The speeding policeman

[thetank]

There's nowhere that they can replicate a bar brawl either.

I still want them to throw the book at a coppah who knocks some heads in on his Saturday night off.

[BrumBilly]

Highly Trained Police officer doing 160MPH in the early hours or drunk driver at any speed? Your Choice.

Neither thanks. Both are dangerous. This guy was just another example of someone abusing his position and the soft touch approach with him by the judiciary just sends out the wrong message IMO.

[SupaMonkey]

Lets be honest here. He was most likely speeding to get wherever he was going, got caught and made up an excuse. Now he's gettin let off lightly cos he's a copper and that sets a bad example and is an injustice to people who have been punished for doing the same thing.

[ifm]

do you think Jenson Button would get let off for this if he said he was practicing?

[SupaMonkey]

lol, or Lennox Lewis starts a bar brawl cos he's 'practicing'.

[ifm]

LOL imagine Ron Jeremy practicing his trade

[ACE2M]

When i get a speeding ticket and 3 points for going 7 mph over the speed limit at 2am on dual carriageway with not another car in sight i feel a bit offended because it's presumed i'm not responsible enough to make the decision that it is safe to do so. Some bloke goes at 159mph and gets off, i think it's disgusting.

[MrMoves]

I keep thinking that if I or my family are upside down on the tarmac, I'd rather have this guy hammering it towards the accident to help injured passengers (ambulances don't patrol motorways), than somebody who dare not go too fast because he is not used to his car.

Police do train at high speeds on public roads.  I remember watching something about the training of three officers a few back.  They would exceed 100mph in their Omega in 60mph zones.  Dangerous for most people but not if you've been trained to handle those speeds for months before hand.

I don't have any problems with this guy driving at this speed, even if I'm not allowed.

[MrMoves]

When i get a speeding ticket and 3 points for going 7 mph over the speed limit at 2am on dual carriageway with not another car in sight i feel a bit offended because it's presumed i'm not responsible enough to make the decision that it is safe to do so. Some bloke goes at 159mph and gets off, i think it's disgusting.

There seems to be a lot of feeling like that.

If I can't do it, why can he?

[RED-DOG]

I keep thinking that if I or my family are upside down on the tarmac, I'd rather have this guy hammering it towards the accident to help injured passengers.

I bet if this guy lost control of the car while he was 'practicing' and ploughed into your wife and kids you would think differently.

[MrMoves]

I keep thinking that if I or my family are upside down on the tarmac, I'd rather have this guy hammering it towards the accident to help injured passengers.

I bet if this guy lost control of the car while he was 'practicing' and ploughed into your wife and kids you would think differently.

Absolutely.  But, the fact is he was running at that speed on an empty motorway, in good weather, in a new car designed for high speed.  I know motorways (I'm sure you've driven on the M69, Red) that are complete void of all traffic after a certain time.

Now if he was driving by the local school!

[MrMoves]

I'm about to spend 4 hours on the M6 today.  I hope I don't need the speeding policeman!

[The_nun]

I have not read the papers relating to this incident as half the time the I don't belive the crap that is put in them, however I have been reading the posts on here,  although this info is gathered through the press i shall still put in my opinions.

To me the matter of facts are as follows. ..Q1. Would they police allow a member of staff to perform high speed driving without full training and been passed as competant.        Answer................. NO

Q2 Was this oficer on duty at the time of the incident.
answer NO..


Come on guys be real ..this fella would have had his training at the right time and place, therefore there can be no justifiable reason for him to " practice" out of work hours.


Next thing we know I shall be waiting for the Traffic Lights to change and a fireman will come along and cut the roof off my car on his way home..just to " Pracice"..

[madasahatstand]

slightly off the topic but another example of police being able to do what they want and get away with it. ive seen the cops sitting on double yellows causing traffic to narrow into 1 lane from 2 fast lanes, right next to the row of takeaway shops. they were in gettng their dinner. also, ive seen them going through lights for no obvious reason and glaring into cars as if they are trying to intimidate folk. i dont like it one bit. pisses me right off. on a more balanced note im sure plenty of police dont do these things but some do

[thetank]

...and they never clean up their horse poo.