Police driver suspended for 140mph

[Greendubber]

mybrainhurts said:

Good manners and judgement always matter, especially in your line of work.

They do indeed always matter yes, not sure what it's got to do with this though...

[mybrainhurts]

Mk3Spitfire said:

mybrainhurts said:

Suggest you think about the tripe you just wrote by reading my post above. You might be right, you might be wrong. In such circumstances of doubt, better to shut up. You know about defensive driving, think of this as defensive talking.

Call me confused, but I thought making assumptions was deemed to be bad policing.

Edited by mybrainhurts on Saturday 13th December 14:43

For someone who's got a bit of a hardon for making assumptions...you appear to making a few of your own.

You've lost me there. Suggesting assumptions shouldn't be made is an assumption?

[vonhosen]

mybrainhurts said:

Countdown said:

mybrainhurts said:

Greendubber said:

Ah but he's owned RWD cars and had a bit of track time so he's clearly a tasty driver....

Give it a rest, he might just be better than you. Why does relevant background information always prompt raw sarcasm in these pages?

How is the fact that he's owned a TVR or attended track days "relevant background information"? Does that justify / excuse driving at 144mph?

No, it merely gives you information about his background, thus enabling you to avoid wasting time wondering if he's an inexperienced driver. The assumption that someone offers this information by way of excuse for behaviour might be correct or might not be correct. In the absence of first hand knowledge of the poster, it's ill mannered to make the former assumption.

It's all irrelevant for the allegation.

[mybrainhurts]

vonhosen said:

mybrainhurts said:

Countdown said:

mybrainhurts said:

Greendubber said:

Ah but he's owned RWD cars and had a bit of track time so he's clearly a tasty driver....

Give it a rest, he might just be better than you. Why does relevant background information always prompt raw sarcasm in these pages?

How is the fact that he's owned a TVR or attended track days "relevant background information"? Does that justify / excuse driving at 144mph?

No, it merely gives you information about his background, thus enabling you to avoid wasting time wondering if he's an inexperienced driver. The assumption that someone offers this information by way of excuse for behaviour might be correct or might not be correct. In the absence of first hand knowledge of the poster, it's ill mannered to make the former assumption.

It's all irrelevant for the allegation.

BOOM...

Good ol' von chucks in the rules again.

And states the bleedin' obvious.

My little aside is about people here being rude to people by way of unsubstantiated prejudice, a growing and rather unpleasant trait.

[vonhosen]

mybrainhurts said:

vonhosen said:

mybrainhurts said:

Countdown said:

mybrainhurts said:

Greendubber said:

Ah but he's owned RWD cars and had a bit of track time so he's clearly a tasty driver....

Give it a rest, he might just be better than you. Why does relevant background information always prompt raw sarcasm in these pages?

How is the fact that he's owned a TVR or attended track days "relevant background information"? Does that justify / excuse driving at 144mph?

No, it merely gives you information about his background, thus enabling you to avoid wasting time wondering if he's an inexperienced driver. The assumption that someone offers this information by way of excuse for behaviour might be correct or might not be correct. In the absence of first hand knowledge of the poster, it's ill mannered to make the former assumption.

It's all irrelevant for the allegation.

BOOM...

Good ol' von chucks in the rules again.

And states the bleedin' obvious.

My little aside is about people here being rude to people by way of unsubstantiated prejudice, a growing and rather unpleasant trait.

Well it's the bit that matters, not all the other nonsense.

[Greendubber]

mybrainhurts said:

BOOM...

Good ol' von chucks in the rules again.

And states the bleedin' obvious.

My little aside is about people here being rude to people by way of unsubstantiated prejudice, a growing and rather unpleasant trait.

Laugh all you want but he is absolutely correct.

As for prejudice behave yourself, just because people think dropping irrelevant driving experience or previous vehicles into the mix makes it less of an offence and being told its incorrect doesn't sit right with you.

[Countdown]

mybrainhurts said:

Countdown said:

mybrainhurts said:

Greendubber said:

Ah but he's owned RWD cars and had a bit of track time so he's clearly a tasty driver....

Give it a rest, he might just be better than you. Why does relevant background information always prompt raw sarcasm in these pages?

How is the fact that he's owned a TVR or attended track days "relevant background information"? Does that justify / excuse driving at 144mph?

No, it merely gives you information about his background, thus enabling you to avoid wasting time wondering if he's an inexperienced driver. The assumption that someone offers this information by way of excuse for behaviour might be correct or might not be correct. In the absence of first hand knowledge of the poster, it's ill mannered to make the former assumption.

It's irrelevant information insofar as it doesn't actually tell you anything about his driving ability. No time is saved because all you know for definite is (a) he owned a TVR and (b) he attended a track day. Everything beyond this is assumption ergo pointless.

[Greendubber]

Countdown said:

It's irrelevant information insofar as it doesn't actually tell you anything about his driving ability. No time is saved because all you know for definite is (a) he owned a TVR and (b) he attended a track day. Everything beyond this is assumption ergo pointless.

Yet tells me I am making assumptions and that is bad policing....

[carinaman]

Greendubber said:

Yet tells me I am making assumptions and that is bad policing....

1. Has there been any update on that bloke down your way impresonating a police officer in that Volvo estate? I've not seen anymore news about it.

2. Has Assistant Chief Constable Russ Middleton finished on that backlog of Misconduct cases with your force?

[Greendubber]

carinaman said:

1. Has there been any update on that bloke down your way impresonating a police officer in that Volvo estate? I've not seen anymore news about it.

2. Has Assistant Chief Constable Russ Middleton finished on that backlog of Misconduct cases with your force?

I'm not sure where you think I work but none of the above is relevant to me.