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Wednesday, 24 August 2011

Family banned from having doormat outside their flat
Mood:

d'oh
Topic: Authority

It can’t spray graffiti, shout at neighbours or play loud music.

So a family were bewildered when their doormat was issued with an eviction notice.

The offending mat was covered in warning tape and plastered with a sign reading ‘move it or lose it’ after their housing association said it was a health and safety hazard.

Lubin Reyes, 37, called the rules ‘ridiculous’ and is refusing to remove the rubber mat from outside the first-floor flat where he has lived for ten years.

The father of one said: ‘Someone is being paid to walk around and do this. It’s ridiculous. I can’t understand what they are thinking. It’s my doorstep and my doormat.

Full Story from dailymail.co.uk

Posted by Neil Bartlett DHyp M.A.E.P.H at 11:56 MEST

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Wednesday, 8 June 2011

Toy bus given parking ticket in Brighton UK
Mood:

bright
Topic: Authority

A hairdresser has appealed a £50 parking fine after a traffic warden gave his children-size toy bus a ticket.

Giovanni Cortessi’s 3ft-tall classic toy vehicle had been parked on the side of London Road in Brighton, for over a month when it was slapped with the ticket.

Mr Cortessi had initially put the miniature double decker bus on display outside Giovanni’s salon to cheer up customers and advertise his hairdressing services.

On 3 June Mr Cortessi noticed a parking attendant hanging around the bus who proceeded to call the head office to inquire whether to issue the bus a ticket.

Full Story from uk.news.yahoo.com

Posted by Neil Bartlett DHyp M.A.E.P.H at 19:48 MEST

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Friday, 3 September 2010

Tales of the Car Park, The Taking an Old Man's Car
Mood:

incredulous
Topic: Authority

Posted by Neil Bartlett DHyp M.A.E.P.H at 19:24 MEST

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Thursday, 2 September 2010

Numbers of complaints against UK police revealed
Mood:

blue
Topic: Authority

At least 2,000 police officers were subject to three or more complaints by members of the public in the last year, figures obtained by the BBC have shown.

The statistics from 43 out of 52 UK forces show more than 5,000 complaints made against officers in 2009-10.

The forces with the most multiple complaints per officer were in Northern Ireland, West Mercia and Lincolnshire.

The Police Federation, which represents 140,000 officers in England and Wales, said many cases were unsubstantiated.

The figures obtained from a Freedom of Information request by the BBC show 2,073 officers had three or more complaints against them, and there were a total of 5,069 allegations against officers.

Most complaints were about rudeness, assault or failure of duty.

Full Story

Posted by Neil Bartlett DHyp M.A.E.P.H at 22:16 MEST

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