Police Folk Allegedly Behaving Badly

[Haggis]

Sigh. Don't Statutes of Limitation have any value anymore?

2 years in most cases for civil suits in BC. Absolute limit of 15 years with some exceptions for cases involving minors, persons with disabilities and some frauds. This is way outside those limits. Could an exception be made since the plaintiff was 17 YOA when the first instance was to have occurred?

 

[FJAG]

2 years in most cases for civil suits in BC. Absolute limit of 15 years with some exceptions for cases involving minors, persons with disabilities and some frauds. This is way outside those limits. Could an exception be made since the plaintiff was 17 YOA when the first instance was to have occurred?

In small part. Limitation periods generally do not run during periods of legal disability which includes while being an "Infant." That ceases at the age of majority which is 18 in most jurisdictions.

 

[Retired AF Guy]

So a Guelph father takes his teenage daughter to the local coffee shop and a local do-gooder questions them because an older man with a young girl is suspicious right! And just to be on the "safe-side" calls the cops who then blast a picture of the father and daughter across local social media as a possible case involving human trafficking!

Canadian cops questioned dad about human trafficking after he took his daughter to a coffee shop

Plus: AI for mass surveillance, Alaskan lawsuit to decriminalize prostitution, "enhanced" British regulation of streaming services, and more…

reason.com

 

[Nvlgzr]

So a Guelph father takes his teenage daughter to the local coffee shop and a local do-gooder questions them because an older man with a young girl is suspicious right! And just to be on the "safe-side" calls the cops who then blast a picture of the father and daughter across local social media as a possible case involving human trafficking!

Canadian cops questioned dad about human trafficking after he took his daughter to a coffee shop

Plus: AI for mass surveillance, Alaskan lawsuit to decriminalize prostitution, "enhanced" British regulation of streaming services, and more…

reason.com

Geez. I’m glad Logan wasn’t around when I would take my daughter across the province to cheerleading competitions; usually stopping for a bite along the way.

 

[Haggis]

So a Guelph father takes his teenage daughter to the local coffee shop and a local do-gooder questions them because an older man with a young girl is suspicious right! And just to be on the "safe-side" calls the cops who then blast a picture of the father and daughter across local social media as a possible case involving human trafficking!

Canadian cops questioned dad about human trafficking after he took his daughter to a coffee shop

Plus: AI for mass surveillance, Alaskan lawsuit to decriminalize prostitution, "enhanced" British regulation of streaming services, and more…

reason.com

When I'm working Primary I make a point of talking with every kid in every car. I've referred a small number for a secondary examination because something seemed "off" (e.g. adult answering primary questions on behalf of the kid who is old enough to answer on their own, or a sole adult traveling with a kid and not having a note from the other parent). Thankfully all were non-resultant. We're trained to spot human trafficking and not just "do-gooders". The cops and the dad seemed to handle it well once contact was established between them.

 

[ModlrMike]

So a Guelph father takes his teenage daughter to the local coffee shop and a local do-gooder questions them because an older man with a young girl is suspicious right! And just to be on the "safe-side" calls the cops who then blast a picture of the father and daughter across local social media as a possible case involving human trafficking!

Canadian cops questioned dad about human trafficking after he took his daughter to a coffee shop

Plus: AI for mass surveillance, Alaskan lawsuit to decriminalize prostitution, "enhanced" British regulation of streaming services, and more…

reason.com

This could have gone sideways super fast.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Maybe there'd better outcomes for abducted children if more people would be nosey busybodies.
As a father of a daughter, I'd take the guy to dinner for caring enough to intervene with the cops.

 

[lenaitch]

Maybe there'd better outcomes for abducted children if more people would be nosey busybodies.
As a father of a daughter, I'd take the guy to dinner for caring enough to intervene with the cops.

So you'd be okay with being confronted by the cops every time you are in the public with your daughter and having to explain yourself?

The trouble with this type of public advocacy is it is unfiltered. it can range from a legitimate concern based on reasonable observations of the context, interactions, setting, etc. all the way to people who simply hate all males, social justice warriors and people who simply have to inject themselves into everybody else's lives.

 

[Bruce Monkhouse]

The Dad in question thanked everyone who cared enough to make sure it wasn't a young child in trouble...

 

[daftandbarmy]

So you'd be okay with being confronted by the cops every time you are in the public with your daughter and having to explain yourself?

The trouble with this type of public advocacy is it is unfiltered. it can range from a legitimate concern based on reasonable observations of the context, interactions, setting, etc. all the way to people who simply hate all males, social justice warriors and people who simply have to inject themselves into everybody else's lives.

So you've been to Victoria and Vancouver then?

 

[mariomike]

Story says "Logan" knocked on their car window and interrogated them.

Wasn't satisfied with their explanation, so "dropped a dime". ( as they used to say in old movies. )

Never been in a situation like that, but if he had simply reported the vehicle license plate number to police, they would be able to easily ID the father. A simple Google search shows he is well known on the internet.

it would have simpler than,

We did begin an investigation in an attempt to locate and identify those parties,” Scott Tracey, media relations coordinator with the Guelph Police Service, confirmed.
They then shared a picture of Puddle and his daughter, which began making the rounds on social media.

 

[Haggis]

Never been in a situation like that, but if he had simply reported the vehicle license plate number to police, they would be able to easily ID the father registered owner of that plate, not necessarily the occupant/operator.

FTFY.

Logan was probably in a bit of a panic, as many would be when they see/think they see a crime in progress. He did what he thought was right, given his life experience and training (if any). There's a million variables in situations like this. Bottom line is that he did something.

As for the Guelph Police Service, they ran with what they had.

 

[mariomike]

FTFY.

Thank you for FTFY my post.

Yes, I do understand the licence plate IDs the owner.

Perhaps let social media do its thing.

The trouble with this type of public advocacy is it is unfiltered. it can range from a legitimate concern based on reasonable observations of the context, interactions, setting, etc. all the way to people who simply hate all males, social justice warriors and people who simply have to inject themselves into everybody else's lives.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

So you'd be okay with being confronted by the cops every time you are in the public with your daughter and having to explain yourself?

The trouble with this type of public advocacy is it is unfiltered. it can range from a legitimate concern based on reasonable observations of the context, interactions, setting, etc. all the way to people who simply hate all males, social justice warriors and people who simply have to inject themselves into everybody else's lives.

I'd rather that, than seeing the same young girl, face down in a creek on the 6pm news.

I would also think my local cops would be smart enough to recognise us after the first couple of times. If you see something, say something.

Wanted / Missing - NYPD

 

[lenaitch]

I'd rather that, than seeing the same young girl, face down in a creek on the 6pm news.

I would also think my local cops would be smart enough to recognise us after the first couple of times. If you see something, say something.

Wanted / Missing - NYPD

Perhaps easier in a small community. Guelph is 150K.

It could go well if handled well. How the cops approach it would be coloured by the info provided by the complainant, which isn't always detached and objective.

From what I've seen on here, you would quietly accept police questioning actions and motives. Sure.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Perhaps easier in a small community. Guelph is 150K.

It could go well if handled well. How the cops approach it would be coloured by the info provided by the complainant, which isn't always detached and objective.

From what I've seen on here, you would quietly accept police questioning actions and motives. Sure.

I have the utmost respect for our law enforcement. You might be suprised at the amount of them I have in my circle.

I could understand people being upset with LEOs if they were going around prejudging everyone and pretending they knew what people would do in a given situation. Especially those they have never met.

 

[lenaitch]

I have the utmost respect for our law enforcement. You might be suprised at the amount of them I have in my circle.

I could understand people being upset with LEOs if they were going around prejudging everyone and pretending they knew what people would do in a given situation. Especially those they have never met.

In forums like this we only get to see words on a screen.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

In forums like this we only get to see words on a screen.

Meaning judgement while lacking all the facts?

Understandable.

 

[Booter]

Cops don’t work in a world where they have all the facts. We take people as the prove themselves. In writing or action. If youre a good guy at home and a dickhead when you’re in public, then it’s irrelevant that you’re a good guy at home when we are dealing with each other in public.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Good stuff

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