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Interested in knowing the charge?
"Criminal misuse of light ", perhaps?
Apparently it wasn't a static image it was a ten minute movie of images of Trump, Epstein, Maxwell, Prince Nonce Andrew and expose interviews.
Well done.
Trump's here for two days, I think. I imagine all four will be released without further charge on the third day.
Awh yeah nice let's just bend the knee even further shall we Starmer you pie-faced bellend
Good to see they’re hard at work going after the ringleaders of the huge white power riot.
The crime of making rich people uncomfortable. That's literally it.
This government seems to see the "beneficial" trade deal with the US as one of the key successes of their tenure. If it breaks down, they've got exactly zero wins and only a series of disasters they've lurched between since taking office.
Ignoring the fact that the deal seems entirely one sided and allows US tech giants to snap up contracts across whole swathes of British institutions, despite not being able to find any reasons for things like LLMs in government departments, without any reciprocal benefits like lifting steel or car tariffs which are all still in place and were what starmer used as examples of how good the trade deal is.
Doing "deals" with trump is like grabbing a snake by the tail, sure you might look for a while like you have control but at any moment the snake can turn around and bite you. So now we're stuck in a situation where we have to collectively suck trumps cock lest he decide to just say "50% tariffs for you bitches now".
Hence the strong arm tactics by the home office to scare people into not doing things like showing foreign visitors our contempt for them, which has been a long standing tradition of the British people.
Thames Valley Police said four people were arrested on suspicion of malicious communications after the images were seen.
Oh look, the truth is malicious!
Translation 4 inconvenient people were silenced by officers. By forcibly removing them from the scene. Knowing full well the CPS will likely not press charges.
Given there is no way any court will consider the purpose as causing distress. As required by the act.
Do not overeatimate the cps they are cynical cunts. Or the judges.
were arrested on suspicion of malicious communications
It's just performative. An exercise to waste time and make it look like the police and state are "doing something". They probably take their cues from the Home Office.
"Malicious communications"? A heinous crime indeed! So when is Trump getting arrested for it, together with most if not all politicians?
Yeah, that's the UK for ya. A ton of random bullshit laws lol
Well Trump is American and they adhere to free speech to the point of insanity so nope there.
What even is the crime? Is projecting light onto a surface now considered vandalism?
Apparently Malicious communications.
So basically the officers knew full well they have 0 chance of a successful trial. As no way any court will consider the intent to cause distress.
But instead are openly acting to silence inconvenient speech. Having had it made clear by the PA law that the gov wants that.
What is the charge? Projecting an image? Projecting a succulent incriminating image?
Take your hands off my projector sir!
I see you know your goose-step well
This is the bloke who got me on the projector before.
It's considered vandalism only when it's not a projection of Gail Porter's arse, apparently.
I'm not sure if it's what was used here, but a lot of areas have some kind of generic "nuisance" law, which basically serves as a general purpose "someone is doing something obnoxious that affects us and we want to provide law enforcement with a way to make them stop" tool.
kagis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuisance
Under the common law, persons in possession of real property (land owners, lease holders etc.) are entitled to the quiet enjoyment of their lands. However this doesn't include visitors or those who aren't considered to have an interest in the land. If a neighbour interferes with that quiet enjoyment, either by creating smells, sounds, pollution or any other hazard that extends past the boundaries of the property, the affected party may make a claim in nuisance.
Legally, the term nuisance is traditionally used in three ways:
- to describe an activity or condition that is harmful or annoying to others (e.g., indecent conduct, a rubbish heap or a smoking chimney)
- to describe the harm caused by the before-mentioned activity or condition (e.g., loud noises or objectionable odors)
- to describe a legal liability that arises from the combination of the two.[2] However, the "interference" was not the result of a neighbor stealing land or trespassing on the land. Instead, it arose from activities taking place on another person's land that affected the enjoyment of that land.[3]
The law of nuisance was created to stop such bothersome activities or conduct when they unreasonably interfered either with the rights of other private landowners (i.e., private nuisance) or with the rights of the general public (i.e., public nuisance)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuisance_in_English_law#Public_nuisance
EDIT: Okay, found a news article that mentions what they're being investigated for:
Thames Valley Police said in a statement Tuesday night that they arrested four adults “on suspicion of malicious communications following a public stunt in Windsor.” The police added they will conduct an investigation into the incident, and that all four people arrested remain in custody.
Probably this law, though it doesn't sound to me, on the face of it, like it'd qualify:
Malicious Communications Act 1988
It addresses communications "in electronic form", but I don't think that in the everyday sense of the word, a projection would count.
EDIT2: I also wouldn't be terribly surprised if they don't wind up with this actually going anywhere, and just wanted some sort of legal rationale to make them stop it for the moment.