If you 'shop a suspected drink driver - does anything happen
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zarjaz1991 said:
Not that I condone drink driving, but too much 'grassing' going on here.
How many of you would be happy if someone 'grassed' you for driving at 40 in a 30?
You cannot pick and choose the laws you will help uphold.....
Leave it to the police, they are not your friend and will do you no favours in return.
How many of you would be happy if someone 'grassed' you for driving at 40 in a 30?
You cannot pick and choose the laws you will help uphold.....
Leave it to the police, they are not your friend and will do you no favours in return.
I wonder if someone was breaking into your house you would appreciate someone phoning it in?, or is grassing on a burglar also not the done thing?
I'd also love to hear from anyone who got stopped for doing 10mph over the limit following a concerned member of the public dialling 999.
Get a grip.
zarjaz1991 said:
Not that I condone drink driving, but too much 'grassing' going on here.
How many of you would be happy if someone 'grassed' you for driving at 40 in a 30?
You cannot pick and choose the laws you will help uphold.....
Leave it to the police, they are not your friend and will do you no favours in return.
To**erHow many of you would be happy if someone 'grassed' you for driving at 40 in a 30?
You cannot pick and choose the laws you will help uphold.....
Leave it to the police, they are not your friend and will do you no favours in return.
zarjaz1991 said:
Not that I condone drink driving, but too much 'grassing' going on here.
How many of you would be happy if someone 'grassed' you for driving at 40 in a 30?
You cannot pick and choose the laws you will help uphold.....
Leave it to the police, they are not your friend and will do you no favours in return.
You sir are a moron, a minor or both if you think calling people a 'grass' carries any weight.How many of you would be happy if someone 'grassed' you for driving at 40 in a 30?
You cannot pick and choose the laws you will help uphold.....
Leave it to the police, they are not your friend and will do you no favours in return.
They are doing me a favour by taking a drunk driver off the road.
I reported a car being driven like an utter clown before (on the assumption the driver was either pissed, on something, or just generally a dick I didn't want to share the road with). Gave the call handler the number plate and followed it for as far as I could. Managed to lose it however.
Received a call back later that evening from a cop asking if I could give a statement and specifically a good description of the driver as they informed me they found the car parked up at home and the occupants of the house less than willing to speak to the Police.
Anyway - I gave a statement (unfortunately without a description of the driver) - never heard anything back.
Assume the police couldn't charge the driver without proof they were driving the car.
Received a call back later that evening from a cop asking if I could give a statement and specifically a good description of the driver as they informed me they found the car parked up at home and the occupants of the house less than willing to speak to the Police.
Anyway - I gave a statement (unfortunately without a description of the driver) - never heard anything back.
Assume the police couldn't charge the driver without proof they were driving the car.
zarjaz1991 said:
Not that I condone drink driving, but too much 'grassing' going on here.
simon1987 said:
Your[sic] not going to win an award or anything for being a grass.
Given your pro-crime gangsta attitude, I sincerely hope that you two are both victims of significant crime which no-one "grasses" about very soon.For the folks getting very obviously drunk drivers off the roads, good on ya.
zarjaz1991 said:
Not that I condone drink driving, but too much 'grassing' going on here.
How many of you would be happy if someone 'grassed' you for driving at 40 in a 30?
You cannot pick and choose the laws you will help uphold.....
Leave it to the police, they are not your friend and will do you no favours in return.
When I was at college - many years ago now - a classmate was killed by a drunk driver. Knocked her off her bicycle about 08:00 on her way to college. She died on the spot. How many of you would be happy if someone 'grassed' you for driving at 40 in a 30?
You cannot pick and choose the laws you will help uphold.....
Leave it to the police, they are not your friend and will do you no favours in return.
It was his third offence. Been banned twice already and he was over the limit this time as well.
So yes I would 'grass' as you put it. Its a hell of a lot different to driving 40 in 30.
V8forweekends said:
Given your pro-crime gangsta attitude, I sincerely hope that you two are both victims of significant crime which no-one "grasses" about very soon.
For the folks getting very obviously drunk drivers off the roads, good on ya.
I presume next time you're seen doing 40 in a 30 zone, you won't object if someone reports you.....For the folks getting very obviously drunk drivers off the roads, good on ya.
The general consensus from this thread is that people will grass on someone if they are breaking a law they agree with, or consider serious enough, but if it's a law they disagree with, or consider not serious enough, they won't.
That's fair enough, as long as you accept that there's a slight whiff of hypocrisy about that.
That's fair enough, as long as you accept that there's a slight whiff of hypocrisy about that.
zarjaz1991 said:
I presume next time you're seen doing 40 in a 30 zone, you won't object if someone reports you.....
I'll take my chances, but it's nowhere like the same, as several people have already pointed out to you. In fact, I can 100% guarantee it will never happen.Where does your definition of "grassing" end? If I saw someone crash into you unattended car and bugger off, would I be a "grass" for leaving you a note with their reg no? Serious question.
zarjaz1991 said:
The general consensus from this thread is that people will grass on someone if they are breaking a law they agree with, or consider serious enough, but if it's a law they disagree with, or consider not serious enough, they won't.
That's fair enough, as long as you accept that there's a slight whiff of hypocrisy about that.
So in order to avoid hypocrisy, you never "grass"? What a pathetic justification. I'll take the hypocrisy over letting people drive around obviously pissed, thanks.That's fair enough, as long as you accept that there's a slight whiff of hypocrisy about that.
Greendubber said:
I wonder if someone was breaking into your house you would appreciate someone phoning it in?, or is grassing on a burglar also not the done thing?
Get a grip.
I repeat my earlier assertion, the police are not our friends.
To take that specific example - You grass on a burglar, the next thing is, the police are handing your name and address to the suspect. You'll enjoy the outcome of THAT.
zarjaz1991 said:
I would not want the police involved, frankly.
I repeat my earlier assertion, the police are not our friends.
To take that specific example - You grass on a burglar, the next thing is, the police are handing your name and address to the suspect. You'll enjoy the outcome of THAT.
Up late watching Death Wish were you?I repeat my earlier assertion, the police are not our friends.
To take that specific example - You grass on a burglar, the next thing is, the police are handing your name and address to the suspect. You'll enjoy the outcome of THAT.
zarjaz1991 said:
Leave it to the police, they are not your friend and will do you no favours in return.
This IS leaving it to the police.I don't need them to be my friend, I don't want favours in return.
I want drunk drivers removed from the road.
I don't see your problem, but believe that one exists.
zarjaz1991 said:
I would not want the police involved, frankly.
I repeat my earlier assertion, the police are not our friends.
To take that specific example - You grass on a burglar, the next thing is, the police are handing your name and address to the suspect. You'll enjoy the outcome of THAT.
The burglar already knows where you live if its your house though.I repeat my earlier assertion, the police are not our friends.
To take that specific example - You grass on a burglar, the next thing is, the police are handing your name and address to the suspect. You'll enjoy the outcome of THAT.
And in nearly 10 years if policing I have never.seen a callers details disclosed to an offender.
Do me a favour, never report anything.
All those who advocate snitching on others, you really do need to make sure your own lives are absolutely 100% beyond reproach at all times. Otherwise, you have no right whatsoever to sit in judgement on others.
The best bit of this thread is that so many people actually want to know the outcome! You're the type of people who'd show up at a public hanging. If you really are just being public spirited, then give the police the information and then forget about it. Don't go wanting to be updated with all the gory details.
Gloating at the misfortune of others is a very poor show. There but for the grace of God, etc.
The best bit of this thread is that so many people actually want to know the outcome! You're the type of people who'd show up at a public hanging. If you really are just being public spirited, then give the police the information and then forget about it. Don't go wanting to be updated with all the gory details.
Gloating at the misfortune of others is a very poor show. There but for the grace of God, etc.
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