Animal rights activists in Cambridge scooped the jackpot this week as they were awarded compensation for a wrongful arrest back in 2009.
Animal rights activists in Cambridge scooped the jackpot this week as they were awarded compensation for a wrongful arrest back in 2009. One lucky arrestee got his hands on four grand thanks to the misdeeds of Sergeant Jason Wragg.
Back in October 2009, a handful of animal rights activists were demonstrating outside Zippos circus, due to their use of performing animals. Two were arrested, allegedly for breach of Section 14 Public order act and Section 5. Basically their crime seems to have been having a better understanding of the law than Mr Wragg. Charges were dropped at virtually the first opportunity, at the pre-trial review in December.
Speaking about his arrest and payout, one nouveaux riche vegan told SchNEWS, “This was very typical of animal rights demos in Cambridge - the police are usually very unaware of the actual law and when they do know it they twist it”.
If you want to get involved in the struggle for inter-species justice in the Cambridge area or are simply short of cash then check out
http://animalrightscambridge.webs.com
Back in October 2009, a handful of animal rights activists were demonstrating outside Zippos circus, due to their use of performing animals. Two were arrested, allegedly for breach of Section 14 Public order act and Section 5. Basically their crime seems to have been having a better understanding of the law than Mr Wragg. Charges were dropped at virtually the first opportunity, at the pre-trial review in December.
Speaking about his arrest and payout, one nouveaux riche vegan told SchNEWS, “This was very typical of animal rights demos in Cambridge - the police are usually very unaware of the actual law and when they do know it they twist it”.
If you want to get involved in the struggle for inter-species justice in the Cambridge area or are simply short of cash then check out
http://animalrightscambridge.webs.com
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