Don't worry about the hundreds of illegal immigrant murderers and rapists that have been let free early by mistake, don't worry about the paedophile kidnappers who only get 5 years for their crimes and certainly don't worry about the influx of serious criminals on their way as soon as the next batch of Eastern European countries are admitted to the EU... the police are actually dealing with the real problems:

Quote:


Children arrested, DNA tested, interrogated and locked up in custody for two hours... for playing in a tree

To the 12-year-old friends planning to build themselves a den, the cherry tree seemed an inviting source of material.

But the afternoon adventure turned into a frightening ordeal for Sam Cannon, Amy Higgins and Katy Smith after they climbed into the 20ft tree - then found themselves hauled into a police station and locked in cells for up to two hours.

Their shoes were removed and mugshots, DNA samples and mouth swabs were taken.

Officers told the children they had been seen damaging the tree which is in a wooded area of public land near their homes.

Questioned by police, the scared friends admitted they had broken some loose branches because they had wanted to build a tree house, but said they did not realise what they had done was wrong.

Officers considered charging the children with criminal damage but eventually decided a reprimand - the equivalent of a caution for juveniles - was sufficient.

Although the reprimand does not amount to court action and the children do not have a criminal record, their details will be kept on file for up to five years.



Good to see our tax money put to good use.

Source: [Link: dailymail.co.uk]