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[chadskin]

Hope that was the right call by the police. Cross your fingers for the hostages in the Paris grocery store ... :/

 

[Acidote]

Damn explosions.

 

[Mass_Pincup]

Please catch them alive...

I think it's pretty safe to say some will die.

 

[Kup]

This is creepy...

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Is this live or a replay?

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

So they must be taking the market any second now, or have already started the assault.

 

[Hanmik]

Is this live or a replay?

live

 

[QuicheFontaine]

Yes, section 5 of the public order act means you can't do anything that would cause harassment, alarm or distress to the members of the public. It's designed to tackle issues when maybe someone hasn't committed a crime but is being a nuisance. So if you walk into a high street and shout shit you can get fined, technically even arrested but that would be over kill and any custody sergeant would have a go at an officer for that unless the individual persisted after being fined with a total disregard for authority.

Someone recently got arrested in the UK for putting strips of bacon on door handles to a mosque. It was on the BBC news. So, if Charlie Hebdo tried to distribute these images in the UK, the law would actually be against them. But bear in mind that the key word is public, so it's fine to distribute it online for example.

Well I can only echo what Kaisersalsek said, in that I hear swearing in public all the time and no-one ever seems to get fined for it. What you said in your second post - harrassment / alarm / distress/ being a nuisance - is slightly different from simply "swearing in public" imo.

Edit:

Shit (don't fine me), it's kicking off.

 

[Koren]

I'll bet on flashbangs

Rather powder grenades, especially with this smoke. Wondering what happens...

Surprised that an assault may have begun there with hostages in the other place, too.

 

[ComputerMKII]

I bet there's gonna be fire real soon at the Porte de Vincennes

 

[Odah]

get those fuckers alive, they are not allowed to die

 

[Nevasleep]

Holy shit :/ could even be booby traps

 

[Pacbois]

I really hope they managed to cut the TV inside the store before lauching the assault at the grocery...

 

[Kup]

BBC back up now.

 

[thenight11]

Agence France-Presse ‏@AFP 42s43 seconds ago
#BREAKING Police launch assault where Charlie Hebdo suspects holed up: official source

 

[Hanmik]

another stream

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeIy0zH77MM

 

[chadskin]

AFP: #BREAKING Police launch assault where Charlie Hebdo suspects holed up: official source

.

 

[Tugatrix]

I hope the hostage is alright

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Speculating on flash grenades but not confirmed.

 

[Always-honest]

Holy shit :/ could even be booby traps

Yeah fuck.. Hope not.

I hope the hostage is alright

That would be insane, but i hope so too.

 

[Herb Alpert]

May they get these fuckers alive

 

[shuri]

I really hope they managed to cut the TV inside the store before lauching the assault at the grocery...

I wonder if they scramble cell phone networks too nowadays in such events?

 

[ComputerMKII]

More gunfire

 

[Flo_Evans]

Hope no more police/hostages are killed. Terrorists can all eat lead.

 

[ConanTheKing]

This does not equal casually using bad language in a public place.

Yes you can. It is an offence to use obscene and profane language in the street because it can cause annoyance and offence to those around you.

http://www.sussex.police.uk/help-ce...an-you-be-arrested-for-swearing-in-the-street

 

[chadskin]

.

 

[Gaz Pwnage]

https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q675.htm

There are exceptions, if an officer tried to deal with everyone that swore in public he'd never get home for dinner! Everyone does it these days, in casual conversation on the phone/amongst friends etc, but the legal power is there should the Police wish to use it. It's mainly to deal with situations like some annoying chav that hasn't actually done anything wrong for example, or those distributing leaflets of slaughter houses outside fast food chains, or those wearing shirts with naked ladies etc, that stuff.

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Do you actually read what you post?

"..use of threatening abusive words or behaviour..." and "...profane language in the street to the annoyance of residents...".

Once again, nothing about casual use of bad language, its CLEARLY worded in a way which means it can and will be used against a person participating in anti-Social behaviour, ie, being a drunk chav.

 

[NEO0MJ]

I feel that both the hostages and the terrorists will die by the end of this. It just looks like an insane situation.

 

[ComputerMKII]

Time for new thread?

 

[dc89]

Gunfire and smoke. Shiiiit.

 

[hitgirl]

special forces wasting no time getting in there

 

[Kup]

BBC has better video than Sky:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/worl...ng&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central

 

[BrassDragon]

Do you actually read what you post?

"..use of threatening abusive words or behaviour..." and "...profane language in the street to the annoyance of residents...".

Once again, nothing about casual use of bad language, its CLEARLY worded in a way which means i can and will be used against a person participating in anti-Social behaviour, ie, being a drunk chav.

Guys, people are being shot at right now... can this tangent wait?

 

[Mass_Pincup]

Gunfire exchange right now

 

[chadskin]

I wonder if they scramble cell phone networks too nowadays in such events?

They did, yeah. Was reported a couple of hours ago.

 

[Kabouter]

Time for new thread?

Fine by me

 

[hitgirl]

That's a lot of gun fire for two guys..

 

[Funky Papa]

AFP's stream seems pretty calm ATM.

 

[kamorra]

Oh wow there's a lot of gun fire

 

[Guerrillas in the Mist]

I wonder if they fired on the police?

 

[UnluckyKate]

2 big fire fights... No more info

 

[ConanTheKing]

Well I can only echo what Kaisersalsek said, in that I hear swearing in public all the time and no-one ever seems to get fined for it. What you said in your second post - harrassment / alarm / distress/ being a nuisance - is slightly different from simply "swearing in public" imo.

Edit:

Shit (don't fine me), it's kicking off.

Well I provided links that say they can, links on Police websites. Legal definitions will always be broad, I'm not saying 100% you get done for it, but it's a possibility, officers might just tell you to watch your language as I have done.

 

[kmax]

Don't these guys got a RPG?

....fuck.

 

[Odah]

I dont understand why they would attack them first rather than the guy in Paris. All he needs to have is a phone and watch the stream from it...theoretically

 

[Forkball]

That was a terrifying amount of gunfire.

 

[Pacbois]

Still no news from Vincennes. Might be a simultaneous assault.

 

[Kabouter]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=968123