Speeding cop banned
Discussion
matchmaker said:
Pah, nevermind the speeding. What about perverting the course of justice or lying under oath? For him to stand up and say he was "on his way to pick someone up" and then suddenly decided to "assess the M9 for a possible new location for driver training" is surely unbelieveable?!Ho hum. Another career ruined because of this insane obsession with punishing according to the number on the dial.
Although I take some comfort from the fact that this time it's someone being forced to take some of his own medicine, but it's a tragegy nevertheless.
If only these imbeciles would accept that 120mph isn't dangerous they could start looking to tackle road safety issues...
SM
Although I take some comfort from the fact that this time it's someone being forced to take some of his own medicine, but it's a tragegy nevertheless.
If only these imbeciles would accept that 120mph isn't dangerous they could start looking to tackle road safety issues...
SM
Look on the bright side lads...
We have a Senior Trafpol BANNED for speeding...quite likely one of the drivers who could handle a car at speed with an element of safety.
Think of the hundreds of hours saved by anti Police punters posting that he had been 'let off' because he was Police.
He was speeding, he got nicked, he is paying the price...if he had been a football player or a boxer, he could have beat the rap?
Sorry for him...comfortable with the system...
BOF.
We have a Senior Trafpol BANNED for speeding...quite likely one of the drivers who could handle a car at speed with an element of safety.
Think of the hundreds of hours saved by anti Police punters posting that he had been 'let off' because he was Police.
He was speeding, he got nicked, he is paying the price...if he had been a football player or a boxer, he could have beat the rap?
Sorry for him...comfortable with the system...
BOF.
What a shame this guy felt the need to make up a story. If he'd just stated that he was driving at what he considered to be a safe speed for the conditions the outcome would have been no worse for him, and maybe it would have done some good in helping various people understand that speed can be safe and shouldn't be punished merely for the speeds sake alone.
I wonder why he didn't anticipate a mobile scamera, or slow down for the bridge that it was scamming from before he came into its veiw? Obviously he was a bit out of touch with the extent of current scamera activity!
I hate to see a good driver falling foul of speed scammers, but unless the ones in positions of influence like himself speak up, then the scammers will remain in power. Reminds me of Med Hughes this, when he was banned for 90. Did he stick up for himself, nah just spouted even more speed kills nonsense that he doesn't even believe or he wouldn't have been doing 90! Sickening hypocrite! Why do they all say one thing and do another?
I wonder why he didn't anticipate a mobile scamera, or slow down for the bridge that it was scamming from before he came into its veiw? Obviously he was a bit out of touch with the extent of current scamera activity!
I hate to see a good driver falling foul of speed scammers, but unless the ones in positions of influence like himself speak up, then the scammers will remain in power. Reminds me of Med Hughes this, when he was banned for 90. Did he stick up for himself, nah just spouted even more speed kills nonsense that he doesn't even believe or he wouldn't have been doing 90! Sickening hypocrite! Why do they all say one thing and do another?
Hmm. I never believe that someone suddenly starts telling lies, that it comes out of the blue, as it were. I think this guy was telling lies because that's what he's always done.
Its taken well over a year for this to come to court, in which time the guy has been able to retire and thus keep his pension intact. I don't mind that, apart from the fact that a MOP wouldn't have been afforded the same luxury.
Its taken well over a year for this to come to court, in which time the guy has been able to retire and thus keep his pension intact. I don't mind that, apart from the fact that a MOP wouldn't have been afforded the same luxury.
Could be worse, this is what they do to speeding Saudis.
This site is completely and utterly NOT safe for work.
http://www.theync.com/media.php?name=857-what-they...
This site is completely and utterly NOT safe for work.
http://www.theync.com/media.php?name=857-what-they...
I don't want to appear unchristian but I think that power had gone to his head. He didn't think that the rules that applied to Plebs applied to him - the same as CC Hughes. He squirmed and he squirmed but it didn't work this time. If I held a poll of 100 people and asked "do you believe he was using his exemption in accordance with approved procedures" how many would say yes?
I do not believe he was driving dangerously although braking heavily and changing lanes at that speed is a bit foolhardy.
I have no sympathy. I am sure he preached the "Speed Kills" line.
Live by the sword and you die by it.
I do not believe he was driving dangerously although braking heavily and changing lanes at that speed is a bit foolhardy.
I have no sympathy. I am sure he preached the "Speed Kills" line.
Live by the sword and you die by it.
Festisio said:
Could be worse, this is what they do to speeding Saudis.
This site is completely and utterly NOT safe for work.
http://www.theync.com/media.php?name=857-what-they...
I worked in Saudi for 2 years and I would bet that the person being whipped is not a Saudi but an immigant or migrant worker. It is also worth noting he is being whipped across a blue band vehicle which is the normal Police and not traffic Police who drive green banded ones.This site is completely and utterly NOT safe for work.
http://www.theync.com/media.php?name=857-what-they...
supersingle said:
Retirement at 48, s'alright for some. 
It does look like he was forced into it through. What sort of petty minded bureaucracy ends someones career for such a mirror transgression?
It wouldn't end for that. He's probably chosen to retire because he had reached an age he could & didn't won't to get posted back doing early, late & nights.It does look like he was forced into it through. What sort of petty minded bureaucracy ends someones career for such a mirror transgression?
supermono said:
Ho hum. Another career ruined because of this insane obsession with punishing according to the number on the dial.
Although I take some comfort from the fact that this time it's someone being forced to take some of his own medicine, but it's a tragegy nevertheless.
If only these imbeciles would accept that 120mph isn't dangerous they could start looking to tackle road safety issues...
SM
+1Although I take some comfort from the fact that this time it's someone being forced to take some of his own medicine, but it's a tragegy nevertheless.
If only these imbeciles would accept that 120mph isn't dangerous they could start looking to tackle road safety issues...
SM
bet he was a good plod too.
would be just our luck.
supermono said:
Ho hum. Another career ruined because of this insane obsession with punishing according to the number on the dial.
Although I take some comfort from the fact that this time it's someone being forced to take some of his own medicine, but it's a tragegy nevertheless.
If only these imbeciles would accept that 120mph isn't dangerous they could start looking to tackle road safety issues...
SM
Asolutely, but the police are the only people who have sufficient credibility with the govt to make them listen . . . so far the police have gone along with the govt and even endorsed their policies so it's only right they suffer the same as the rest of us have had to. Although I take some comfort from the fact that this time it's someone being forced to take some of his own medicine, but it's a tragegy nevertheless.
If only these imbeciles would accept that 120mph isn't dangerous they could start looking to tackle road safety issues...
SM
Maybe getting plod banned like this is the way to change the system and make them listen ? I can't see how else it will change.
I started this thread, so better comment.
I use the M9 regularly, and can't say that I go everywhere at no more than 70 mph. But where this guy was clocked is an accident black spot - it's a busy(ish) junction (M9 & M876), and is on a bend.
What riled me about it was the way he tried to get out of it. I have a lot of respect for my local police force (generally!), and the fact that they refused to brush this under the carpet earns them a gold star from me.
I use the M9 regularly, and can't say that I go everywhere at no more than 70 mph. But where this guy was clocked is an accident black spot - it's a busy(ish) junction (M9 & M876), and is on a bend.
What riled me about it was the way he tried to get out of it. I have a lot of respect for my local police force (generally!), and the fact that they refused to brush this under the carpet earns them a gold star from me.
The story back at "blighty base" from what I gatehr .. courtesy of cous' ... ist that he did not make up an excuse.
He was on a genuine training recce for setting a test to trafpol candidates. He'd been over a planned test route for RPU "graduate exams". (It seems they like to test the RPU on "unseen routes" as genuine calls "are not per the training drills"
)
As he went up the motorway to pick up the other policeman - it apparently occurred to him that this would also make a decent potential test run .. so he decided to assess it on the spur of moment.. but had not cleared with base or the "host force"
It not quite in same "relegation" league as the spouter of the speed cam "deterring speeding" und then blatting up whilst off duty und on holidays.
It seem that he broke some internal guidelines ....
Besides this guy teaches folk to drive at over the ton safely whilst on way to diffuse those unexploded doughnuts which liebster mgb enjoys und liebster von dunks .
He was on a genuine training recce for setting a test to trafpol candidates. He'd been over a planned test route for RPU "graduate exams". (It seems they like to test the RPU on "unseen routes" as genuine calls "are not per the training drills"
) As he went up the motorway to pick up the other policeman - it apparently occurred to him that this would also make a decent potential test run .. so he decided to assess it on the spur of moment.. but had not cleared with base or the "host force"
It not quite in same "relegation" league as the spouter of the speed cam "deterring speeding" und then blatting up whilst off duty und on holidays.It seem that he broke some internal guidelines ....
Besides this guy teaches folk to drive at over the ton safely whilst on way to diffuse those unexploded doughnuts which liebster mgb enjoys und liebster von dunks .
Yet another story of a policeman who was prepared to lie to keep his job/licence/good name.
Who can honestly say they wouldn't do the same thing, the problem is one bad copper makes the rest look bad, I think the situation with bent coppers is getting better(probably because they are more likely to get filmed/caught).
From memory they were all at it in the 70's and 80's (said with tongue firmly planted in cheek).
Who can honestly say they wouldn't do the same thing, the problem is one bad copper makes the rest look bad, I think the situation with bent coppers is getting better(probably because they are more likely to get filmed/caught).
From memory they were all at it in the 70's and 80's (said with tongue firmly planted in cheek).
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