Is it true nsw police can arrest people for being annoying?

Question

Is it true nsw police can arrest people for being annoying?

Answer 1

I wish that was the case in UK, but then again I think the prisons would probably collapse under the strain.

Answer 2

The officer would need to be able to articulate more than just "being annoying" but in Ohio Disorderly Conduct is a catch all for inappropriate behavior.

(A) No person shall recklessly cause inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm to another by doing any of the following:

(1) Engaging in fighting, in threatening harm to persons or property, or in violent or turbulent behavior;

(2) Making unreasonable noise or an offensively coarse utterance, gesture, or display or communicating unwarranted and grossly abusive language to any person;

(3) Insulting, taunting, or challenging another, under circumstances in which that conduct is likely to provoke a violent response;

(4) Hindering or preventing the movement of persons on a public street, road, highway, or right-of-way, or to, from, within, or upon public or private property, so as to interfere with the rights of others, and by any act that serves no lawful and reasonable purpose of the offender;

(5) Creating a condition that is physically offensive to persons or that presents a risk of physical harm to persons or property, by any act that serves no lawful and reasonable purpose of the offender.

(B) No person, while voluntarily intoxicated, shall do either of the following:

(1) In a public place or in the presence of two or more persons, engage in conduct likely to be offensive or to cause inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm to persons of ordinary sensibilities, which conduct the offender, if the offender were not intoxicated, should know is likely to have that effect on others;

(2) Engage in conduct or create a condition that presents a risk of physical harm to the offender or another, or to the property of another.

(C) Violation of any statute or ordinance of which an element is operating a motor vehicle, locomotive, watercraft, aircraft, or other vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or any drug of abuse, is not a violation of division (B) of this section.

(D) If a person appears to an ordinary observer to be intoxicated, it is probable cause to believe that person is voluntarily intoxicated for purposes of division (B) of this section.

Answer 3

Yes,  the Police normally will give the culprit a warning first.but if they ignore that warning  and give the police a hard time, they can be arrested and charged with disturbing the peace  and  abusive behavior.Not only in NSW,   but all over Australia.

Answer 4

yeah its call public nuisance and disturbing the peace. i should know.... PERSONALLY!!!

Answer 5

In our state, the definition of Disorderly Conduct includes behavior that would be "annoying" to others. And yes, Disorderly Conduct is an arrestable offense.