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From: Cynic on 24 Mar 2010 14:28 On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:59:28 -0000, "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >It's not "the government" that the issue. The people likely to misuse the >data are in the police, security services, local authorities and the myriad >of other bodies supposedly there to serve the public. I class all of those bodies as being part of "the government" THeir funding and policies are controlled by politicians. -- Cynic
From: ARWadsworth on 24 Mar 2010 14:48 "Conor" <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote in message news:80t1akF4qfU1(a)mid.individual.net... > On 23/03/2010 22:21, Steve Firth wrote: > >> That's down to the operational side (the Kevins of this world) and >> basically I think you'd be on a loser. The plod are keen to seize and >> crush cars and they don't listen to any arguments at the side of the >> road. They expect drivers to carry all of their documents with them at >> all times and TBH they don't even accept Certificates of Insurance as >> evidence that a car is insured. > > Not forgetting that according to them, the Motor Insurance Database is > infallible and even when you prove your innocence you, the innocent > person, are still left with a �150 recovery bill plus �12 for each day > your car is in storage plus the cost of travel to the police station and > then the storage compound after it was taken off you. Do you get an > apology? No. > > And the Police wonder why the public have the attitude they do. > > -- > Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally. So is the �150 is not recoverable or repaid when a mistake has been made? Adam
From: Brimstone on 24 Mar 2010 14:46 "Cynic" <cynic_999(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:1bmkq5pkq76lhjvpv1l15t5ei6fr2r3c6f(a)4ax.com... > On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:59:28 -0000, "Brimstone" > <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >>It's not "the government" that the issue. The people likely to misuse the >>data are in the police, security services, local authorities and the >>myriad >>of other bodies supposedly there to serve the public. > > I class all of those bodies as being part of "the government" THeir > funding and policies are controlled by politicians. > That makes you sound as naive as Kev.
From: Cynic on 24 Mar 2010 14:49 On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:46:48 -0000, "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >>>It's not "the government" that the issue. The people likely to misuse the >>>data are in the police, security services, local authorities and the >>>myriad >>>of other bodies supposedly there to serve the public. >> >> I class all of those bodies as being part of "the government" THeir >> funding and policies are controlled by politicians. >> >That makes you sound as naive as Kev. So explain how they are funded and controlled. -- Cynic
From: Brimstone on 24 Mar 2010 14:51
"Cynic" <cynic_999(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:cjnkq51dhcm2k2a1gpdicmcg4javtad2sk(a)4ax.com... > On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:46:48 -0000, "Brimstone" > <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >>>>It's not "the government" that the issue. The people likely to misuse >>>>the >>>>data are in the police, security services, local authorities and the >>>>myriad >>>>of other bodies supposedly there to serve the public. >>> >>> I class all of those bodies as being part of "the government" THeir >>> funding and policies are controlled by politicians. >>> >>That makes you sound as naive as Kev. > > So explain how they are funded and controlled. > The police are funded by the local taxpayer (except for the Met). Whilst overall policies are put in place by government at some level that doesn't stop employees of those organisations "showing initiative". |