i was arrested cuffed and sat in the back of the car with my hands over the front passenger seat headrest, i asked for my seatbelt on as it's the law and was refused would i be right in thinking this is an infringement of my human rights ?
2007-03-13 21:44:18 · 17 answers · asked by steadexperience 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes, I think it would be, I have seen instances when the police have put on the seat belts for the people they have arrested, you should take this matter further.
2007-03-13 21:48:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
(UK) - seatbelt law for prisoners & escorting officers is that they are exempt from the provisions. Most forces have an internal policy that they should wear it, but its not law. A Nothumbria officer was killed in the recent past when the prisoner interfered with the handbrake, since no belts were in use.
It is not an infringement of your human rights - there is an exemption covering police purposes
2007-03-14 05:13:05 · answer #2 · answered by skipper409 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The police at the instant are not seen to be contributors of the customary public whilst they're working hence site visitors rules do no longer keep on with to them. it extremely is why the can speed, stress wrecklessly, run stopsigns and stoplights, bypass against a double line, and return and forth the incorrect way down a one-way street. ordinary experience ought to allow you to already know that they are not required to placed on seatbelts, and why. assume a cop became in contact in a severe-speed pursuit, might you like a seatbelt malfunction to be the reason the undesirable guy have been given away, say, walking?
2016-10-18 08:32:00 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Another one who wants to "get the police" because you got arrested. Ok, it is surely against department policy but an infringement on your rights? Get real. The best way to avoid this is to not end up in the backseat of a patrol car with handcuffs on.
2007-03-14 00:12:12 · answer #4 · answered by dude0795 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
shame they didnt give you a ticket as well for not wearing your seat belt, will teach you for being arrested, I guess if your hands were over the headrest you were arrested for violence, you didnt think of the human rights of the person you offended against. so why should you be so special !!!???
2007-03-13 21:56:13 · answer #5 · answered by sunnybums 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
It is not an infringement of your human right. I do wish people would actually go and read what the Human Rights Acts actually state before spouting on about breaches of them!
2007-03-13 23:37:45 · answer #6 · answered by SunnyDays 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is very law abiding for you to worry about seat belt law but a pity you didnt worry about the law before getting arrested.
2007-03-13 22:52:27 · answer #7 · answered by frankturk50 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
We routinely leave the sealt belts off if we have arrested someone with the potential to become violent. I have to sit without my seat belt on in order to restrain them. If they are wearing their seatbelt it makes it harded to get them into a restraining posistion.
2007-03-13 22:01:22 · answer #8 · answered by badshotcop 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Your hands were over the headrest? How did that happen? Why would that happen? the officers probably would have obliged you if you were not being disrespectful to them. you left out half the story.
2007-03-13 21:51:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
It would be best to ask your solicitor, he/she would be the best person to answer this.
But you would of thought that they would of automatically let you have a seat belt on, what would of happened if there was a accident?
Even though you done wrong by geting arrested, you should still be treated like a human.
Unless you were arrested for something very serious.
2007-03-13 21:49:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
I wonder whose human rights you had infringed to get yourself arrested in the first place.
The police officers in this situation were protecting themselves from you and that is perfectly within THEIR human rights.
2007-03-13 21:50:37 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋