Lord Geordie Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Oh what Joy I heard on the radio this morning a kid tried jumping from a stolen car and ended upo in the path of the chasing police car. Unfortunatley he ended up with ionly a broken hip No doubt he will try claiming compansation and get it :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 I watch "road wars" and stuff like that on Sky. It baffles me why sentences are not longer for this kind of thing. Kid nicks a car, gets chased by the Police and ends up driving like a manic through towns, 80mph down high streets and the like, people jumping out the way - cars being clipped and made to crash to get out of their way.. How can this just be "taking without consent" "theft" or "aggravated vehicle taking" - surely it should be attempted murder or something like that? You see it time and again on these programs, some chav idiot nicks a car, puts hundreds of peoples lives in danger and ends up crashing, damages police cars etc and gets a "community order" for about 11 months. I know for a fact if I failed to stop for the police and got chased then caught I'd end up with a massive fine and probably end up with a short spell in the clink. These people have nothing to loose, they know nothing will happen so they don't care and keep doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 what really winds me up is when the little tossers have no driving licence and they get banned and points. On what they have no license it seems th most pointless penalty going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Yep, no license, no intention of ever getting one. A ban is meaningless and serves no purpose. My view is, if you have ever run away from the cops before, and been caught, what business have you ever being allowed to drive a car again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Yep, on the subject the first thing the fat Prime Minister of ours came up with his first sensible idea today. Police actually charging and taking to court people carrying Knives rather than cautioning them. Has the penny finally dropped that we need a bit more proper justice in the UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidibear Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Yep, on the subject the first thing the fat Prime Minister of ours came up with his first sensible idea today. Police actually charging and taking to court people carrying Knives rather than cautioning them. Has the penny finally dropped that we need a bit more proper justice in the UK But can't you see this turning into a "race" thing? I cannot comment on the rest of the country but we have the black on black thing here in Birmingham. If the police are arresting and charging a majority of ethnic minorites for carrying knives then you just know what is going to happen :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Yep, no license, no intention of ever getting one. A ban is meaningless and serves no purpose. My view is, if you have ever run away from the cops before, and been caught, what business have you ever being allowed to drive a car again? Same reason why banning handguns wont stop criminals using them. Infact when you ban something, it only encourages criminals to do it. When your mum or dad told you not to do something bad as a child, didnt it only make you feel great when you did it anyway? (untill you get caught). Same thing with guns. Ban them, and the crims will only feel more macho with one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidibear Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Same thing with guns. Ban them, and the crims will only feel more macho with one. Its a TV screen rap hero thing in my opinion. Life imitating art and all that. Like the song says Guns don't kill people, Rappers do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamC Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Breaking the law is breaking the law no matter from what ethnic someone is from. I too enjoy the police programs on Sky One, and am also amased by the rediculous punishments handed out to people commiting serious crimes. One of them a woman who blatently had no driving license, no tax, no insurance and driving her kids to and from school got pulled. Long story short her car was impounded (excellent I hear you say?) no, the fee the release the car is less than a years car tax would cost. Where is the justice in that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidibear Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 (edited) Breaking the law is breaking the law no matter from what ethnic someone is from. I totally agree but when a certain crime is carried out by a certain minority and the police target that minorty then the shout of racism is soon to follow, and that was my point. Just like after the London bombing and "islamic" type people were viewed with suspicion. Why shouldn't the police view rastafarians or middle aged white people with the same suspicion for the same kind of specific crime? Edited January 14, 2008 by sidibear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidibear Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Why don't the police equip the helicopter with a vulcan cannon? Make for much better viewing and probably higher tv ratings, as well as eradicating the car thieving scum that would obviously prefer to run someone down or kill someone rather than stop :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishybarney Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Unfortunately the racism card is used all too frequently and generally the police bow down to it, I remember watching one of those Road wars programs, and the met police where out and about in their ANPR van the ones that can tell fom you registration if your insured, taxed, etc. They had set up in a less desirable area and where pulling over loads of people, but this one young coloured lad had insurance or a driving licence. He was remanded in the car and his mother was contacted who came flying down and all she did was rant about the fact the police where only pulling over black or ethnic people, from the ANPR van they couldn't depick race or creed. But cause the woman wouldn't shut up and was causing such a fuss the son was realised and she only had to insure the car their and then and could get it back with out any repercussions. How is that fair :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBill Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 If someone drives too dangerously the police are not allowed under national policy to pursue! Some forces do not pursue at all. Some forces will only allow the most advanced of police drivers to pursue. I've been in a "few" pursuits- it's bloody dangerous for everyone. It's a fine line on the call- if we pull off will they stop driving like a moron or if we don't stop him will he kill someone other than himself. Damned hard to get it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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