Police state UK: Pensioner John Hadley.

This shows the state that we have sunk to as a nation:

A PENSIONER was ordered to pay almost £600 in repairs – after police smashed their way into his house.

John Hadley, 67, came home to find the door to his sheltered housing flat, in Charter House, Vange, had been kicked in.

At first he thought it was a break-in, but then found a note inside asking him to attend Southend police station.

It turned out the police wanted to interview him over accusations he had made racist comments to another man.

He was charged with racially aggravated assault, but the case was dropped when it came before Southend Magistrates Court in November last year.

So the police break down his door, the door of an OAP(we are hardly talking the Kray twins here, or some international drugs runner) who has been accused of making a racist comment. Then as it turns out the case ends up getting dropped anyway, which says that even if it were true either the CPS or the police dropped the ball.

If as it looks he was innocent, as so many are who are accused of latter day thought crimes against the beloved barbarian moslem hoards of Islam sorry rascism I meant to say.

Then to top it all after being accused by the police of latter day thought crimes against the beloved barbarian moslem hoards of Islam sorry racism, they lack the decency to stump up the money to fix his door after breaking it in the first place.

Mr Hadley was then shocked to receive a written request two weeks ago from St George’s Housing asking him to pay £590 to replace the door and frame.

Mr Hadley said: “I have absolutely nothing against the police and know they’ve got their job to do, but they went over the top breaking down my door.

“They must have thought I was inside hiding, but I was out all the time.

“You worry having the police smash down your door will give you a bad reputation with the neighbours and there’s no way I should have to pay for the door.”

Mr Hadley’s friend Stan Dyson, 63, has written to St George’s Housing, which runs Basildon Council’s housing stock on its behalf, complaining he should not be charged.

Billericay MP John Baron has also penned a stern letter to Essex Police.

Mr Baron said: “I have complained their tactics were too heavy-handed, presented them with the bill for the door, and asked them to cover the cost.

“I have also requested an apology for Mr Hadley.”

Donna Veasey, spokesman for Essex Police, said officers broke into the flat because they thought Mr Hadley was hiding inside to avoid being questioned.

She said: “Police officers are granted permission to enter properties without a warrant under the 1984 Police and Criminal Evidence Act.

“We are waiting to receive Mr Baron’s letter. The question of who should pay for the door will be dealt with accordingly.”

Ray McKay, spokesman for St George’s Housing, said: “We are investigating this matter.”

**Well at least his MP is getting onto the case, that is something but it would not take a vast amount of intellect on the part of HM Police to work out that as an OAP he would not be hard to find, maybe the local community centre, the library, the local pub, hell they could have even stationed a PCSO outside his abode till he came back.

After all PCSO's are useless cunts to a man (or woman) and a total waste of taxpayers monies, at least had they done that it would have been cheaper than breaking down the old gents front door. Still maybe the local police had been watching re-runs of The Sweeney and wanted to look hard and tough!

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