Anyone see the Carjacker show last night?
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Gang of thugs staged a number of violent break ins to steal car keys & hence cars. (You may remember - the ones who got their photo taken in gangster outfits)
The Police [1] (in a rare case of not focussing on speeding) were on to them for yonks.
On the *night* they had evidence and planned to arrest them uniformed plod picked them up red handed!!!
Pissed of the Sweeney a bit! But the public got the required result!
Very brave uniformed plod. Arresting armed thugs. I, for one, was v. impressed!!!
Damn fine show.
[1] Flying Squad.
The Police [1] (in a rare case of not focussing on speeding) were on to them for yonks.
On the *night* they had evidence and planned to arrest them uniformed plod picked them up red handed!!!
Pissed of the Sweeney a bit! But the public got the required result!
Very brave uniformed plod. Arresting armed thugs. I, for one, was v. impressed!!!
Damn fine show.
[1] Flying Squad.
It was a good result in the end, but I found the fact the Flying Squad allowed armed robberies to continue just so they could get evidence a bit concerning ..
If they had been real guns, and one of the car owners had decided to be a hero, and been shot, that would have reflected pretty badly on the police wouldn't it?
If they had been real guns, and one of the car owners had decided to be a hero, and been shot, that would have reflected pretty badly on the police wouldn't it?
john_p said:
...but I found the fact the Flying Squad allowed armed robberies to continue just so they could get evidence a bit concerning ..
Just a sad endictment that they knew that the scrotes would simply walk away unless they had absolute perfect evidence.... result: 80 years banged up for the gang as a whole, most of them got over ten years individually... a definite result!
I must admit I was a bit disturbed by the way the operation was run. They said the gang were getting more daring because they kept getting away with it. Would this imply that at least some of them might have given it up as a bad idea if they had been caught earlier on, even if they didn't get custodial sentences? I guess we'll never know.
Plus, at one point they had 60 officers on the case, who could have surely been better deployed preventing other violent crime?
No doubt the police had their reasons, but without more of the facts it seems to me to be a bit of a waste of resources to let the gang carry on offending so long.
Plus, at one point they had 60 officers on the case, who could have surely been better deployed preventing other violent crime?
No doubt the police had their reasons, but without more of the facts it seems to me to be a bit of a waste of resources to let the gang carry on offending so long.
john_p said:
It was a good result in the end, but I found the fact the Flying Squad allowed armed robberies to continue just so they could get evidence a bit concerning ..
Point was they had no choice! Only motorists can be convicted without evidence!
Danhay - Due to my conviction I've got as much reason to resent plod as the next man *but* 60 people trackng down armed crime is *exactly* what I think plod should be doing! If they weren't set to work on that they'd be processing SP50's which really is a waste of police time!
>> Edited by toad_oftoadhall on Tuesday 9th December 14:24
I too was dismayed by the amount of 'crime' that they allowed to be committed for a good solid case. As I remember 3 seperate households now have their lives scared forever because of it As the father of a highjack victim it was refreshing to see the bastards get convicted, certainly didn't happen in our case,(how long will they actually serve)The system needs an overhaul.
Apache said:
I too was dismayed by the amount of 'crime' that they allowed to be committed for a good solid case. As I remember 3 seperate households now have their lives scared forever because of it As the father of a highjack victim it was refreshing to see the bastards get convicted, certainly didn't happen in our case,(how long will they actually serve)The system needs an overhaul.
Sorry Apache but there has to be evidence! You can't say they didn't try!
I like the rozzers reaction when the Mail unfairly claimed plod were doing nothing!
Now you know how an SP50 feels, mate!
toad_oftoadhall said:
I too was dismayed by the amount of 'crime' that they allowed to be committed for a good solid case. As I remember 3 seperate households now have their lives scared forever because of it As the father of a highjack victim it was refreshing to see the bastards get convicted, certainly didn't happen in our case,(how long will they actually serve)The system needs an overhaul.
Sorry Apache but there has to be evidence! You can't say they didn't try!
I like the rozzers reaction when the Mail unfairly claimed plod were doing nothing!
Now you know how an SP50 feels, mate!
Yeah I know, I'd have thought the video surveilance would've been enough
Apache said:
Yeah I know, I'd have thought the video surveilance would've been enough
I have a feeling they never got them red handed. Just chipped away with tiny bits of evidence and proper hard policework! Anyone find out how plod got onto them in the first place?
I'm picturing a world where a scam van parks on the motorway. You whizz past at 85mph. The van pulls you over. Plod gets out and says:
"Evening Sir, just thought I'd pull you over to let you know we're sending 4 scrotes down for ten years every time we see someone over 70mph. You're our 10,000th today. Drive safe now."
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