Drinking, Betting and Gaming
| Published date | 01 April 1948 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X4802100207 |
| Date | 01 April 1948 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
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THE
POLICE
JOURNAL
almost certainly disengage an object picked up. Often only one of
the hooks of the drag will have taken hold, and any sudden jerking of
the hauling line will disengage the drag.
The
line should be gently
drawn in until another member of the crew can ensure success by
passing another line around the object before it is fully surfaced and
the effect of buoyancy lost.
In
the
case of human remains, never
try
to land the body by the
drags before a securing line has been passed. Such an attempt is almost
certain to result in the flesh or clothing being torn away when the
body is hauled
out
of the water.
Then
the operation will have to be
commenced over again, probably under more difficult circumstances.
If
it so happens
that
there is a public audience when this mishap
occurs, as there often is, the situation will tend to become even more
complicated I
One could say much about the technique of navigating aboat
when dragging,
but
that is rather beyond the scope of this short article.
In
any case, one could hardly hope to inculcate such training by
written instruction, however comprehensive.
It
is an essential re-
quisite of success
that
the person who is in charge of any boat being
used shall be thoroughly experienced, and that comes only after years
of practical experience in boat management. Where dragging has to
be carried
out
by a Force which has no trained boat personnel, it would
generally be advisable to obtain the services of a local boatman, or
someone equally qualified.
Drinking, Betting and Gaming
By
SUPERINTENDENT
T.
RAYBOULD
D.C.C. WaIsall Borough Police
IF any doubt existed in the minds of Police officers, of whatever rank,
as to whether or not participation in offences should be resorted to
in order that persons who commit offences may be brought to justice,
that doubt must either have been deepened or dispelled by
Lord
Goddard, L.C.J., when delivering his judgment in the appeal case
Brannan v. Peek, heard in the King's Bench Division on October 23rd,
1947.
The
case arose
out
of the conviction of a man named Brannan
on a charge of frequenting apublic-house for the purpose of receiving
bets contrary to section I of the Street Betting Act, 1906. After giving
his judgment on the short point as to whether or not any offence had
been committed against the Street Betting Act, 1906, His Lordship
said:
"There
is another point of much greater public importance
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