Originally Posted by
eddieC
Who said it was a dangerous environment, people walking, kids, dogs? It seemed quiet.
I agree with using common sense. Mr. Hair seemed to be responsible, did he not? The police were making up laws/ordinances that didn't exist. They were the ones who should have left the scene and come back after educating themselves.
And that's the crux right there, the police were being prejudiced. There was no law being broken and no real danger to the public, only the sight of the quad being set up.
In Australia if the police ask you to pack up and move on and you don't, you have broken a law (failing to obey a lawful instruction) irrespective of whether they have a lawful reason to ask you to move on or not so it'd be like trying to argue a bad call with the Referee over here.....