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by harimau777 1136 days ago
If that were literally true, then the police would arrest everyone who goes even a mile over the speed limit. Everyone who throws out junk mail addressed to a previous renter.[1] Etc.

So there is definitely at least some sense in which the police have discretion. The question is when and how much.

[1] I don't actually know if that's illegal in the UK; in the US it's a federal offense.