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Cyclists ignoring signs get a ticket
Lieutenant Scott wrote:
On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:34:46 -0000, Mr. Benn wrote: "Simon Weaseltemper" wrote in message ... On 12/11/2011 15:13, Mrcheerful wrote: http://road.cc/content/news/25728-ca...eration-passer This is actually quite comical. "Police in Cambridge issued ten fixed penalty notices last week in a crackdown against cyclists riding the wrong way up a one-way street last Thursday, but were unaware that further up the street, a woman was warning other bike riders of the operation." "police say that they would have arrested the woman for obstruction had they known what she was doing."(!) So, someone is telling cyclists that if they ride up a one-way street they are liable to get a ticket, and the police want to arrest her. This sounds totally bizarre. It means stopping someone from committing an offence, is an offence, because the police cannot issue a ticket. Talk about the police having their bubble burst. Drivers do this all the time when there is a speed trap, drivers coming the other way flash their lights ferociously as a warning to others. What a bunch of ******s the police have become. ===================================== Why, because they are enforcing the law? One of the nonsensical laws. Say I see someone about to commit a murder, and stop them from doing so, would the police arrest me? Preventing a crime is not the same as assisting someone to avoid detection of their crime. |
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Cyclists ignoring signs get a ticket
On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:14:29 -0000, Mrcheerful wrote:
Lieutenant Scott wrote: On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:34:46 -0000, Mr. Benn wrote: "Simon Weaseltemper" wrote in message ... On 12/11/2011 15:13, Mrcheerful wrote: http://road.cc/content/news/25728-ca...eration-passer This is actually quite comical. "Police in Cambridge issued ten fixed penalty notices last week in a crackdown against cyclists riding the wrong way up a one-way street last Thursday, but were unaware that further up the street, a woman was warning other bike riders of the operation." "police say that they would have arrested the woman for obstruction had they known what she was doing."(!) So, someone is telling cyclists that if they ride up a one-way street they are liable to get a ticket, and the police want to arrest her. This sounds totally bizarre. It means stopping someone from committing an offence, is an offence, because the police cannot issue a ticket. Talk about the police having their bubble burst. Drivers do this all the time when there is a speed trap, drivers coming the other way flash their lights ferociously as a warning to others. What a bunch of ******s the police have become. ===================================== Why, because they are enforcing the law? One of the nonsensical laws. Say I see someone about to commit a murder, and stop them from doing so, would the police arrest me? Preventing a crime is not the same as assisting someone to avoid detection of their crime. Flashing your lights at someone who is speeding (which everybody does by the way), stops them speeding. You're preventing the "crime". -- http://petersparrots.com http://petersphotos.com Can you be a closet claustrophobic? |
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Cyclists ignoring signs get a ticket
Lieutenant Scott wrote:
On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:14:29 -0000, Mrcheerful wrote: Lieutenant Scott wrote: On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:34:46 -0000, Mr. Benn wrote: "Simon Weaseltemper" wrote in message ... On 12/11/2011 15:13, Mrcheerful wrote: http://road.cc/content/news/25728-ca...eration-passer This is actually quite comical. "Police in Cambridge issued ten fixed penalty notices last week in a crackdown against cyclists riding the wrong way up a one-way street last Thursday, but were unaware that further up the street, a woman was warning other bike riders of the operation." "police say that they would have arrested the woman for obstruction had they known what she was doing."(!) So, someone is telling cyclists that if they ride up a one-way street they are liable to get a ticket, and the police want to arrest her. This sounds totally bizarre. It means stopping someone from committing an offence, is an offence, because the police cannot issue a ticket. Talk about the police having their bubble burst. Drivers do this all the time when there is a speed trap, drivers coming the other way flash their lights ferociously as a warning to others. What a bunch of ******s the police have become. ===================================== Why, because they are enforcing the law? One of the nonsensical laws. Say I see someone about to commit a murder, and stop them from doing so, would the police arrest me? Preventing a crime is not the same as assisting someone to avoid detection of their crime. Flashing your lights at someone who is speeding (which everybody does by the way), stops them speeding. You're preventing the "crime". You are preventing them being apprehended for their crime. Would you also show a shoplifter the route to avoid the cameras and security in a supermarket? |
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Cyclists ignoring signs get a ticket
On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:25:34 -0000, Mrcheerful wrote:
Lieutenant Scott wrote: On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:14:29 -0000, Mrcheerful wrote: Lieutenant Scott wrote: On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:34:46 -0000, Mr. Benn wrote: "Simon Weaseltemper" wrote in message ... On 12/11/2011 15:13, Mrcheerful wrote: This is actually quite comical. "Police in Cambridge issued ten fixed penalty notices last week in a crackdown against cyclists riding the wrong way up a one-way street last Thursday, but were unaware that further up the street, a woman was warning other bike riders of the operation." "police say that they would have arrested the woman for obstruction had they known what she was doing."(!) So, someone is telling cyclists that if they ride up a one-way street they are liable to get a ticket, and the police want to arrest her. This sounds totally bizarre. It means stopping someone from committing an offence, is an offence, because the police cannot issue a ticket. Talk about the police having their bubble burst. Drivers do this all the time when there is a speed trap, drivers coming the other way flash their lights ferociously as a warning to others. What a bunch of ******s the police have become. ===================================== Why, because they are enforcing the law? One of the nonsensical laws. Say I see someone about to commit a murder, and stop them from doing so, would the police arrest me? Preventing a crime is not the same as assisting someone to avoid detection of their crime. Flashing your lights at someone who is speeding (which everybody does by the way), stops them speeding. You're preventing the "crime". You are preventing them being apprehended for their crime. Would you also show a shoplifter the route to avoid the cameras and security in a supermarket? Invalid analogy. I don't stop drivers and tell them which roads are clear of traps either. -- http://petersparrots.com http://petersphotos.com How does a man know when his wife is losing interest? When her favorite sexual position is next door. |
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Cyclists ignoring signs get a ticket
On Nov 13, 10:17*am, "Lieutenant Scott" wrote:
On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:14:29 -0000, Mrcheerful wrote: Lieutenant Scott wrote: On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:34:46 -0000, Mr. Benn wrote: "Simon Weaseltemper" *wrote in message ... On 12/11/2011 15:13, Mrcheerful wrote: http://road.cc/content/news/25728-ca...rned-police-op.... This is actually quite comical. "Police in Cambridge issued ten fixed penalty notices last week in a crackdown against cyclists riding the wrong way up a one-way street last Thursday, but were unaware that further up the street, a woman was warning other bike riders of the operation." "police say that they would have arrested the woman for obstruction had they known what she was doing."(!) So, someone is telling cyclists that if they ride up a one-way street they are liable to get a ticket, and the police want to arrest her. This sounds totally bizarre. It means stopping someone from committing an offence, is an offence, because the police cannot issue a ticket. Talk about the police having their bubble burst. Drivers do this all the time when there is a speed trap, drivers coming the other way flash their lights ferociously as a warning to others. What a bunch of ******s the police have become. ===================================== Why, because they are enforcing the law? One of the nonsensical laws. Say I see someone about to commit a murder, and stop them from doing so, would the police arrest me? Preventing a crime is not the same as assisting someone to avoid detection of their crime. Flashing your lights at someone who is speeding (which everybody does by the way), stops them speeding. *You're preventing the "crime". --http://petersparrots.comhttp://petersphotos.com Can you be a closet claustrophobic?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - No you are helping a criminal escape punishment. See: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...rap-fined.html -- Simon Mason |
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On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:40:20 -0000, Simon Mason wrote:
On Nov 13, 10:17 am, "Lieutenant Scott" wrote: On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:14:29 -0000, Mrcheerful wrote: Lieutenant Scott wrote: On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:34:46 -0000, Mr. Benn wrote: "Simon Weaseltemper" wrote in message ... On 12/11/2011 15:13, Mrcheerful wrote: http://road.cc/content/news/25728-ca...rned-police-op... This is actually quite comical. "Police in Cambridge issued ten fixed penalty notices last week in a crackdown against cyclists riding the wrong way up a one-way street last Thursday, but were unaware that further up the street, a woman was warning other bike riders of the operation." "police say that they would have arrested the woman for obstruction had they known what she was doing."(!) So, someone is telling cyclists that if they ride up a one-way street they are liable to get a ticket, and the police want to arrest her. This sounds totally bizarre. It means stopping someone from committing an offence, is an offence, because the police cannot issue a ticket. Talk about the police having their bubble burst. Drivers do this all the time when there is a speed trap, drivers coming the other way flash their lights ferociously as a warning to others. What a bunch of ******s the police have become. ===================================== Why, because they are enforcing the law? One of the nonsensical laws. Say I see someone about to commit a murder, and stop them from doing so, would the police arrest me? Preventing a crime is not the same as assisting someone to avoid detection of their crime. Flashing your lights at someone who is speeding (which everybody does by the way), stops them speeding. You're preventing the "crime". --http://petersparrots.comhttp://petersphotos.com Can you be a closet claustrophobic?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - No you are helping a criminal escape punishment. By preventing the crime, not moving it. Twit. READ what I write. -- http://petersparrots.com http://petersphotos.com Why are there 5 syllables in the word "monosyllabic"? |
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Cyclists ignoring signs get a ticket
Lieutenant Scott wrote:
On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:40:20 -0000, Simon Mason wrote: On Nov 13, 10:17 am, "Lieutenant Scott" wrote: On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:14:29 -0000, Mrcheerful wrote: Lieutenant Scott wrote: On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:34:46 -0000, Mr. Benn wrote: "Simon Weaseltemper" wrote in message ... On 12/11/2011 15:13, Mrcheerful wrote: http://road.cc/content/news/25728-ca...rned-police-op... This is actually quite comical. "Police in Cambridge issued ten fixed penalty notices last week in a crackdown against cyclists riding the wrong way up a one-way street last Thursday, but were unaware that further up the street, a woman was warning other bike riders of the operation." "police say that they would have arrested the woman for obstruction had they known what she was doing."(!) So, someone is telling cyclists that if they ride up a one-way street they are liable to get a ticket, and the police want to arrest her. This sounds totally bizarre. It means stopping someone from committing an offence, is an offence, because the police cannot issue a ticket. Talk about the police having their bubble burst. Drivers do this all the time when there is a speed trap, drivers coming the other way flash their lights ferociously as a warning to others. What a bunch of ******s the police have become. ===================================== Why, because they are enforcing the law? One of the nonsensical laws. Say I see someone about to commit a murder, and stop them from doing so, would the police arrest me? Preventing a crime is not the same as assisting someone to avoid detection of their crime. Flashing your lights at someone who is speeding (which everybody does by the way), stops them speeding. You're preventing the "crime". --http://petersparrots.comhttp://petersphotos.com Can you be a closet claustrophobic?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - No you are helping a criminal escape punishment. By preventing the crime, not moving it. Twit. READ what I write. if they are already speeding then the crime has already happened, therefore you cannot prevent it. |
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On Nov 13, 11:41*am, "Lieutenant Scott" wrote:
- Show quoted text - No you are helping a criminal escape punishment. By preventing the crime, not moving it. *Twit. *READ what I write. The police will prevent the crime of speeding for good by nabbing them enough times to get them off the road where they can do the public no harm. Warning them is obstruction, pure and simple. -- Simon Mason |
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On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:06:16 -0000, Mrcheerful wrote:
Lieutenant Scott wrote: On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:40:20 -0000, Simon Mason wrote: On Nov 13, 10:17 am, "Lieutenant Scott" wrote: On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:14:29 -0000, Mrcheerful wrote: Preventing a crime is not the same as assisting someone to avoid detection of their crime. Flashing your lights at someone who is speeding (which everybody does by the way), stops them speeding. You're preventing the "crime". --http://petersparrots.comhttp://petersphotos.com Can you be a closet claustrophobic?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - No you are helping a criminal escape punishment. By preventing the crime, not moving it. Twit. READ what I write. if they are already speeding then the crime has already happened, therefore you cannot prevent it. You're preventing it from continuing (we're assuming here that speeding should be a crime in the first place). -- http://petersparrots.com http://petersphotos.com The teacher wrote "Like I ain't had no fun in months" on the board and then she said, "Timmy, how should I correct that?" Timmy replied, "Maybe get a new boyfriend?" |
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Cyclists ignoring signs get a ticket
On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:13:54 -0000, Simon Mason wrote:
On Nov 13, 11:41 am, "Lieutenant Scott" wrote: - Show quoted text - No you are helping a criminal escape punishment. By preventing the crime, not moving it. Twit. READ what I write. The police will prevent the crime of speeding for good by nabbing them enough times to get them off the road where they can do the public no harm. Warning them is obstruction, pure and simple. No, they will nab them enough times to make them buy a satnav with a speed camera database - or at least that's what happened to me. -- http://petersparrots.com http://petersphotos.com Why did the Blonde put ice in her boyfriend's condom? To keep the swelling down. |
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