Thief has a bad day
Discussion
MrGman said:
I’m not really behind the argument that police will catch speeders but have no interest in catching thieves, laws are laws and speed limits have a purpose and should be enforced otherwise we’d all be flat out everywhere.
Speeders are just an easy catch.
What I don’t believe is correct is if you do 5mph over the limit you receive a similar punishment that some get for steeling something.
But you have to compare like with like.Speeders are just an easy catch.
What I don’t believe is correct is if you do 5mph over the limit you receive a similar punishment that some get for steeling something.
If I personally were to be caught three times in the next few years stealing something I'd likely receive a stiffer penalty for that theft than if I were caught three times exceeding the speed limit by 5mph. Because my circumstances are that I'm not somebody who has nowhere to live, no income, an addiction to feed etc etc. There'd be little point looking at what a person in that position received as a penalty against what I got for my third speeding offence.
vonhosen said:
It's a rational world of considered & proportional reflection of the facts within the big picture, I don't expect you to recognise it at all in your myopic small minded, victim mentality, poor me world.
No, it’s a cop out, snowflake, I can’t hold an opinion from an a typical little englander very close to retirement (hopefully) You’re part of the problem.
yonex said:
vonhosen said:
It's a rational world of considered & proportional reflection of the facts within the big picture, I don't expect you to recognise it at all in your myopic small minded, victim mentality, poor me world.
No, it’s a cop out, snowflake, I can’t hold an opinion from an a typical little englander very close to retirement (hopefully) You’re part of the problem.
vonhosen said:
I don't have a problem, you do. You're the one who keeps blowing gaskets & with your unrealistic disproportionate world view that's likely to continue.
I’m not blowing a gasket, just pointing out your worthless views, which are likely founded by working for the very broken system. As for world view, don’t be daft. I’ve worked all over the world, in many cultures. Not that you have to be a rocket scientist to see the truly worthless contributors in life 
yonex said:
vonhosen said:
I don't have a problem, you do. You're the one who keeps blowing gaskets & with your unrealistic disproportionate world view that's likely to continue.
I’m not blowing a gasket.You're delusional.....
If you haven't got a problem stop whinging like a baby.
yonex said:
vonhosen said:
Of course you're not.
You're delusional.....
If you haven't got a problem stop whinging like a baby.
Either answer the questions instead of hiding behind the internet persona. If you can’t, just fYou're delusional.....
If you haven't got a problem stop whinging like a baby.
k off, silly old fool. You're just bleating as usual, not asking sensible questions.
I'm off for a potter on the bike
MrGman said:
I’m not really behind the argument that police will catch speeders but have no interest in catching thieves, laws are laws and speed limits have a purpose and should be enforced otherwise we’d all be flat out everywhere.
Speeders are just an easy catch.
What I don’t believe is correct is if you do 5mph over the limit you receive a similar punishment that some get for steeling something.
If the police were as ineffective at issuing speeding tickets as catching thieves or stopping other offences we would be in a much worse place. Speeders are just an easy catch.
What I don’t believe is correct is if you do 5mph over the limit you receive a similar punishment that some get for steeling something.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/governmen...
From the above it seems that on average drivers exceed the speed limit around 50% of the time. There are around 2.5 million speeding offences per year. That sounds like a lot except that the average distance driven a year is at least 8000 miles and there are 30 million drivers in the UK. That is 240 billion miles - of which around 120 billion are spent over the limit. 2.5 million tickets is pretty insignificant.
I know some serial offenders (although interestingly the only place they may go over the limit is on single carriageways with NSL - where it seems almost everyone else is below the limit). I’ve never had a ticket in the UK and most of my friends have had one or two at most,
despite driving/riding for decades.
Esceptico said:
MrGman said:
I’m not really behind the argument that police will catch speeders but have no interest in catching thieves, laws are laws and speed limits have a purpose and should be enforced otherwise we’d all be flat out everywhere.
Speeders are just an easy catch.
What I don’t believe is correct is if you do 5mph over the limit you receive a similar punishment that some get for steeling something.
If the police were as ineffective at issuing speeding tickets as catching thieves or stopping other offences we would be in a much worse place. Speeders are just an easy catch.
What I don’t believe is correct is if you do 5mph over the limit you receive a similar punishment that some get for steeling something.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/governmen...
From the above it seems that on average drivers exceed the speed limit around 50% of the time. There are around 2.5 million speeding offences per year. That sounds like a lot except that the average distance driven a year is at least 8000 miles and there are 30 million drivers in the UK. That is 240 billion miles - of which around 120 billion are spent over the limit. 2.5 million tickets is pretty insignificant.
I know some serial offenders (although interestingly the only place they may go over the limit is on single carriageways with NSL - where it seems almost everyone else is below the limit). I’ve never had a ticket in the UK and most of my friends have had one or two at most,
despite driving/riding for decades.
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