Comments on: UK: Holed-up perp had right to fried chicken https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/06/uk-holed-up-perp-had-right-to-fried-chicken/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sat, 10 Jun 2006 08:43:13 +0000 hourly 1 By: marek https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/06/uk-holed-up-perp-had-right-to-fried-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-3172 Sat, 10 Jun 2006 08:43:13 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3551#comment-3172 This is one of those where just because it’s a good story, it doesn’t mean it’s true.

A thoughtful follow-up piece in the Guardian explains:

I asked Gloucestershire Constabulary why they issued the human rights claim. “That certainly didn’t come from this office,” a police spokesman told me. “What happened was nothing to do with the Human Rights Act. It was a negotiation. He said he would come down if we gave him food and drink.”

]]> By: J.T. Wenting https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/06/uk-holed-up-perp-had-right-to-fried-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-3171 Thu, 08 Jun 2006 13:44:57 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3551#comment-3171 They should have laced the meal with some industrial grade tranquilisers.
End of problem 🙂

]]> By: David Wilson https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/06/uk-holed-up-perp-had-right-to-fried-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-3170 Thu, 08 Jun 2006 12:48:22 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3551#comment-3170 I’m waiting for the man’s lawsuit alleging that his health problems were caused by the fried chicken and cigarettes given to him by the police. I mean, if we’re going to respect his human rights, we have to respect all of them, right?

]]> By: Jim Collins https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/06/uk-holed-up-perp-had-right-to-fried-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-3169 Thu, 08 Jun 2006 10:24:30 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3551#comment-3169 I’m waiting to see what they do when the next guy demands a pint of Guinness and a hooker.

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