter and let them arrange a solicitor. If there's enough evidence to justify an arrest, then arrest them and they'll have access to the duty solicitor.

Doorstep interviews risk people saying or signing something simply because they're frightened or just want the officers to leave, especially women because of the fawn response to stress. That's not a sensible or fair way to investigate.

SecretSquirrelLoo · 04/08/2026 21:09

They are actually called Camel bars and have been since 1981 back when consonants were troublesome.

Good grief the UK police!

SidewaysOtter · 04/08/2026 21:01

lcakethereforeIam · 04/08/2026 20:11

Mine was John Lewis, they thought the neighbours were out. If it had been the Fuzz I'd have been legging it out the back door.

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Because that wouldn't have aroused their suspicion at all.

"Suspect legging it out the back, Sarge. RELEASE THE HOUNDS!"

Boiledbeetle · 04/08/2026 20:50

NoWordForFluffy · 04/08/2026 20:46

I'm calling double bluff. Check the patio!

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Luckily I actually know exactly where his wife is, she told me where she was going! Didn't stop me very loudly shouting after him as he left mine "Now the police are gone do you want this stuff you stored in my shed back or do you want to leave it a bit longer?"

Although I suppose he could have done away with her in the very brief window of opportunity

NoWordForFluffy · 04/08/2026 20:46

Boiledbeetle · 04/08/2026 20:26

My neighbour is now convinced, after the second lot of Police at his and mine that the rest of the street is going to think he's murdered his wife as no one has seen her for weeks!

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I'm calling double bluff. Check the patio!

Hedgehogforshort · 04/08/2026 20:37

ProtectedlyInsufferable · 04/08/2026 20:33

The Telegraph says that the THE journalist who was investigating Prof Jason Arday re suspected plagiarism was interviewed for alleged harassment. So they are being weaponised by all sorts

Unherd has a you tube video with Kathleen stock worth a watch

Shedmistress · 04/08/2026 20:37

I wonder if they will soon be knocking on the doors of data centres when they arrest AI for confirming FACTS and FIGURES?

ProtectedlyInsufferable · 04/08/2026 20:33

The Telegraph says that the THE journalist who was investigating Prof Jason Arday re suspected plagiarism was interviewed for alleged harassment. So they are being weaponised by all sorts

Boiledbeetle · 04/08/2026 20:26

Boiledbeetle · 04/08/2026 20:16

I've just answered the door AGAIN to the police. Different shift, different crime but she'd heard I had a Ring doorbell!

ETA it is not usually like this in my street

Honest.

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My neighbour is now convinced, after the second lot of Police at his and mine that the rest of the street is going to think he's murdered his wife as no one has seen her for weeks!

Ereshkigalangcleg · 04/08/2026 20:17

ElenOfTheWays · 04/08/2026 19:35

My experience suggests that a lot of them only joined up for the bullying

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Mine too.

RoyalCorgi · 04/08/2026 20:17

NoWordForFluffy · 04/08/2026 20:11

That's bonkers really, isn't it? Who dreamt that daft idea up?

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It IS bonkers, but then again, they could just have googled Lynsay Watson, and that would have given them plenty of background.

Boiledbeetle · 04/08/2026 20:16

lcakethereforeIam · 04/08/2026 20:11

Mine was John Lewis, they thought the neighbours were out. If it had been the Fuzz I'd have been legging it out the back door.

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I've just answered the door AGAIN to the police. Different shift, different crime but she'd heard I had a Ring doorbell!

ETA it is not usually like this in my street

Honest.

NoWordForFluffy · 04/08/2026 20:11

FaithHopeCarnage · 04/08/2026 19:33

One of the many issues with both PND and PNC for cross-force working is that each force will have their own codes against which to register offences, intelligence etc. As of about three years ago, trying to obtain standardised data at a national level was, err, challenging. So unless individual officers were extremely curious, persistent and had time on their hands, it would be entirely possible for a complete picture not to be obtained.

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That's bonkers really, isn't it? Who dreamt that daft idea up?