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'Law and Order' (pt 2/8) - Causing damage

Two boys are cycling on a bridge over a busy motorway. They stop and spit water on to the road below. A van is seen braking sharply and nearly losing control. The boys enter a secret hideaway on private property. One of them breaks a pane of glass in a window to scare his friend. The presenter asks if the boys have broken any laws. He explains that their parents could be fined for them ‘skiving off’ school. He also points out that you can be charged by the police for smashing windows. He leaves the viewers to decide whether spitting water off a motorway bridge is against the law.

NOTE: this series of clips was factually accurate when originally broadcast.

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2 minutes