A friend was detained in cantoment police station during a drug raid. He was suspected to be under the influence of drugs. Anyway, he has made a request to make a phone call so that he can settle some business meeting n his children who will be alone after 8am as the wife will be going to work.
FOr whatever reasons, his request was rejected. As such my friend told them his predicament and asked if the officer will be responsible if the children are met with mishap and the answer from a senior police officer was,"I am in-charge of the station, not yr personal life, so no phone call."
He was detained for over 10hrs. he lost his job as his boss was not very happy that he went missing and missed a few important client. his wife had a big fight with him too. Question is, why can't he make just a simple phone call?? where can we find enforecemnt laws or regulations write up? not knowing wht is our right has indeed deprived my friend's standing.
2007-04-08 22:25:36 · 7 answers · asked by yipee 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
My friend was let off with no charges, clean n pure.
wht trouble him n myself is why the phone call is not granted. the officers could jolly well put the phone on speaker to supervise the conversation.
anyway isn't there any means of knowing what can and cannot a police office can do during such raid, during police check, police stop, etc.
we should know where we stand in-order not to be exploit like my friend.
i respect the officers for doing wht they do, hey wht to complain s'pore is a safe heaven. But not in the expanse of exploiting our ignorance in laws
2007-04-09 02:25:24 · update #1
Thank you all for your kind contirbution.
some might be sacastic but contribution no less.
Well guess i wont find my answer : is there any way to know our rights on such cases. write up, internet informaTIOn, whatever since the ruling party has been emphasizing on transparency for policy making.
2007-04-09 16:46:59 · update #2
yikes! what a horror story. get a lawyer and sue for damages, especially if the officer is white and the plantiff is an ethnic minority. OHHHHH yeah! litigious society :D
2007-04-08 22:34:12 · answer #1 · answered by viensmevoir 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hmmm, this is one of those that you just say, oh well. I notice that you never stated that at the end of the 10 hrs he was never charged with a crime. Hmmm, makes you wonder if maybe he was. The simple fact is, it does not matter. You have a right to a phone call once you are arrested. Under arrest and being detained are completely different. The thing is, while he is saying "I need to call and make arrangements for my children" if an officer allowed him to make that phone call, all he has to say to whoever is on the other end of the line is "hey, this is joe, and i'm at such and such place, and there is some kind of police thing here holding me up" Now Joe has just tipped off his buddies that this place is being raided and they need to get their things gathered up and out of where-ever because they may be next. It happens. For the safety of the officers involved in the raid and the integrity of any ongoing investigation, you do not allow someone who is being detained in a drug raid to make a phone call - for any reason
2007-04-09 06:19:29 · answer #2 · answered by picture . . . perfect 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the police should immediately allow people picked up in drug raids to make a phone call and get the word out that a major drug raid is going on.
I'm no fan of the drug laws, and I'd repeal them all in a heartbeat if I had the power, but let's use some common sense, here. It sometimes takes the police months to set up the timing for a major raid like that, and the last thing they want to do is have the first ones caught warn those that weren't there at the time of the raid.
2007-04-09 07:28:18 · answer #3 · answered by open4one 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In Canada, you only have the right to call a lawyer, that's it (unless you are under 18 and you can call a parent or guardian).
We can refuse to let persons in custody call any one else. However, WE can make the call for the person if it is for something like informing an employer or arranging child care.
I have done this as a favor for cooperative people but I am not required to.
You say:
"that he can settle some business meeting n his children who will be alone after 8am as the wife will be going to work."
So there was a parent home???? She was going to leave them alone? That would be her responsibility and not ours.
Missed business meetings are not life and death and again, NOT our responsibility.
Getting arrested is inconvenient, there is no doubt about it. If you commit an offence you are responsible for the repercussions in your life not the police. He should have called a lawyer and asked he/she to make the rest of the phone calls.
2007-04-09 08:27:21 · answer #4 · answered by joeanonymous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually you have your right as a citizen. I hope the Director of CNB or someone higher should read this and take action against those officers who caused all the trouble...sorry to hear you lost your job because of this. You were only a suspect and not an accused yet. Anyway what was the result of your urine test?????
Never give up, if your urine is NEGATIVE make a police report and let them investigate, i dont't know whether they will investigate or cover up their officers. CPIB will do a good job.
2007-04-09 06:30:12 · answer #5 · answered by binladeen2005 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In the US there is no constitutional right to make a phone call. The fact that he lost his job and got into it with his wife was his own doing.
2007-04-09 08:38:49 · answer #6 · answered by Judge Dredd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a raw deal. He should have at least been allowed to make one phone call.
2007-04-09 05:35:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋