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> There was a store that had a sign .. that was forced to take it down by the police. That literally didn't happen, at least according to your own link. But
by defrost 1y ago
> There was a store that had a sign .. that was forced to take it down by the police.
That literally didn't happen, at least according to your own link.
But Mr Davies has remained defiant he will not change the message despite being advised by police to reword it.
The article has all the elements of clickbait, hinting at police seriously overstepping their mark on the basis of a self reported anecdote by a shop owner about a supposed remark by an unnamed officer.
- mytailorisrich 1y agoThis story is in several media and the police, as is clearly reported in the linked article, did tell the shop owner to remove or rephrase the note for all we know. [1] There are more and more stories like this one where police on the beat are taking upon themselves to intimidate people only for the police force to backtrack when challenged. Granted, at this point the story is "self-reported" as you say but it is making noise because it isn't the first "anecdote" and many have been documented on film so it is very plausible. [1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7077dn8xryo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7077dn8xryo
- defrost 1y agoAgain, as reported by the shop owner ... As noted, (both in the first link and again in this second link) the police do not consider displaying the sign in question to be an offence. North Wales Police, however, said it did not appear Mr Davies had committed any offence. "It would be up to the shop owner to decide whether he displayed such a sign in his store," the force said.
- mytailorisrich 1y agoYes, that's what I wrote. Not sure why you complain so much...