On 15 Nov 2003 15:36:35 +0000, jasonr (Jason Rumney) @ f2s.com wrote:

"Bluestars" writes:

My comments:

If this happened on a London bus I think some passengers would not have
reacted as calmly as the citizens of Weymouth.

I posted a version of this story to uk.legal. under the heading
'Bus passengers detained and searched', for reaction, as I intuitively I did
not think the actions of the driver and the police were as legal as the
police maintained.

Lets say one of those passengers happened to have £60 in their
pocket. How were the police to know whose £60 it was?

I suppose it would depend on if it was in three £20 notes, or all
entirely in coins!
--
Nick Cooper

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