From: billy@anon.com 
  
 "Norman Wells"  wrote in message 
 news:mg0rp4Fkk9uU1@mid.individual.net... 
 > On 12/08/2025 10:51, Davey wrote: 
 >> On Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:38:00 -0000 (UTC) 
 >> Jethro_uk  wrote: 
 >> 
 >>> Assuming there is no power granted to the police by parliament to 
 >>> demand the details described below, how does one respectfully - but 
 >>> firmly - decline. 
 >>> 
 >>> 
 >>> https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/first-it-was-clarkson-now- 
 >>> its-vance-spare-a-thought-for-the-beleaguered-cotswolds 
 >>> 
 >>> quote 
 >>> 
 >>> "We have had the police knocking on every door," said a dog walker 
 >>> and resident of Dean, as a helicopter buzzed overhead. "They wanted 
 >>> the names of everybody living there and details of their social 
 >>> media. I know several people refused. We asked them if they were 
 >>> protecting us, or Vance. At least they were honest and said it is for 
 >>> him and that it will all be passed on to the American security 
 >>> people." 
 >>> 
 >>> unquote 
 >>> 
 >> 
 >> Suppose you truthfully said that you had no social media accounts? 
 >> Suppose you truthfully said that you had no e-mail address? 
 >> Can they force you to divulge your name, if there is no other reason to 
 >> request it? 
 >> Can they look you up? 
 > 
 > Why didn't *you* look that up? 
 > 
 > https://hnksolicitors.com/news/do-you-have-to-tell-police-your-name/ 
 > 
 > 
  
 That only applies when people are stopped in the street. 
  
 What you need to do now, if you choose to accept, is find another website 
 which offers similar advice; only this time  what a person's rights are 
 when a 
 policeman knocks at their door. 
  
 Can they for instance simply open the door, say "no thank you" and just 
 close it again ? 
  
  
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