Saturday, 28 September 2013

The policeman then said to both of them, "Come on, which one of you blew the raspberry at me"? The question was met with silence. He then said, "If neither one of you is going to own up, then I have no alternative but to arrest both of you. You are both under arrest. Stay where you are"! He went to the front of the 4x4 and called for back up on his radio. He went back over to the drivers window and told Mr Finleyson his partner was on the way from the bottom of the car park. He explained that you need two officers to make an arrest. A few minutes later his partner pulled up in a police Transit van. Another Robo looking cop got out of the van and walked towards his partner. The first policeman went to the front of the Land Rover again and conferred with his partner. It was ten minutes later when they walked over to Mr Finleyson's window. The first policeman said to Mr Finleyson, "Both of you are under arrest. You both have the right to remain silent etc. Now both of you get out of the vehicle and into back of the van. You will both be taken to the local police station for the night, then taken to court tomorrow morning. Do you both understand the charge of breach of the peace? Do you have anything to say to the charge"? Mr Finleyson replied, "I understand officer but what about the hens that are in the back and Martha here? It's been a long trip for them to get here and now a long day. I am worried about them. They need to be fed and watered. I also need to give them some fresh air and exercise. What's going to happen to them Officer"? He and Gilbert got out of the Land Rover at that point. Mr Finleyson had picked up Martha and was holding on to her. He became very worried about the welfare of Martha and his other eight hens. The policeman said to him, "we will cage up your hens and they will be taken with us to the police station, where they will go into the kennels at the back of the station, where they will be fed and watered. They will be well looked after, so you don't have to worry. They will go into a clean heated kennel. We look after animals all the time. You will get them back when you are bailed at court tomorrow. We will lock up your vehicle after we have caged up the hens. You'll get your keys back when you are ready to leave court, after your hearing. Someone will drive all of you back to your vehicle after court. Do you understand the procedure"? Mr Finleyson was holding Martha so tight her eyes were beginning to look bugged out! He did not want her to be put in the cage and then in a kennel for the night. What was he to do? He had never been apart from Martha and vice versa. She would be traumatised badly by being put in kennels. He had to say something to the policeman!

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