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General => Random Chat => Topic started by: pipston on January 25, 2012, 10:55:46 am
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by a manchester policeman. at 1:40 am. "no officer i wasnt speeding" :mad:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-16716617
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Golf r
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Another case of a police officer thinking he can break the rules because he's a police officer
He was clearly driving dangerously to do that sort of damage to a car. He should be charged. That's totally unacceptable
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^^...happened before Christmas too...
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Another case of a police officer thinking he can break the rules because he's a police officer
He was clearly driving dangerously to do that sort of damage to a car. He should be charged. That's totally unacceptable
i completely agree, they should make an example and throw the book at him especially as he would be aware of the dangers and should know better, hes probably trained for 'fast driving' too.
what really pisses me off is if this was a civilian the police would be more fussed with trying to pin a crime on the driver, probably trying to breathilise him as he was going into surgery at the hospital (like they did with a friend of mine, who almost died (completely sober btw)) but im sure this will be neatly swept under the carpet and quietly forgotten about.
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Golf R...I...P :signLOL:
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Another case of a police officer thinking he can break the rules because he's a police officer
He was clearly driving dangerously to do that sort of damage to a car. He should be charged. That's totally unacceptable
i completely agree, they should make an example and throw the book at him especially as he would be aware of the dangers and should know better, hes probably trained for 'fast driving' too.
what really pisses me off is if this was a civilian the police would be more fussed with trying to pin a crime on the driver, probably trying to breathilise him as he was going into surgery at the hospital (like they did with a friend of mine, who almost died (completely sober btw)) but im sure this will be neatly swept under the carpet and quietly forgotten about.
You obviously know little about Police discipline . Be assured this will be dealt with . If anything he/she will be dealt with harsher than the public with both court and internal punishment. How do you know they are doing nothing about it . And in relation to your friend. Do you expect them to not breathalise him/her ?
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Another case of a police officer thinking he can break the rules because he's a police officer
He was clearly driving dangerously to do that sort of damage to a car. He should be charged. That's totally unacceptable
i completely agree, they should make an example and throw the book at him especially as he would be aware of the dangers and should know better, hes probably trained for 'fast driving' too.
what really pisses me off is if this was a civilian the police would be more fussed with trying to pin a crime on the driver, probably trying to breathilise him as he was going into surgery at the hospital (like they did with a friend of mine, who almost died (completely sober btw)) but im sure this will be neatly swept under the carpet and quietly forgotten about.
You obviously know little about Police discipline . Be assured this will be dealt with . If anything he/she will be dealt with harsher than the public with both court and internal punishment. How do you know they are doing nothing about it . And in relation to your friend. Do you expect them to not breathalise him/her ?
I know that a police officer got let off a few years ago when he was caught doing 140mph on the motorway just because he felt like testing his new wheels out.
Can't imagine I'd get away with the same...
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Wow, that car is f**ked. Do you think it has rolled?
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Last year my mother lightly banged into the back of a police car containing 4 officers. When everyone got out of their cars, all 4 declared they were absolutely fine and uninjured. Over a period of 5 months following the incident one by one all 4 of them claimed whiplash injuries. Yeah, right. :mad:
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Clearly his "Police Advanced driving techniques" need some work :evilgrin:
And I have 2 mates who are coppers and they DO get away scot free most of the time
I wonder if I wrote that car off in Manchester and then said im not saying how it happened, wonder if that would work for me? "Sorry Officer im not declaring how it happened, i shall arrange recovery of the vehicle, good night!"
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Yep, that's been on it's roof I think......twin pipes look ok tho :happy2:
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Clearly his "Police Advanced driving techniques" need some work :evilgrin:
And I have 2 mates who are coppers and they DO get away scot free most of the time
I wonder if I wrote that car off in Manchester and then said im not saying how it happened, wonder if that would work for me? "Sorry Officer im not declaring how it happened, i shall arrange recovery of the vehicle, good night!"
So what did they get away with ? and then you say most of the time. When did they break the law and get away with it. Would be nice to hear how.
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Another case of a police officer thinking he can break the rules because he's a police officer
He was clearly driving dangerously to do that sort of damage to a car. He should be charged. That's totally unacceptable
i completely agree, they should make an example and throw the book at him especially as he would be aware of the dangers and should know better, hes probably trained for 'fast driving' too.
what really pisses me off is if this was a civilian the police would be more fussed with trying to pin a crime on the driver, probably trying to breathilise him as he was going into surgery at the hospital (like they did with a friend of mine, who almost died (completely sober btw)) but im sure this will be neatly swept under the carpet and quietly forgotten about.
You obviously know little about Police discipline . Be assured this will be dealt with . If anything he/she will be dealt with harsher than the public with both court and internal punishment. How do you know they are doing nothing about it . And in relation to your friend. Do you expect them to not breathalise him/her ?
I know that a police officer got let off a few years ago when he was caught doing 140mph on the motorway just because he felt like testing his new wheels out.
Can't imagine I'd get away with the same...
And have you ever taken a police advanced driving course ? The speed limit out of restricted areas is 60mph but you rarely go under that and then a police surveillance course is another thing entirely. Sometimes thereis a need to go fast . Do you know why the officer was doing 140mph and why he failed to get punished ? To know all the facts rarely comes to public knowledge Do not believe everything you read in newspapers
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I thought police would require reasonable suspicion before they can just go and breathalyse someone?
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Both got away with speeding on their way to work as "They were called in as emergency cover" which was under extenuating circumstances, which I think translates as the "Police excuse for looking after your own"
"Reasonable suspicion" is something one of them told me about (he is a traffic copper), it was laughable.
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I thought police would require reasonable suspicion before they can just go and breathalyse someone?
thier suspicision is because your sat behind the wheel driving
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Don't see the problem. If you are a high speed pursuit driver and you are testing a car for high speed pursuit you need to test it going fast when it's quiet. You need to know how it will handle when chasing some drugged up nutter in a built up area in rush hour.
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Don't see the problem. If you are a high speed pursuit driver and you are testing a car for high speed pursuit you need to test it going fast when it's quiet. You need to know how it will handle when chasing some drugged up nutter in a built up area in rush hour.
itf its got the blues and two going then i agree they have to test it but thier is a limit thou
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City centre manchester aint exactly quiet at 1.40am :happy2:
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And it was the same deal for the copper doing 140mph (although I think he was re-tried and did get some sort of punishment) it was the middle of the night, the road was empty and he was the pursuit instructor. If your pursuit car is very twitchy at 130mph on cats eyes worth knowing before you start chasing someone. I think for breathalysers police do a routine stop and say oh by the way have you been drinking ? And if you say no they have reasonable doubt as you look defensive :-)
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here is another example of Manchester police
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1308798/Joyriding-police-officers-crash-suspects-high-powered-sports-car.html
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I thought it was just policy to breathalyse anyone involved in a collision were the police are in attendence? They always seem too.
here is another example of Manchester police
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1308798/Joyriding-police-officers-crash-suspects-high-powered-sports-car.html
I'm pretty sure they were just normal (as in not traffic) officers though.
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Channel 5 are missing a trick, should get Greater Manchester Force for the next series of Police Interceptors, will be carnage
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Channel 5 are missing a trick, should get Greater Manchester Force for the next series of Police Interceptors, will be carnage
:grin: :grin:
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I thought it was just policy to breathalyse anyone involved in a collision were the police are in attendence? They always seem too.
here is another example of Manchester police
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1308798/Joyriding-police-officers-crash-suspects-high-powered-sports-car.html
just says "who are police constables from the Trafford division" but even if they are or not they should be sacked
I'm pretty sure they were just normal (as in not traffic) officers though.
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Both got away with speeding on their way to work as "They were called in as emergency cover" which was under extenuating circumstances, which I think translates as the "Police excuse for looking after your own"
"Reasonable suspicion" is something one of them told me about (he is a traffic copper), it was laughable.
" Called in for emergency cover" and you would expect them to drive slowly ?
I breathalised a man during the Christamas Drink Drive campaign about 15 years ago who was three times the limit and looked sober and gave off no signs of being drunk , he had had an accident. That is enough suspicion that they might be over limit. Any accident is generally breathalised now.
Every driver should vote to be breath tested randomly to bring that law in or to reduce the alcohol limit to zero. If you have ever had to tell someone their child has been killed by a drink driver (or anyone linked to a drink drive death to be honest) you will know why this is the only way forward .
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Channel 5 are missing a trick, should get Greater Manchester Force for the next series of Police Interceptors, will be carnage
:grin: :grin:
make great viewing :signLOL:
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here is another example of Manchester police
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1308798/Joyriding-police-officers-crash-suspects-high-powered-sports-car.html
And the evidence here is that they were suspended from duty , which does not indicate to me that Manchester Police intend to do nothing about it
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Just give the police Apache helicopters. Anyone who fails to stop isn't going to outrun a Hellfire.
Also anyone failing a breath test gets executed on the spot and left with a sign on saying "drink driver"
Soon stop it all :evilgrin:
The above is why i'm not in charge though :signLOL:
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they would have to be suspended but what will come of it thou..props be dealt with internally but the public will never know the out come to this
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I don't mind no drinks if I'm driving it's the day after if I have been drinking I would find a problem if the limit was zero. You had 5 pints wake up it's roughly 1 unit an hour can I drive at 10 am ? midday ? Next day ?
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Estonia, Malta, Romania, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary all have zero tolerance
Most other countries in the EU have far lower limit than we do. A guy in work was charged in Germany as he was over their drink drive limit but was under the UK limit. He had only had one pint of German beer as well. Alcohol affects people in different ways.
I don't drink but when i have in the past i know i wouldn't be capable of driving safely after 2-3 drinks (no idea if i'd be over the limit on 1 but probably) whereas i remember watching a documentary ( i think it was that Gethin Jenkins bloke) where he had drunk 7 Vodka & Coke and was still only blowing 33 on the Breathalyser. Yet his driving was atrocious
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Estonia, Malta, Romania, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary all have zero tolerance
Most other countries in the EU have far lower limit than we do. A guy in work was charged in Germany as he was over their drink drive limit but was under the UK limit. He had only had one pint of German beer as well. Alcohol affects people in different ways.
I don't drink but when i have in the past i know i wouldn't be capable of driving safely after 2-3 drinks (no idea if i'd be over the limit on 1 but probably) whereas i remember watching a documentary ( i think it was that Gethin Jenkins bloke) where he had drunk 7 Vodka & Coke and was still only blowing 33 on the Breathalyser. Yet his driving was atrocious
As above . When training to use the Intoximeter (The one at Police station) we were on a late shift first day so that we could stay overnight and each consume alcohol and then to use the machine to see what our readings were. There were eleven of us and only one went over the limit. We all drunk over what we thought would be ok to drive. Anyone who states they were over and had only drunk one drink are not telling the truth .
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Estonia, Malta, Romania, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary all have zero tolerance
Most other countries in the EU have far lower limit than we do. A guy in work was charged in Germany as he was over their drink drive limit but was under the UK limit. He had only had one pint of German beer as well. Alcohol affects people in different ways.
I don't drink but when i have in the past i know i wouldn't be capable of driving safely after 2-3 drinks (no idea if i'd be over the limit on 1 but probably) whereas i remember watching a documentary ( i think it was that Gethin Jenkins bloke) where he had drunk 7 Vodka & Coke and was still only blowing 33 on the Breathalyser. Yet his driving was atrocious
As above . When training to use the Intoximeter (The one at Police station) we were on a late shift first day so that we could stay overnight and each consume alcohol and then to use the machine to see what our readings were. There were eleven of us and only one went over the limit. We all drunk over what we thought would be ok to drive. Anyone who states they were over and had only drunk one drink are not telling the truth .
if the driver passes the breath test,but you know he has drank to much,then what happens--do you have to let the driver go!!
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Both got away with speeding on their way to work as "They were called in as emergency cover" which was under extenuating circumstances, which I think translates as the "Police excuse for looking after your own"
"Reasonable suspicion" is something one of them told me about (he is a traffic copper), it was laughable.
" Called in for emergency cover" and you would expect them to drive slowly ?
I breathalised a man during the Christamas Drink Drive campaign about 15 years ago who was three times the limit and looked sober and gave off no signs of being drunk , he had had an accident. That is enough suspicion that they might be over limit. Any accident is generally breathalised now.
Every driver should vote to be breath tested randomly to bring that law in or to reduce the alcohol limit to zero. If you have ever had to tell someone their child has been killed by a drink driver (or anyone linked to a drink drive death to be honest) you will know why this is the only way forward .
:signLOL: your missing my point, called in for "Emergency cover" is what they called it for their reports, they were both on "GENERAL SHIFT" and on way to work, it was just a case of "The Club" looking after their own im afraid.
Regards drink driving I have reported several myself as they are a danger to evryone (I dont give sh*t if someones pissed and kills himself on a country road, he deserves it!), but endangering others as you dont want to pay a £10 taxi fare is stupid!.
I was driving home from an event I was at (IN our works van with 3 on board) and we were coming over the top of holmfirth and I saw a van coming the other way about half mile in front of me, i was watching him come towards me when about 300yds ahead of us he clipped the grass verge and lost it, he over-corrected and was heading straight for us so I put the van onto the verge and got us stopped, he went past us sideways and crashed straight through a dry stone wall, crossed 100yds of field them slammed into another dry stone wall
I Got out of the van (This is at 11.30am) and went to see if he was OK, I opened the door as he was still unconscious and then smelt what can only be described as a wine tasting session!, it was then I saw the 2 x 5L boxesof white wine in his passenger footwell.
We called the police who brethalysed him some 2 hours later (he was pretty beat up in the accident) and he was at that time still 3 times over the limit!, turns out the guy was an Alky but his deliverey driving job seemed not to get in the way!.
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garradrj - Are you a cooper?
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garradrj - Are you a cooper?
We have at least 4 coppers on the site maybe more and a couple of traffic cops all spot on from reading posts
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garradrj - Are you a cooper?
I think from replies, either current or retiired :happy2:
I have been breathalysed 5 times in 21 years of driving all have been random stop checks, usually late at night TBH but as I dont drink in UK (Only ever drink on holiday) I always had nowt to worry about.
I got pulled once by a motorbike cop pulling out of my local pub carpark, he followed me for a mile and watched me drop 2 of mates off then pulled me over (still had girlfriend in front seat), he asked me if i had had a drink and I said "No I dont drink, just had some coke" then pointed at the empty can of coke my GF was holding, he then said in possibly the most arrogant tone ever "Having seen you pull away erratically from a pub car park it is my belief you are under the influence of alchohol and I am going to conduct a breath test".
My girlfriend just looked at me and said "Erratically?" and giggled (I dont think that helped as he got even more arsey!), he then said "are you refusing to provide a specimen of breath?", I said no I was not refusing I was just waiting to be asked if I would rather than be told I would be!, anyhoo he went back to his bike and got his breathalyser and pulled out a new tube and pulled the wrapper paper off and threw it on the ground behind him.
We then conducted said breat test and got a big fat "0" and green light, I then bent down and picked up the wrapper and placed it on his bike seat and said "I think thats yours mate, you dropped it earlier".
then off I went.
I think what perhaps he had not realised is that I was actually dropping my mate off at the pub as his parents own the pub and also the fact that it was 11am and the pub did not open until 12, had he been nice about things I may well have told him, but as he was an arse i did not bother.
90% of police are good coppers and will be responded to in a positive manner (I have friends who are coppers dont forget and I knwo what they have to deal with), unfortunately the other 10% who insist on speaking to you as if your a brainless moron will be spoken to with large amounts of sarcasm and even larger amounts of large confusing words
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garradrj - Are you a cooper?
What gave it away :wink:
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Is it true that even ordinary coppers hate traffic police? Lol
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Is it true that even ordinary coppers hate traffic police? Lol
My mate Gary (Ex Traffic copper for GMP) said that when he was in the force they all hated traffic cops as they were seen to "Have a cushy number" just cruising about while those on the beat got grief from scrotes on estates (his words not mine :happy2:)
maybe thats changed as gary has been out 10 years now I think, it was him who told me they call The Police Force "the biggest gang in the country"
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garradrj - Are you a cooper?
What gave it away :wink:
from reading it seemed he was very pro police, so just wondered.
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You can get breathalized if:
commited road traffic offence.
Involved in collision
Suspected under influence of alcohol
If someone passes and still displays signs of being under influence of something then they will prob get arrested for being "unfit" S4. Road Traffic Act 1988.
In relation to the above I think its very unlikely someone would falsify being recalled in an emergency as If the excess speed was prosecuted they would want proof of the so called recall and I dont believe other people would lie just to get someone off speeding and at the risk of losing their job for breach of honesty & integrity as you'd struggle to get a job anywhere after that.
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Well it happened im afraid, I have 6 friends who are/were coppers (2 left and 4 current, covering traffic, regular and CID) between them they have some stories :grin:
I think the "Suspected under influence of alcohol" pretty much covers the "Anything else not in the above" bracket!.
I even got arrested myself once for "Drunk and Disorderly", "Assaulting a police officer" and apparently" Resisting arrest" (Remember I dont drink!) which is another of the polices "General arrest" I think, anyway i was swiftly de-arrested (about 1 minute after being arrested) when one of the local bobbies kindly pointed out that A/ I dont drink B/ I was not being disorderly C/ I never touched him (or him me :grin:) and D/ my mates girfriends father is Chief of police for GMP (she was at side of me).
It came about as someone called this copepr a "Cu&t" and ran off, the copper chased him, rounded the corner and I was stood there (outside the pub with friends and my GF) he came straight at me at speed and I just side stepped him thinking he was after someone behind me, well he landed flat on his face!, it was funny afterwards, although not at the time as 3 coppers jumped on me and wresteled me to the ground, I did say at the time, "Lads your making a Big mistake here" although im sure they heard that before it was actually true!.
I Even brought the copper who sorted things for me a pint of coke as thanks (it was a warm day)
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Just seen this.
FWIW ....
I am a serving traffic officer in London.
I also used to deal with police collisions as a supervisor and my role is now solely concerned with fatal or extremely serious (and I mean serious!) collisions ...
Any driver involved in a collision should be breath tested and the power is there.
The police driver as I read it was suspended from driving duties. That would be standard with a significant crash ... which this clearly is - regardless of fault. If this is their fault they will go to court for it - simple. Every police collision in London is looked at by the CPS ... the same can not be said for a member of the public!
The police officers perception is that the CPS always try to prosecute officers ... the publics seems the opposite ! My experience is that the CPS are actually fair about it and treat both the same.
I have known many police drivers prosecuted ... and this one will be if he did wrong. Simple.
As for 'testing' top speeds, etc ... that one officer managed that reason as a 'defence' but the door has now been closed and no one else can use that 'defence'.
Believe me or not as you wish when I say he will be dealt with appropriately ... but I was dealing with this stuff for over 7 years !
Just my views FWIW :)
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And now your in Police "Public Relations" it seems :signLOL:
Only kidding, if he guilty and prosecuted, fair enuff, if he guilty and not prosecuted, hey ho "The gang" looked after him :happy2:
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Have a read of this, and he got done for his plate!
http://www.911uk.com/viewtopic.php?t=39801
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And now your in Police "Public Relations" it seems :signLOL:
Only kidding, if he guilty and prosecuted, fair enuff, if he guilty and not prosecuted, hey ho "The gang" looked after him :happy2:
I'm pretty sure this happens in all walks of life and jobs though. It's just people seem to get a bit uppity when its the Police/Government/Army/Politicians etc.
I do think that the Police have an incredibly difficult job to do. They are damned if they do and damned if they don't sometimes. Far too much red tape, bureaucracy, lack of common sense and drive from politicians sometimes etc.
I know we all call them (Police even do it themselves sometimes) but when something goes wrong who are the first people we call. It certainly aint the Ghostbusters :grin:
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This thread makes me laugh!!
It wouldn't have even been posted (for the 2nd time may I add) if it was a Vauxhall Vectra!!
Too easy to knock the Police in this country, far harder to deal with the situations they encounter on a daily basis!
Like any profession there will be good and not so good, but hey isn't it easy to tar them all with the same brush!! :stupid:
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This thread makes me laugh!!
It wouldn't have even been posted (for the 2nd time may I add) if it was a Vauxhall Vectra!!
Too easy to knock the Police in this country, far harder to deal with the situations they encounter on a daily basis!
Like any profession there will be good and not so good, but hey isn't it easy to tar them all with the same brush!! :stupid:
:congrats:
Getting like daily mail on here :signLOL:
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This thread makes me laugh!!
It wouldn't have even been posted (for the 2nd time may I add) if it was a Vauxhall Vectra!!
Too easy to knock the Police in this country, far harder to deal with the situations they encounter on a daily basis!
Like any profession there will be good and not so good, but hey isn't it easy to tar them all with the same brush!! :stupid:
I was just reading this and wondering what to reply with. Your statement is spot on and this thread is just a sad reflection on how our current society is in todays world. :sick: :rolleye: :indifferent: :fighting2: :ashamed:.
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garradrj - Are you a cooper?
You'll make detective at least , do you want to join :wink:
I think the bit when i said i had breath tested someone gave it away :evilgrin:
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Like I said in an earlier post, 90% of them are fine and you dont hear about them enough, but like anything its the bad 10% that is reported on.
Tough job they have, I could not deal with scrotes giving me lip like you see on "Coppers" "Police Interceptors" etc, i would probably just end up giving them a smack in't chops (hence why im not a copper, well that along with the hours and the pay :happy2:), although on the subject of "Coppers" some of those guys really dont help the "peoples perception" of the police do they?
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For what it's worth, it was done in Trafford Park (no houses, all businesses closed) in the early hours of the morning. The car was doing evaluation testing for suitability as a covert pursuit car, the kind that chases your stolen GTIs/S3s etc etc...when scumbags come through your back door and hold a knife to your throat for the keys.
The copper got it wrong, but he was doing his job. I wouldn't see him punished, he may be the man who gets your car back - he needs to train accordingly for the role.
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Love the way the Media just love to sensationalise things..
The golf R is now a "supercar" and costs over £40k!
http://www.prestwichandwhitefieldguide.co.uk/news/national/news/9492076.Police_supercar_write_off_inquiry/
On another note.
Copper or not, he could have died, killed someone else.. but he didnt and for that we should be thankful and not make this another us against them thread.
He f**ked up, we all do. He will be dealt with. Life goes on lessons learned.
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I've had many involvements with the police, from various areas/forces and different departments. I've also been on the right side and wrong side of the law and at this moment in time I'm also having one police officer sacked because of him thinking he is above the law once he gets his uniform. I've mainly gone so hard on him because I will be making an example of him and showing the rest of GMP, at least, that some people will not stand for that type of behaviour from someone who we are meant to trust and expect to be professional. To cut a long story short, I was pulled over in my VXR8 and asked politely to get out n go get in his van, I asked politely if I could move and park somewhere safer for me to get out. He didn't escalate the situation step by step and instead he extended his baton and tried to smash my windows. I opened my door to stop him n he ripped me out of my car, I'd undone my seatbelt but hadn't had the chance to take it off fully but I was dragged out of my car, literally n without any exaggeration, and I told him to stop it and also that I had been blown up in Afghanistan around 18 months prior to this n now only had one leg so to not drag me. His response was that he didn't give a f*ck n was dragging me anyway. I have CCTV n 2 members of the public who have been happy being a witness but they have tried wriggling out of it all the time but I have 2 solicitors in my family n also have most of the national n local papers happy to help so they now know they have to do something about it. Luckily my partners mums boyfriend used to work for the IPCC (independent police complaints commission) n now works for the PM's writing speeches so knows what their procedures n timelines are so I'm pretty lucky with everything like this. The police officer had 2 other officers with him but they were too frightened to stop him I'm guessing as they kept out of it the best they could. It wasn't that long ago (July 2011) when three members of GMP beat up a Royal Marine in Wigan and it was all caught on CCTV n has been passed around all over the Internet and on the news on tv too so this is just another example of them abusing their positions. I have 2 members of my extended family n 3 friends who are in the police force and they agree n have even owned up to themselves n colleagues breaking the law but getting away with it. I wouldn't paint them all with the same brush but know a lot of police officers do the same things that are not acceptable. It's just the same as me doing things that are illegal but we do get in more trouble than the average Joe. We get done by civilian police and then also get charged etc by the military. I've never come across a police officer to get any more of a punishment than the general public. Oh n I've also passed my blue light training for use with bomb disposal which covers the same basic aspects of what u can n can't get away with just by putting the lights or sirens on. If I can find links to show what I'm talking about then I will do later on when I get home :)
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good for you sonic :fighting: copper sounds a bit of a div to me how could he pull you out of car seeing you had your legs blown off he should be thanking you for your service in the forces :notworthy:
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good for you sonic :fighting: copper sounds a bit of a div to me how could he pull you out of car seeing you had your legs blown off he should be thanking you for your service in the forces :notworthy:
x2, what an f-ing prick! hope he gets every book going thrown at him
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I have a prosthetic leg and wear jogging bottoms most of the time as it's easier and most comfortable so he didn't know anything until I told him. His Sgt has agreed he was out of order for it and his 2 colleagues kept saying they couldn't do me for anything, even after he said he'd just stick me on a section 5 which is the most over abused section I've ever come across upto now. I'll find the CCTV of the marine last year and post the link up on here and also will post up the link for my story once i've given permission for them to print it (only happening once the case is closed so that it can't have an effect to the outcome of this situation). Oh n I don't have problems with all police officers and I've even thought about joining up myself but unfortunately they are still on a recruitment freeze.
I do hold my hat off to a lot of police officers for what they do and have to deal with but too many don't understand the point of being a police officer sometimes
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Just found the link I were after, got mixed up with another incident that the police also abused their positions but the one I were talking about happened in July 2008 and was a serving soldier from REME and not the Marines. Here's the link from the towns CCTV so nobody can really stand up and say the officers acted find and that the actions were justified.....
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1299832/Police-officer-caught-beating-duty-soldier-CCTV-faces-jail.html
Oh and with regards to the 'testing' of the Golf R..... Well why didn't he do what a lot of police officers do in Yorkshire and also I've known a lot from GMP do it also.... They drive to the Military Driving School in Leconfield (near Hull) and do it all there where they have and old RAF base that has a road network painted all over it and is also where the military do their blue light and advanced driving courses. If it's good enough for the SF to practice how to do escape and evade maneuvers and high speed persuits down to 18 yr olds learning to drive a class one HGV then I'm sure the police can practice and test the vehicles there in a safe and controlled area. I don't think a rally driver would get away with driving sideways around bends if he said he was just practicing or testing his vehicle out so the police shouldn't get away with it either.
One thing I've found out though with the police from past experience is that what they say has happened and what actually did happen are usually 2 different things with regards to punishments. A few weeks back I reported a police officer for driving through a red light with no emergency equipment being used. Fair enough the officer admitted it once the Inspector had spoken to him and the inspector got back to me saying he had a written report put on his file and that he was also on a days driving course and 3 day suspension for his actions but the officer asked for his sincere appolgies to be passed on to me. I later that day spotted the police officer driving his police car so I stopped and spoke to him and before I could say anything he said sorry and that he was after a stolen car and didn't want to alert them with lights or sirens until he was close enough behind the stolen car. I then said ok, even though I didn't believe him one bit because he was travelling towards me and no cars had been down that road for a good half a mile at least, but when I got talking to him and asked if he was going home now he said no my shift doesn't finish for another few hours yet and he was working all weekend too which he wasn't too happy with (this was a Thursday). This says to me that he hadn't been suspended at all so he probably had got a slap on the wrist off the inspector and that was all, no driving courses, no points, no suspension, nothing more than a phone call most likely!
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I got pulled once by a motorbike cop pulling out of my local pub carpark, he followed me for a mile and watched me drop 2 of mates off then pulled me over (still had girlfriend in front seat), he asked me if i had had a drink and I said "No I dont drink, just had some coke" then pointed at the empty can of coke my GF was holding, he then said in possibly the most arrogant tone ever "Having seen you pull away erratically from a pub car park it is my belief you are under the influence of alchohol and I am going to conduct a breath test".
Word for word this happened to me too in Guildford a couple of months ago......! The only difference was they had 'apparently' seen me pulling away in an erratic manner from some traffic lights, and not a pub. Completely not true, I'd done nothing of the sort. After my breath test came out as 0, they proceeded to check every little bit of my car for road worthyness/legality, and of course nothing was untoward. I think it was a Saturday night and they were just bored.
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He got suspended then!
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4086631/Police-officer-banned-from-driving-duties-after-wrecking-car.html
Testing a car 'on-loan' to the police, so that means it was going to be an undercover traffic car. Nice!
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Skidded on a round about :driver: :signLOL: more like drove head on in to it and flipped the car and the rolled at least 3 times :driver:
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"A police officer who wrecked a £40,000 supercar on a test drive had featured in a TV show on police pursuit chases.
Pc Paul Fletcher starred in BBC1's Car Wars which tracked Greater Manchester Police's team of high-speed pursuit officers as they chased down criminals."
http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/police-crash-driver-was-tv-star
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Just found the link I were after, got mixed up with another incident that the police also abused their positions but the one I were talking about happened in July 2008 and was a serving soldier from REME and not the Marines. Here's the link from the towns CCTV so nobody can really stand up and say the officers acted find and that the actions were justified.....
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1299832/Police-officer-caught-beating-duty-soldier-CCTV-faces-jail.html
Oh and with regards to the 'testing' of the Golf R..... Well why didn't he do what a lot of police officers do in Yorkshire and also I've known a lot from GMP do it also.... They drive to the Military Driving School in Leconfield (near Hull) and do it all there where they have and old RAF base that has a road network painted all over it and is also where the military do their blue light and advanced driving courses. If it's good enough for the SF to practice how to do escape and evade maneuvers and high speed persuits down to 18 yr olds learning to drive a class one HGV then I'm sure the police can practice and test the vehicles there in a safe and controlled area. I don't think a rally driver would get away with driving sideways around bends if he said he was just practicing or testing his vehicle out so the police shouldn't get away with it either.
One thing I've found out though with the police from past experience is that what they say has happened and what actually did happen are usually 2 different things with regards to punishments. A few weeks back I reported a police officer for driving through a red light with no emergency equipment being used. Fair enough the officer admitted it once the Inspector had spoken to him and the inspector got back to me saying he had a written report put on his file and that he was also on a days driving course and 3 day suspension for his actions but the officer asked for his sincere appolgies to be passed on to me. I later that day spotted the police officer driving his police car so I stopped and spoke to him and before I could say anything he said sorry and that he was after a stolen car and didn't want to alert them with lights or sirens until he was close enough behind the stolen car. I then said ok, even though I didn't believe him one bit because he was travelling towards me and no cars had been down that road for a good half a mile at least, but when I got talking to him and asked if he was going home now he said no my shift doesn't finish for another few hours yet and he was working all weekend too which he wasn't too happy with (this was a Thursday). This says to me that he hadn't been suspended at all so he probably had got a slap on the wrist off the inspector and that was all, no driving courses, no points, no suspension, nothing more than a phone call most likely!
A SPECIAL ...SO NOT A POLICE OFFICER THEN.
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I got pulled once by a motorbike cop pulling out of my local pub carpark, he followed me for a mile and watched me drop 2 of mates off then pulled me over (still had girlfriend in front seat), he asked me if i had had a drink and I said "No I dont drink, just had some coke" then pointed at the empty can of coke my GF was holding, he then said in possibly the most arrogant tone ever "Having seen you pull away erratically from a pub car park it is my belief you are under the influence of alchohol and I am going to conduct a breath test".
Word for word this happened to me too in Guildford a couple of months ago......! The only difference was they had 'apparently' seen me pulling away in an erratic manner from some traffic lights, and not a pub. Completely not true, I'd done nothing of the sort. After my breath test came out as 0, they proceeded to check every little bit of my car for road worthyness/legality, and of course nothing was untoward. I think it was a Saturday night and they were just bored.
He checked my car over as well, but I was in my company car which was only 4 months old (Rather than my personal car), he even checked the windscreen wash as his last resort, Muppett!!
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A SPECIAL ...SO NOT A POLICE OFFICER THEN.
I think most refer to them as "plastic coppers", stepping stone to the force, still in Uniform and still working with/for the police
Only spoke once with a special, conversation went like this:-
Tap on side window (I am sat in my car waiting for my mate who is at the cash machine), "is this your car?", "Yes it is" was my reply, "Are you insured for the car" "Yes I am, are you insured for yours?" was my reply, "would you mind waiting while we get a police officer to verify this information" (My freind now gets in the car and shuts his door) "Yes I would mind as im late already for picking up our girlfriends!, goodbye", engage 1st gear and leave!!.
Seriously mate give me a choice and im taking the easy option :signLOL:
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Get plenty of ********* (fill the gaps with any word you think fits) in the Specials.
Got one locally who is at court for Rape last week/this week.
Forces will take anyone if they will do it for free . The media love slagging off those that cannot fight back and the Police never do . Perhaps its about time they did . :innocent: