QuoteMan calls Solihull police to complain about prostitute's looks
A man has been warned after he dialled 999 to complain about a prostitute's looks after meeting her.
West Midlands Police said they were contacted by the caller who said he "wished to report her for breaching the Sale of Goods Act".
The force said the call was received at about 19:30 BST on Tuesday complaining that the woman was not as attractive as she had claimed.
Officers have now sent the man a letter warning him about wasting police time.
West Midlands Police said the man had claimed he met the woman in 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 force said.
"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."
'It was unbelievable'
During the call, the man can be heard to say: "I've arranged a meeting with her, but beforehand I've asked her for an honest description, otherwise when I get there I'm not going to use her services.
"Basically she has misdescribed herself, misrepresented herself totally.
"She was angry because she obviously thinks I owe her a living or something."
Sgt Jerome Moran, based at Solihull police station, called the man back to offer some advice.
He said: "It was unbelievable - he genuinely believed he had done nothing wrong and that the woman should have been investigated by police for misrepresentation.
"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."
Despite the man refusing to give his details, police were able to identify him and have sent him a letter warning him about his actions.
The Sale of Goods Act 1979 gives consumers legal rights, stipulating goods which are sold must be of satisfactory quality, be fit for purpose and must match the seller's description.
Hopefully this will be reported on Radio 4 with full BBC newsreader deadpan :lol:
Edit: Also an interesting contrast to Texas.
WOTS ALL THIS THEN?
Yeah, much better than shooting her.
Quote from: Jacob on June 13, 2013, 06:04:33 PM
Yeah, much better than shooting her.
YEah because that is what we do here.
Quote from: Jacob on June 13, 2013, 06:04:33 PM
Yeah, much better than shooting her.
No whore control in merry ole England, eh? ;)
Did he provide a picture for evidence.
Idiot Englishman. Services are not goods, and prostitution is a service.
Quote from: Jacob on June 13, 2013, 06:04:33 PM
Yeah, much better than shooting her.
She didn't have his money. He just wanted to bitch anyway.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on June 13, 2013, 08:44:36 PM
Quote from: Jacob on June 13, 2013, 06:04:33 PM
Yeah, much better than shooting her.
She didn't have his money. He just wanted to bitch anyway.
Time is money. :hmm:
Quote from: Valmy on June 13, 2013, 06:10:31 PM
Quote from: Jacob on June 13, 2013, 06:04:33 PM
Yeah, much better than shooting her.
YEah because that is what we do here.
How many hookers did YOU shoot today? :hmm:
Quote from: derspiess on June 14, 2013, 09:12:47 AM
Quote from: Valmy on June 13, 2013, 06:10:31 PM
Quote from: Jacob on June 13, 2013, 06:04:33 PM
Yeah, much better than shooting her.
YEah because that is what we do here.
How many hookers did YOU shoot today? :hmm:
Just today? Well it sort of depends on how liberally you define the word 'hooker'. :hmm:
You shoot ONE HOOKER and you're Jack the Ripper all of a sudden.
Calls out for legalisation and regulation of prostitution so that this kind of misrepresentation can be dealt with effectively.
:D
Quote from: crazy canuck on June 14, 2013, 11:07:35 AM
Calls out for legalisation and regulation of prostitution so that this kind of misrepresentation can be dealt with effectively.
:D
It should be legal in the US. Regulated and taxed.
Well this is a unique reason to call the cops. Silly Englander. At least in the US people call the cops for valid reasons, like their McDonald's french fries are cold! Or the guy who called the cops to report his drug dealer had ripped him off.
:lol:
I thought prostitution was legal in the UK.
Quote from: Razgovory on June 14, 2013, 01:46:05 PM
I thought prostitution was legal in the UK.
Much like in Canada, while exchanging sex for money is legal, soliciting for the purpose of prostitution is not.
Quote from: 11B4V on June 14, 2013, 11:09:05 AM
Quote from: crazy canuck on June 14, 2013, 11:07:35 AM
Calls out for legalisation and regulation of prostitution so that this kind of misrepresentation can be dealt with effectively.
:D
It should be legal in the US. Regulated and taxed.
I agree. People working in the corporate world are allowed to act in a far more whorish manner than actual whores, and yet actual, honest whoring is illegal.
She breached the implied warranty of merchantability of her goods. The guy was right to involve the law.
Fucking isn't a good; it's a service.
Prostitution in the US is legal...so long as you film and distribute it.