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The police make an arrest
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One Sunday evening a police sergeant and a constable knocked at the door of Number 10 Royal Row.
«Mr. Williams?» said the sergeant. «We have reason to believe that there is stolen property in this house. We'd like to see your son, Jim». Gary looked at the policeman suspiciously. «What's he done?»
«The doorstep isn't a good place to talk, isn't it. sir?» said the seargent. «May we come inside?»
Gary hesistated. Then he said, «Have you got a warrant?»
«As a matter of fact, we have, sir», said the seargent.
He showed Gary a document signed by the local magistrate which gave him the right to enter the Williams' house and search it.
Without this warrant the police could enter the house only if Gary «invited» them in.
The sergeant and the constable followed Gary into the sitting room. Jim was there.
Jim looked at the policemen, then at his father.
«You don't have to say anything, son», said Gary. «But I'd like to know what you've been up to».
Gary knew that the police could not use threats or force to make his son talk, and that they could not arrest him unless they had evidence that he had committed a crime. They could only «invite» him to go with them to the police station for questioning but they could not keep him there unless they could charge him with a crime.
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§ Vocabulary notes
| sergeant to knock to knock at the door suspicious to hesitate warrant to search What have you been up to? threat | ['s@: ³ @nt] [nok] [s@s'pIS@s] ['worent] [Õ ret] | сержант стучать, бить, ударять постучать в дверь подозрительный 1) колебаться; 2) запинаться 1) ордер; 2) предписание; 3) основание, правомочие, оправдание 1) обыскивать; 2) исследовать (разг.) Что случилось? угроза |
b Read the continuation of the story using the correct prepositions and retell it:
The police have to bring prisoners... the court as soon as possible, usually within twenty-four hours. No prison without trial is one... the most important rights that an English person has. It dates... the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679. «Habeas Corpus» is the Latin... «You shall produce the body»,... other words, the prisoner must be brought... the court. «I'm not saying anything!» replied Jim.
«Listen, son!» said Gary. «If you are hiding anything... this house, go and get it. I'm not having the police turn my cupboards inside out».
Jim went upstairs and came back a moment later... five cigarette lighters. He was arrested at once. He was taken out... the police car and driven straight... the local police station.
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§ Vocabulary notes
| trial habeas corpus (Lat.) act to hide (hid, hidden) cupboard to turn inside out lighter | [traI@isl] ['heIbj@s 'ko: p@s] ['kö b@d] | суд предписание о представлении арестованного в суд для рассмотрения законности ареста 1) Закон (парламента); 2) постановление (суда) прятать 1) шкаф, буфет; 2) стенной шкаф, чулан вывернуть наизнанку зажигалка |
с Read the continuation of the story using the verbs in the correct forms and retell it:
«Caution him!» the seargent (to tell) the constable as soon as they (to arrive). The constable (to take) out his notebook. «... you (to wish) to say anything?» he said to Jim. «You are not obliged to say anything unless you (to wish) to do so. But whatever you say will be taken down in writing and may (to give) in evidence». These are the words which policemen must (use) before questioning people accused of a crime. This «caution», or warning (to inform) the accused that the police cannot (to force) them to convict themselves by what they say.
The constable (to tell) Jim to sit down. «Now then, where (to be) you at 5.25 on Thursday evening?»
«I not (to talk) – copper!»
«All right!» (to say) the constable calmly. «I'll wait. But it'll
help you if you (to tell) the truth».
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§ Vocabulary notes
| to caution Caution! caution to be obliged to do smth whatever copper calm | ['ko: S@n] [@'blaI³ d] | предостерегать Берегись! Осторожно! (вывеска) 1) осторожность; 2) предостережение, предупреждение быть обязанным сделать что-либо что бы ни, все что 1) медь; 2) (разг.) полицейский, полисмен спокойный, тихий, мирный |
d Read the end of the story, insert the correct articles and retell it:
At last Jim agreed to talk. In other words, he agreed to make... statement, in which he admitted that he knew... cigarette lighters had been stolen. He also told... constable exactly who, when and where had given him... lighter. After writing down Jim's statement,... constable read it back to him. «Anything else you want to say?» «Nothing that you'd like to hear!» said Jim.... constable handed him... pen. «Write this down,» he said. Jim wrote:
«I have read... above statement and I have been told that I can correct, change or add anything I wish. This statement is true. I have made it of my own free will».
Every written statement must finish with these words, preferably written in... accused person's own handwriting. «Sign it,» said... constable.
Jim signed. He was then charged with having «received stolen goods».
§ Vocabulary notes
| to admit to change to add of my own free will preferably handwriting in one's own handwriting | [@d'mIt] | допускать, соглашаться менять, изменять (ся), заменять прибавлять, добавлять, присоединять по своей собственной воле предпочтительно, лучше почерк своей рукой |
e Retell the complete story in short and answer the following questions:
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