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Old 04 January 2011 | 08:37 PM
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-12115179

WTF ... this is pathetic
Old 04 January 2011 | 08:38 PM
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Old 04 January 2011 | 08:42 PM
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Why didn't he just say he thought he saw a mate?
Old 04 January 2011 | 08:45 PM
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Happened to me, must have been 20 years ago, at the time I was delivery driving and flashed a couple of cars coming the other way. Little did I know one was an unmarked car
They turned around, pulled me over and read the riot act but just gave me a warning luckily
Old 04 January 2011 | 08:46 PM
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there was a bloke who got a years ban, not long ago
Old 04 January 2011 | 08:49 PM
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That is very pathetic.

Flashing (lights, that is) for such hazards has been a popular practice in North Wales since Brunstorm's times, and still remains a heartwarming one. We'd better be warned now!
Old 04 January 2011 | 08:52 PM
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And just how did this prosecution "help" society in general ?

Add a friendly "Scooby wave" and it's all good... as you have a pal with a car like that...

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P.S. One morning I saw D1CCY heading for a local "hot spot", and he thought I was bonkers... LOL

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Old 04 January 2011 | 09:29 PM
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The way I see the flash caused people to slow down .. the point of the camera (apparently) is to slow people down .. hang on wait .. I know .. the fine .. ****ing idiots ..
Old 04 January 2011 | 09:31 PM
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I shall continue to warn people and would go to prison before I paifd a fine for so doing.
My defence would be that the speed trap is there to slow drivers down and that's what I was doing. Aren't they called safety cameras now?

Noted that this is, once again Dumberside Police, one of the worst performing forces in the country. Now you know why.



Here's a sign from our area a couple of years back.

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Old 04 January 2011 | 09:34 PM
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I've got one of those new fangled devices that stop you getting caught speeding...




... it's called a brake pedal you fatherfúckers


*posted in the style of Frankie Boyle and PS Lewis
Old 04 January 2011 | 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by dazh66
Happened to me, must have been 20 years ago, at the time I was delivery driving and flashed a couple of cars coming the other way. Little did I know one was an unmarked car
They turned around, pulled me over and read the riot act but just gave me a warning luckily
"In my opinion you were speeding, I wanted you to drive less quickly: I flashed my headlights and indicated that you slow down, officer".

People can only be prosecuted when they admit that that was what they did.
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And who exactly was the victim that required the £15 victim surcharge

Welcome to our nanny state, but what shocks me most is that anyone is surprised by this
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And who exactly was the victim that required the £15 victim surcharge

Welcome to our nanny state, but what shocks me most is that anyone is surprised by this
The victim was Police force as they loss revenue as a result of his actions!
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The victim was Police force as they loss revenue as a result of his actions!
But surely by flashing on-coming drivers they slowed down, hence doing the police's job and should therefore be rewarded for making the roads a safer place
Old 04 January 2011 | 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by what would scooby do
I've got one of those new fangled devices that stop you getting caught speeding...




... it's called a brake pedal you fatherfúckers


*posted in the style of Frankie Boyle and PS Lewis

you watch.... youll get caught speeding now you said that lol
Old 05 January 2011 | 12:27 AM
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So if you see someone about to throw a brick through a jewellers' window, shout at them, and they run off, you are guilty of "wilfully obstructing a police officer" because they then have no-one to arrest
Old 05 January 2011 | 12:29 AM
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lives in my town read it at work today distgusting.....!

Go catch some true crooks.
Old 05 January 2011 | 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by GC8
"In my opinion you were speeding, I wanted you to drive less quickly: I flashed my headlights and indicated that you slow down, officer".

People can only be prosecuted when they admit that that was what they did.
Excellent!
Old 05 January 2011 | 01:12 AM
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"I was making other road users aware of my presence, as per the highway code, orrificer".
Old 05 January 2011 | 10:22 AM
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"When a file is provided to the CPS from the police, it is our duty to decide whether it presents a realistic prospect of conviction and whether a prosecution is in the public interest.
It was a motoring offence so of course they were going to get a conviction, and a **** load of cash from a pensioner doing his civic duty.

Thompson denied wilfully obstructing a policewoman in the execution of her duty on July 21 last year, but was convicted after a trial at Grimsby Magistrates' Court
Well that explains it, she had PMT and didn't get any the night before

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Old 05 January 2011 | 10:35 AM
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So should the Police/Highways Authority be prosecuted for putting up signs on the A24 near me saying "Speed Camera Ahead" be prosecuted Whats the bloody difference?

I lived overseas where it was a serious offence and so drivers switched to turning on their wipers to warn others (just cleaning the screen officer ). But it didn't rain much there which helped!

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Old 05 January 2011 | 01:39 PM
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They don't like losing a chance of a conviction,all part of the targets of course, but then they have always had that attitude going back for many years.

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Old 05 January 2011 | 01:48 PM
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I have a friend who was approached by the police for "flashing" other motorists to warn of speed trap.

I was present when they talked to him.
It went like this


Officer: Mr Jones - our officers witnessed you flashing at vehicles today warning them of a speed check

Friend: What sort of car was it - I flashed at a friend?

Officer: You were witnessed flashing at 6 different vehicles.

Friend: I saw 6 friends on that road today.


And I swear to god - his expression never faltered
Old 05 January 2011 | 01:50 PM
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Well done Police....catching real criminals!
Old 05 January 2011 | 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by tony de wonderful
Well done Police....catching real criminals!
Its so annoying though when the speedster kills one of your close relatives!

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Old 05 January 2011 | 05:07 PM
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Key thing is never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, tell the police a) anything, if you can't do that b) the truth.

When it gets to court (which it won't if you stay silent) you patiently wait through all the evidence against you and, when called into the dock, your lawyer will probably ask, "did you flash your lights at the time in question" to which you respond, "I'm led to believe by a police officer that I did, I have no reason to disbelieve him". When he then asks why you say, "I indicated to move lane but must have pulled on the stalk by mistake."

Case closed

This guy got done because he admitted the reason he was flashing his lights. Remember, the police - more often than not - need you to convict yourself in some fashion.
Old 05 January 2011 | 05:11 PM
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Also, if you are pulled over for flagging by way of waving your arms out your window then your defence in court is that you were listening to Snoop Dogg, Doggystyle loud on your ipod

See...
Old 05 January 2011 | 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Leslie
Its so annoying though when the speedster kills one of your close relatives!

Les
That is such a broad statement, if it were outside a school at hometime, then you have a point, if it was 80mph on an empty motorway then it's hysterical nonsense. Speed is relative 80mph is more dangerous than 70 is more dangerous than 60 is more dangerous than 50, the safest option is to drive at 5mph, so shall we all do that? or shall we all drive at the limit imposed in the 70's when drum brakes and crossplys were the norm, or shall we drive like the germans on their autobahns, were the casualty rate is no higher than this country, how can that be? if speed kills, surely all germans would be dead....................speed kills in the same way that knives kill, and we all have kitchens full of killers now don't we
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It all depends on where i am and who is speeding to whether i flash or not , say im driving through a residential area a 30mph zone and some idiot is belting along then No flash from me as i don't condone it however someone coming along at normal speed id give them a flash just so they dont get nailed for doing say 34 in a 30 .

Ive seen them sitting with cameras on open roads with no pavements no pedestrians and id give everyone a flash


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