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From: Periander on 6 Aug 2010 13:24 Mike Ross <mike(a)corestore.org> wrote in news:uafo56l59u8loj7pn4hhjkk4ki1j1d266p(a)4ax.com: > > There's little information to suggest he was a hardened and desperate > man willing to drive into a police officer to 'make good his escape' > (for sufficiently small values of 'escape!'). More likely he forgot to > put the bloody thing in park, or became flustered and trod on the > wrong pedal. For 17 minutes? > If you watch the video, after he does stop the car starts > rolling back, which suggests some issues with having proper control. > He quite possibly didn't even know he had hit the officer. Hehehe ... so you're saying that he's unfit to be a driver? On a slightly more serious note, the full video is available (or was) on "Police stop" - a TV show. Overall he he didn't display any evidence of not knowing what he was doing. -- Regards, Periander
From: Brimstone on 6 Aug 2010 13:54 "kkm" <kkm(a)w3.to> wrote in message news:1BD+LIAMuBXMJAMh(a)cntl-prk.demon.co.uk... > In article <l6adnbA0AuJGvsbRnZ2dnUVZ8tadnZ2d(a)bt.com>, Brimstone > <brimstone520-ng08(a)yahoo.co.uk> writes >> >>"Paul" <23023(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >>news:8c0l3bF5t6U1(a)mid.individual.net... >>> On 05/08/2010 21:13, Brimstone wrote: >>>> >>>> "Paul" <23023(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >>>> news:8c0k8tF13jU1(a)mid.individual.net... >>>>> On 05/08/2010 21:09, Brimstone wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> "martin" <usenet(a)etiqa.co.uk> wrote in message >>>>>> news:4c5b16e2$0$12155$fa0fcedb(a)news.zen.co.uk... >>>>>>> On 05/08/2010 20:13, Brimstone wrote: >>>>>>>> I can't remember the last time I saw such an over the top reaction. >>>>>>>> It's >>>>>>>> a wonderful example of how some public servants think they're the >>>>>>>> masters and we are to do their bidding. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> There is a video on the website. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1300608/Policemen-suspended- >>smash-grab-raid-disabled-mans-Range-Rover.html >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "Two policemen were suspended after a disabled pensioner claimed he >>>>>>>> was >>>>>>>> left terrified by officers who smashed his car window after >>>>>>>> catching him >>>>>>>> driving without a seatbelt. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> When stroke victim Robert Whatley, 70, was pulled over in his Range >>>>>>>> Rover, he expected a brief discussion with the officers. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hang on a sec! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "Officers tried to issue him with a fixed penalty notice but Mr >>>>>>> Whatley drove off. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Two Gwent police officers followed him along eight miles of country >>>>>>> lanes for 17 minutes before trying to stop the �60,000 Range Rover >>>>>>> with a stinger device. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But Mr Whatley pulled over again and waited for them to approach. >>>>>>> He was later charged with a series of motoring offences." >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> But he claims he was forced to cover his face and was showered with >>>>>>>> glass as one officer jumped on to the bonnet and kicked his >>>>>>>> windscreen >>>>>>>> while another repeatedly attacked the window with a baton. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Serves the fucker right! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> He suffered a couple of broken windows after fleeing from the >>>>>>> police. >>>>>>> Why didn't you post this information in the first place. If he'd >>>>>>> stopped then all he might have had was a "discussion". >>>>>> >>>>>> Did you miss the bit where he said that he thought the matter was >>>>>> concluded and do you think wrecking his car was justified? >>>>>> >>>>>> If so, why do you suppose they coppers concerned have been removed >>>>>> from >>>>>> operations? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> So - you drive for 17 mins and think the police have their blues and >>>>> twos on - 'to escort you home' >>>>> >>>>> what planet are you on? >>>> >>>> Perhaps you're accustomed to dealing with the police on a daily basis >>>> and are totally familiar with their way of doing things. Obviously this >>>> chap isn't. >>>> >>>> >>> A 'retired businessman' with a 60k car with personal number plates must >>> know what blues and twos are...shurely... >> >>Are you trying to suggest that smashing his car up and dragging him out of >>the car in the manner they did was a proportional response to not wearing >>a >>seatbelt? >> >> > > But arguably a proportional response to knocking down a policeman with > your motor vehicle whilst he is examining the passenger side of your > vehicle. > > To quote from the original article: > > "But when an officer went round to the passenger side, the car lurched > forward and he was knocked over." > You missed the word "alleged".
From: Brimstone on 6 Aug 2010 13:58 "GT" <a(a)b.c> wrote in message news:4c5bf26e$0$7768$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > They definitely knew he was a pensioner, but from their point of view they > stopped a car and before they had finished warning the driver, he suddenly > set off, knocking over / running down a policeman and then failed to stop > for the next 17 miles - they didn't really know who they were dealing with > on the second stop! There appears to be some confusion, I thought the story of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was fiction.
From: Clive George on 6 Aug 2010 14:31 I've just remembered why Brimstone appears to be being more than usually concerned about this case - he regularly drives without a seatbelt.
From: Brimstone on 6 Aug 2010 14:33
"Clive George" <clive(a)xxxx-x.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message news:b_qdndCj88G-yMHRnZ2dnUVZ8k2dnZ2d(a)brightview.co.uk... > I've just remembered why Brimstone appears to be being more than usually > concerned about this case - he regularly drives without a seatbelt. Is the wrong answer. |