UK street policing and fines
Here in the UK we have 3 levels of street policing:
Real police
PCSO's (police community support officer) - limited powers - they dress like police but can't arrest you - they have to call a police officer
Council wardens - wear some sort of uniform and pretend they have authority, but have none
Here's a video of a budding anarchist getting one over on a PCSO
What? are they allowed to shoot people? or subdue
PCSO can't do either - think of them as civilian police officers - they can follow you down the street whilst calling for a real police officer on their radio
If they grab hold of you you're not supposed to resist - but it's a grey area - they're not supposed to do it, and I'd likely break their hold and walk away
Think of PCSO's as "ticketers" - they see you do something and ask for your details and issue you with a ticket
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