Former Special Constable charged with Dangerous Driving

Former Special Constable charged with Dangerous Driving

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Nibbles_bits

Original Poster:

1,758 posts

53 months

Friday 3rd January
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A former volunteer police officer has spoken out binned

Mod note: see rule 16

Edited by Bill on Sunday 5th January 16:07

XCP

17,389 posts

242 months

Friday 3rd January
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Welcome to the real world.

Dingu

4,885 posts

44 months

Friday 3rd January
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XCP said:
Welcome to the real world.
Famously RTA routinely lead to serious driving charges. Oh wait, back on planet earth, in the real world they don’t.

Super Sonic

9,429 posts

68 months

Friday 3rd January
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Dingu said:
Famously RTA routinely lead to serious driving charges. Oh wait, back on planet earth, in the real world they don’t.
"You are charged with serious driving"

LosingGrip

8,289 posts

173 months

Friday 3rd January
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Be interesting to see why he's been charged with Dangerous Driving.

Having gone to the CPS for dangerous driving before (serious injury as a result( it often gets dropped to careless.

Although not sure what him arresting sex offenders has to do it this. Doesn't mean you can do what you want...

Nibbles_bits

Original Poster:

1,758 posts

53 months

Friday 3rd January
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LosingGrip said:
Be interesting to see why he's been charged with Dangerous Driving.

Having gone to the CPS for dangerous driving before (serious injury as a result( it often gets dropped to careless.

Although not sure what him arresting sex offenders has to do it this. Doesn't mean you can do what you want...
His 3 medals (none for heroics) does though, surely?

Bigends

5,847 posts

142 months

Friday 3rd January
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Nibbles_bits said:
LosingGrip said:
Be interesting to see why he's been charged with Dangerous Driving.

Having gone to the CPS for dangerous driving before (serious injury as a result( it often gets dropped to careless.

Although not sure what him arresting sex offenders has to do it this. Doesn't mean you can do what you want...
His 3 medals (none for heroics) does though, surely?
Probably long service and jubilee/Coronation medals - nice to have but simply awarded - not earned

XCP

17,389 posts

242 months

Friday 3rd January
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Dingu said:
XCP said:
Welcome to the real world.
Famously RTA routinely lead to serious driving charges. Oh wait, back on planet earth, in the real world they don’t.
Police officers get shafted in circumstances where a MOP would not on a daily basis. Show trials and all that. Been happening for decades.



Nibbles_bits

Original Poster:

1,758 posts

53 months

Friday 3rd January
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XCP said:
Dingu said:
XCP said:
Welcome to the real world.
Famously RTA routinely lead to serious driving charges. Oh wait, back on planet earth, in the real world they don’t.
Police officers get shafted in circumstances where a MOP would not on a daily basis. Show trials and all that. Been happening for decades.
Do you think he's been shafted?

His car will have dashcam and telematics.

XCP

17,389 posts

242 months

Friday 3rd January
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Nibbles_bits said:
Do you think he's been shafted?

His car will have dashcam and telematics.
That is plainly what he is alleging. I have no idea whether he has or not, but he wouldn't be the first and he won't be the last.

LosingGrip

8,289 posts

173 months

Saturday 4th January
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Nibbles_bits said:
Do you think he's been shafted?

His car will have dashcam and telematics.
Not all cars have dashcams. My force its only traffic and possibly ARV.

Policy is body worn to be on if using an exemption but that doesn't cover the road just the steering wheel (or your nose...).

Nibbles_bits

Original Poster:

1,758 posts

53 months

Saturday 4th January
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LosingGrip said:
Nibbles_bits said:
Do you think he's been shafted?

His car will have dashcam and telematics.
Not all cars have dashcams. My force its only traffic and possibly ARV.

Policy is body worn to be on if using an exemption but that doesn't cover the road just the steering wheel (or your nose...).
I'm pretty sure all marked cars in Sussex and Surrey have dashcams, especially 72 plates.

Dingu

4,885 posts

44 months

Saturday 4th January
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Super Sonic said:
Dingu said:
Famously RTA routinely lead to serious driving charges. Oh wait, back on planet earth, in the real world they don’t.
"You are charged with serious driving"
Have you been drinking? Or just find reading hard?

CountyAFC

2,852 posts

17 months

Saturday 4th January
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He sounds VERY full of himself. Definitely more to this.

ED209

5,952 posts

258 months

Saturday 4th January
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Probably more to the story than meets the eye but having recently being subject to a 14 months criminal investigation by a neighbouring force when I had committed no offence I absolutely agree with the lack of common sense decision making aspect.

In my case I am absolutely certain that the whole allegation would have been dropped and thrown in the bin within 24hrs if I wasn’t a police officer. Instead I was subject to 14 months of stress and misery all because the OIC, their detective sergeant and their detective inspector were all too afraid to apply law, policy and procedure to the investigation and kept deferring decisions to the CPS when the reality was the case should have never been anywhere near the CPS.

To be honest it will probably take them another 14 months to investigate the 10600 word complaint I have submitted about the shambolic affair.

freedman

5,959 posts

221 months

Saturday 4th January
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Assuming this part is true?

The driver of the (other) car was arrested and later convicted of driving over the legal alcohol limit, two counts of driving without valid insurance, two counts of failing to comply with a preliminary test and one count of failing to stop.

If so, he must have done something very obviously wrong to be in the position to have charges brought, no?

Nibbles_bits

Original Poster:

1,758 posts

53 months

Saturday 4th January
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freedman said:
Assuming this part is true?

The driver of the (other) car was arrested and later convicted of driving over the legal alcohol limit, two counts of driving without valid insurance, two counts of failing to comply with a preliminary test and one count of failing to stop.

If so, he must have done something very obviously wrong to be in the position to have charges brought, no?
Yet a majority of people backing him, including ex and serving police officers, can't seem to comprehend this.

Greendubber

14,204 posts

217 months

Saturday 4th January
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Read about this yesterday, watching with interest.

Must have passed the threshold test to charge somewhere down the line surely? Public interest, when the other driver was drunk?

Let's see what comes out in the wash before getting too pissy about it all.

Rockets7

466 posts

144 months

Saturday 4th January
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Likely he has engaged in the initial phase of a pursuit or become embroiled in the tactical phase when not authorised as a basic driver.

595Heaven

2,815 posts

92 months

Saturday 4th January
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Martin Webbski Webb on FaceBook:



If I’m going to stand to be the next Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner in 2028, I think I need to let you know a little more about myself, so here goes;

- I’ve lived most of my life in Brighton, but now I'm in West Sussex with my partner Polly, a senior A & E nurse, and our kids.

- I went to school in Lancashire on a military scholarship.

- I graduated from Brighton University Business School.

- I grew the largest hospitality company in the South with my former business partner and Conservative ex-government minister, Simon Kirby. With a turnover of £24M and 300 employees, we ran pubs, bars, restaurants, nightclubs, and a fitness centre.

- I built another company in London and a new one in Brighton.

- Set up the UK’s first-ever social enterprise pub in Brighton.

- Business columnist for the Daily Telegraph newspaper.

- establish a successful rural-economy business in France.

- Presenter of two seasons of Channel 4’s “Risking it All’ reality business show.

- Awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Brighton University for my services to the community.

- Prince’s Trust Mentor and trans-Atlantic sailor.

- I’ve been a political activist, helping Peter Kyle get elected as the Labour MP for Hove.

- I’ve written business books, one of which became a best-seller in China.

- long-time supporter and fundraiser for Off The Fence homeless charity. Greenpeace supporter for over 30 years.

- At the moment, I’m a business consultant, and have recently published a crime fiction novel, ‘The Most Dangerous Man In Brighton’.

- Over 9 years I volunteered thousands of hours for Sussex Police, first as a Special Constable and then as a Special Sergeant - I was commended by the Chief Constable for saving a man’s life and awarded three medals, in addition to a special pin for serving through Covid.

I have a real passion for creating change and improving people's lives. I'll post more about this soon.