Questions tagged [breach-of-the-peace]

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What does the law say about noisy cultural events?

It's currently Chinese New Year. One of the very common cultural events during this festival is the Lion Dance, which is very noisy. It's noisy enough that it's hard to talk when there's a dance nearby. Furthermore, the noise carries a long…
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Can you be “protectively” arrested to prevent a feared breach of the peace against you?

Example: Antisemitic rally being held by the national jewhaters’ league. Robert the rabbi with his skullcap shows up in his very conspicuous Jewish garb to proudly sing some Jewish songs in the centre of the protest. Polly the policewoman pulls him…
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Is police discretion subject to the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED)?

Polly the police officer is charged with monitoring and policing a large demonstration which is evenly split between pro-X and anti-X factions. Or alternatively lets say it is dominated by predominantly anti-X attendees, while there are merely one…