I suppose the fact that I'm asking the question automatically tells you that I've encountered one of these scumbags. The other day, I was pulled for dropping a ciggie, and as usual the timing couldn't have been more off - I was trying to board a bus with a friend that would have got me to university just before the lesson started. They ushered me away with their patronizing spiel from the same sheet that they all read from and took us back to the 'scene of the crime' if that's what you want to call it.
They went through the same rigmarole as what they always do, reassuring you that everything will be fine and nothing will happen (whilst they take your details). I hesitantly gave them my details in the end. Then, of course, they conclude things by telling you "Okay sir, you'll receive your £50 fine in the post".
Don't get me wrong, I'm not questioning his right to issue the fine, I did litter and I did it at my own risk. I'm not one of those obnoxious youths who assumes they have the right to do whatever they want without consequences. I'm just enquiring whether they actually had the right to detain me and what would happen if I just ran. Or any advice from other like-minded people who've been in that situation before.
I'm just gonna pay it, but I'd like a little advice for next time, if that time comes. I'm just not a fan of the environmental officers personally.
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I'd love it if someone gave me general advice, rather than just spit silly uneducated political jibes. I'm not questioning whether they had the right to issue the fine - they clearly did. I just want to know if they genuinely have the right to detain. If someone who ACTUALLY KNOWS what they're talking about could answer, they'd win Best Answer for sure.