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"....remember my first-year law school Law of Torts well enough, these police officers have probably just committed "the tort of false imprisonment". Basically this means that you're illegally confining a person and breaching her right to move about freely. Hey, police officers, she can sue you for that, you know?"
Pls read Mr
ReplyDeleteWang"s comments: http://commentarysingapore.blogspot.com/2006/09/just-another-day-in-singapore.html
"....remember my first-year law school Law of Torts well enough, these police officers have probably just committed "the tort of false imprisonment". Basically this means that you're illegally confining a person and breaching her right to move about freely. Hey, police officers, she can sue you for that, you know?"
The police circling protestors and 'imprisoning' them is a common method in the UK as well. The groups are usually alot bigger though.
ReplyDeleteIt might be the next move by the SDP to attempt to sue in this case.
Gandhi Ambalam's Speech at Speaker's Corner
ReplyDeleteGandhi is former PSC scholar, chief Editor at TCS who is now part of the SDP. Smart Guy.
Really Good Speech, Please take a look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-vaNPFzk6s
Wah our police so brave to defend us against these trouble makers. This video tribute shows how our police "Strive to win..." over trouble makers.
ReplyDeletemust really thank our policeforce whom even set aside important matters so as to protect us from jaywalkers and tramping.
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