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Article #11236Re: Total garage - non payment and taking thumbprints....??
From: Dave C.
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 01:17
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 01:17
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"crofters" <crofterscan> wrote in message news:aruh7j$q24$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk... > x-no-archive: yes > > (btw, I paid for my gas!) > > filling up today, i saw a small notice on the pump warning about having > means > to pay before drawing fuel etc, and that they are instructed by local > (sussex) > police to take your photo and thumbprint, should you not pay within an > agreed > period. > > wouldn't this be against some human rights, or privacy laws? thought only > the > police had authority to take prints, and only then when arrested, not > before... > > also, who holds the information, and for how long? someone could easily > forget a wallet, and get a police record! > > > I don't know about UK, but in the U.S., (unfortunately) the non-paying customer could use any legal means necessary to defend themselves from the kidnapper if you tried to hold them against their will. There are citizens arrest provisions over here, but the above situation doesn't apply. -Dave
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