I got arrested

Last night Me, Mike and Sam went camping/hunting in the usual spot and had a few beers, then there was some weird plane flying above us that kept flying around in circles, Mike suggested that it was a police plane but I was like why would a police plane be flying above us in circles.

So he went off with the air rifle to hunt our dinner and got one Rabbit and I brought it back to camp and started to gut and skin it ready to cook on a fire, and I turn around to see where Mike is and he is walking back with 2 police officers, It turns out a member of the public called the cops on us.

I got arrested for possession of an offensive weapon (fillet knife) and the firearms misuse act (the air rifle), then he street bailed me for his own benefit because he did not want to be tied up all night in custody with myself. In UK possession of a knife is a serious crime but as we were camping and it was clear why I had the knife I should not get much for it all I can do is hope this doesn’t end up in court because I don’t believe what I did was a crime.

I mean come on is it really that bad, we were in the middle of a field at 11PM at night enjoying ourselves not being a threat to the public, the police officer claimed it was a public place and people walk their dogs there and I said correct but not at night we come here very often and we have never seen someone walk their dog here gone past 10PM.

So tomorrow I have to go down to the local police station and hand myself in and I’ll find out then after I have given a statement if I will be charged for the matter in question, but I believe that it would be wrongful to prosecute me for such a thing when we were merely only trying to have some safe fun.