The State of British Policing

Kapitan_Phillips · 09-07-07, 04:20 PM

This is a perfectly legitamate rant about the British Police Force, and this thread is not the place for responses that contain things like "lol" or "I know, wtf". Thanks

My father and I, when on a hour and a half car journey from the West Midlands to Ystalyfera, Wales (Near Swansea) discussed the state of the British Police force. These are some of the points that came up:

When was the last time you saw a traffic cop on a motorway? Are the police really that dependent on speed cameras and 'deterrents' that they dont even bother patrolling anymore?
How many times have you seen a driver (be it truck, car, moped) break the law as you drove behind them?
How come a man on his mobile phone got only 6 points on his license, a £250 fine and a slap on the wrist for hitting a 12 year old girl on a pavement whilst on his mobile phone?
There was an occasion when we were almost hit head on by an impatient motorist who tried to overtake another car and only in the last few seconds pulled back into their own lane. If we had hit that car, I wouldnt have been typing this, and thats no exaggeration. She* was then observed to be insulting the motorist in front of her.

Lets be honest now. People are being arrested and taken to court for putting their feet on the seat on a train, when Irish haulage drivers are left to get away with transporting a dock container on an ordinary flatbed**. What the hell is wrong here?!

*This is in no way a generalisation. She was a woman
** You're supposed to have locking mechanisms on the corners and middle of a dock container to stop it from sliding off the flatbed. This trucker had neither.

09-07-07, 04:20 PM	#1
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	The State of British Policing This is a perfectly legitamate rant about the British Police Force, and this thread is not the place for responses that contain things like "lol" or "I know, wtf". Thanks My father and I, when on a hour and a half car journey from the West Midlands to Ystalyfera, Wales (Near Swansea) discussed the state of the British Police force. These are some of the points that came up: When was the last time you saw a traffic cop on a motorway? Are the police really that dependent on speed cameras and 'deterrents' that they dont even bother patrolling anymore? How many times have you seen a driver (be it truck, car, moped) break the law as you drove behind them? How come a man on his mobile phone got only 6 points on his license, a £250 fine and a slap on the wrist for hitting a 12 year old girl on a pavement whilst on his mobile phone? There was an occasion when we were almost hit head on by an impatient motorist who tried to overtake another car and only in the last few seconds pulled back into their own lane. If we had hit that car, I wouldnt have been typing this, and thats no exaggeration. She* was then observed to be insulting the motorist in front of her. Lets be honest now. People are being arrested and taken to court for putting their feet on the seat on a train, when Irish haulage drivers are left to get away with transporting a dock container on an ordinary flatbed*. What the hell is wrong here?! This is in no way a generalisation. She was a woman ** You're supposed to have locking mechanisms on the corners and middle of a dock container to stop it from sliding off the flatbed. This trucker had neither. __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.