The arrogance of law students! Backfires on UK student….. “Police now on the scene, and he (or she) still refusing to provide their details, the fare-dodging law student was promptly arrested — at which point, according to the tweet, officers carried out a search and found cannabis”

London’s Legal Cheek have a great story about a law student trying to dodge their train fare. On being searched cannabis is found at which point aforesaid kicks up more of a fuss and “I’m a law student” etc etc

A mystery law student has discovered first-hand why it’s not wise to kick up a stink with ticket barrier staff at a busy London commuter hub if you’re carrying drugs.

Taking to its official Paddington Station Twitter account on Friday, British Transport Police (BTP) explained how a law student had approached the barriers without a ticket. To further complicate matters, the unnamed law student refused to buy a ticket or provide their details.

BTP Paddington

@BTPPaddington

Got to love law students.
This one turns up at the barriers without a ticket, refuses to buy a ticket or provide details.

Police are called & still refuses provide details, arrested, searched & this when we find the cannabis.

Penalty Noticed issued.

52 people are talking about this

Police now on the scene, and he (or she) still refusing to provide their details, the fare-dodging law student was promptly arrested — at which point, according to the tweet, officers carried out a search and found cannabis. “Penalty Noticed issued”, the tweet concludes.

Seemingly unable to resist a spot of social media-based banter, the BTP’s Twitter account for East Anglia responded: “Obviously hasn’t learnt that bit [of the law] yet then…”

BTP East Anglia

@BTPEAnglia

Obviously hasn’t learnt that bit yet then…

See BTP East Anglia’s other Tweets

Another member of the public questioned how the police knew the ticketless traveller was studying law. BTP responded: “The person told us”. Classic law student behaviour.

Elaine Brown@elenadice1976

How do you know they were a law student

BTP Paddington

@BTPPaddington

The person told us.

See BTP Paddington’s other Tweets

BTP has been approached for comment.

 

Source:  https://www.legalcheek.com/2019/06/police-poke-fun-at-law-student-caught-with-cannabis-after-refusing-to-buy-train-ticket/

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