Man Gets Slapped by Police After 999 Complaint Over Ugly Prostitute (VIDEO/AUDIO)
A man, who so believed his constitutional right had been violated when the prostitute he ordered came in physically unappealing to his taste, had just been slapped with a warning by the police, but only after he barraged Britain's hotline 999 with his complaint.
On Tuesday, at around 7.30pm, what could have been a usual, dragging night turned into a comedic, yet irritable one when police received a 999 call from a man complaining a sex worker he had met on a hotel car park.
"The caller claimed that the woman had made out she was better looking than she actually was, and he wished to report her for breaching the Sale of Goods Act," a spokesperson for the service said.
The Sale of Goods Act 1979 gives consumers legal rights. Essentially, it stipulates that sellers must ensure that the goods they are selling must be of satisfactory quality, fit for purpose and must match the seller's description. If the items failed the description or do not work as expected, the buyer is entitled to a full refund. Of course, the act does not apply to all services, as in the case of soliciting a prostitute.
"When he raised this issue with the woman concerned, she allegedly took his car keys, ran away from the car and threw them back at him, prompting him to call police."
"An officer in the Solihull contact centre advised the caller that no offences had been committed by the woman and that soliciting for sex was in fact illegal."
In the recording, the man admitted he arranged the sex date after reading an advert in a newspaper. "I arranged to meet with her."
The handler who took the call to the 999 emergency number terminated it, and immediately handed it over to the Solihull police station. A short time after, the complainant was aghast to receive a call from the station's Sergeant Jerome Moran.
What's further comedic and irritating was that "he genuinely believed he had done nothing wrong and that the woman should have been investigated by police for misrepresentation," Sgt Moran said. "It was unbelievable."
"I told him that she'd not committed any offences and that it was his actions, in soliciting for sex, that were in fact illegal."
But still not pleased with the way his complaint was being handled, the man, who refused to give his details, even insisted on coming down to the police station to debate the matter.
Already pissed big time, the police, who were able to identify him, sent the man a letter warning him about his actions.
"Wasting police time is a serious offence and carries a maximum sentence of six months imprisonment."