The police have got involved because the woman has made a complaint to them. What's the big deal?
Whether it's a police matter as opposed to an internal disciplinary issue is another debate, but the police are obliged to look into it if someone reports an offence so realistically they have no choice. It's all about the Victim Charter, don't you know.
In reality, all they've done is give the guy a first course of conduct harassment warning, which means not a lot really, only that if he did anything else that might cause her
harassment alarm or distress in the foreseeable future, he could be nicked for it. He's not even been arrested, so it's much ado about nothing IMHO.
Of course the police need to be involved, and also MI5, MI6, CIA, social services, the CPS, the probation service, equality commission, VOSA, Highways Agency, DEFRA, SEEDA and as many unconnected agencies as possible.
All about as relevant to the issue as the state being involved whether I choose to smoke in my car or not.
. He's not even been arrested, so it's much ado about nothing IMHO.
I don't know if you have kids but if you do and they asked you not to smoke in front of them, including in the car, would you respect their wishes?
Why don't they get involved in criminal damage/burglary/anti-social behaviour et al as a matter of routine then?
No it's an important chance for people to froth at the mouth, and sound off about something that doesn't really affect them.
Anyway headline should be
"Woman overeacts to nerdy perv, police pretend to be interested"
I wouldn't need to respect their wishes as I would not smoke in the car if they were in there anyway.
As for smoking in front of them outside of the car or outdoors? I will continue to do so.
One thing all people, adult or child, should respect is other people's freedom of choice.
Why don't they get involved in criminal damage/burglary/anti-social behaviour et al as a matter of routine then?
Oh the police should get involved. Give em something to do. The police in this town are at best useless. I saw one of those toy consumer service warden tour guide police litter picker people steaming up my road yesterday. It was the guy that was on Brighton Beach Patrol. The lanky drink of piss that bumbled about the streets with that fat little dump woman thing. Like R2 and C3PO they strolled about and played practical jokes to do with budgies on the beach patrol people? Memeber them? Well he came steaming up the road, loooking left and right as he went, got to the corner, looked in all directions, focused on something on the ground, picked it up, a chewing gum wrapper. He looked like he had his scent. He quite literally sniffed the air, refocused and briskly strolled in another direction. He had his quarry. What a f***ing tool.
I don't know if you have kids but if you do and they asked you not to smoke in front of them, including in the car, would you respect their wishes?