Frisked for weapons in Almere!!!!

To me this is a great idea which will porbably never see fruition in UK due to our current laws.....

I caught the 0052 train back from Amsterdam to Almere. Upon walking through the main part of the city centre there was a police blockade. Basically you were only allowed to go into the town centre once you have been frsiked for weapons - and then at the other end of the town centre, when leaving, you were frisked again.

I had a good chat with one of the policemen involved and he said its not teh first time they have done this, although its the first time I have encountered it, but he said that no one has ever refused a search and most say it creates a safe area for party-goers, and seems to be a succesds as street and club crime has been reduced by 60% over the last 3 months they have done it.

For me its a great idea and something that Greater Manchester Police should look at not only for Bolton for all towns and cities within its jurisdiction. I ahve nothing to hide and pleased that the police are actually being pre-emptive rather than catching up with the criminals.

Do you think its a great idea that the UK forces should adopt?


Saying that in Australian, especially Melbourne, they normally seal off teh roads leading out from Melbourne and everyone is breatherlysed - since the introduction drink-driving has been reduced by over 50% - again is this an idea that the forces of teh UK should adaopt - although this should require a change in the law as "random" breath tests are currently illegal under British law!

bwfc71 wrote:

Do you think its a great idea that the UK forces should adopt?

It would be great in my opinion, but with all the budget cuts in the UK it simply won't happen.

I haven't been into town on a weekend night in a very long time. Too many drunken dickeads who think they're Mike Tyson.

mixed feeling on this one. Although good in principle, its yet another step, albeit a small one, towards a Police state.

bwfc71 wrote:I caught the 0052 train back from Amsterdam to Almere. Upon walking through the main part of the city centre there was a police blockade.

They'd obviously heard you were on your way Chris.

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bwfc71 wrote:
They'd obviously heard you were on your way Chris.

Perhaps they had a tip off from Mr Sharp ?

They didn't ask for names or addresses and as they were speaking Dutch, and so was I they wouldn't even know who I was!

You were speaking Dutch?

Yep, I have been taking night classes for the last year. Whats so surprising about that?

What makes you think I was surprised? I just asked you a question. Klootzak.

Are we talking to Chris or his girlfriend here?

I wonder if she even knows that she's Chris's girlfriend or it's another Jitbag situation.

Natasha Whittam wrote:Are we talking to Chris or his girlfriend here?

Apparently his girlfriend sometimes posts things when he's not looking.

Bernard Dennis Park wrote:Apparently his girlfriend sometimes posts things when he's not looking.

Might be a good idea to log off after finishing on the computer.

These imaginary girlfriends are sneaky fuckers. Glad I killed mine.

Nothing wrong with having an alter ego, is there Jemima ?

No, I'm all for it sweetie

(ok, I'm going for a lie down now)

I don't like the idea of being hassled and searched twice every time I want to go into town, I could be in a rush. How long did the queue/frisk take?

Especially driving, it must make significant queues having to stop each car to Breathalyze them!



This seems like punishing the majority because of the minority. Like the proposed netting at grounds, the rest of us shouldn't be punished because of a few idiots.

bwfc71 wrote:To me this is a great idea which will porbably never see fruition in UK due to our current laws.....

I caught the 0052 train back from Amsterdam to Almere. Upon walking through the main part of the city centre there was a police blockade. Basically you were only allowed to go into the town centre once you have been frsiked for weapons - and then at the other end of the town centre, when leaving, you were frisked again.

I had a good chat with one of the policemen involved and he said its not teh first time they have done this, although its the first time I have encountered it, but he said that no one has ever refused a search and most say it creates a safe area for party-goers, and seems to be a succesds as street and club crime has been reduced by 60% over the last 3 months they have done it.

For me its a great idea and something that Greater Manchester Police should look at not only for Bolton for all towns and cities within its jurisdiction. I ahve nothing to hide and pleased that the police are actually being pre-emptive rather than catching up with the criminals.

Do you think its a great idea that the UK forces should adopt?


Saying that in Australian, especially Melbourne, they normally seal off teh roads leading out from Melbourne and everyone is breatherlysed - since the introduction drink-driving has been reduced by over 50% - again is this an idea that the forces of teh UK should adaopt - although this should require a change in the law as "random" breath tests are currently illegal under British law!

I've seen them do it at Bolton train station after someone got stabbed at that club at top of Bank Street. They did it for about 5 weekends afterwards but didn't find much so gave it up as a bad job.

5 weeks ? The train would have gone by then

gloswhite wrote:5 weeks ? The train would have gone by then