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Driver 'deliberately' knocked down police cyclist in south London,
On Thursday, 17 March 2016 16:42:24 UTC, Alycidon wrote:
Attemped murder - what a surprise! http://road.cc/content/news/182978-t...e-cop-run-over Quote: "Surely all the two accused need to do is to refuse to say which of them was driving.....9 points and a slap on the wrist for failing to identify. Or does that only apply to drivers who try to run over cyclists who don't happen to be police officers?" |
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Driver 'deliberately' knocked down police cyclist in southLondon,
On 17/03/2016 16:48, Alycidon wrote:
On Thursday, 17 March 2016 16:42:24 UTC, Alycidon wrote: Attemped murder - what a surprise! http://road.cc/content/news/182978-t...e-cop-run-over Quote: "Surely all the two accused need to do is to refuse to say which of them was driving.....9 points and a slap on the wrist for failing to identify. Or does that only apply to drivers who try to run over cyclists who don't happen to be police officers?" There might be something in that. But you have to ask yourself why that would be... |
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Driver 'deliberately' knocked down police cyclist in south London,
On 18/03/2016 01:41, Phil W Lee wrote:
Alycidon considered Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:24:55 -0700 (PDT) the perfect time to write: On Thursday, 17 March 2016 16:19:54 UTC, John Smith wrote: Alycidon wrote: On Thursday, 17 March 2016 11:04:03 UTC, John Smith wrote: Bod wrote: Still, not to worry. I gather from rumblings on other groups and on web-based forums, that the day is coming when the 'worm' will turn. When the cyclists of Britain will say to the government: 'Either you enforce the law, or we will do it for you. You have been warned'. "Two men have been arrested over the incident." Read mo http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/17/driver...#ixzz439pFBKQE That didn't take long. Like I said - no stone will be left unturned for their own. And they were arrested, whereas those who knock off cyclists by dangerous driving and flee the scene are often (if the police even bother to go and look for them) given "words of advice". Often because the cyclist had already behaved inappropriately in some way which could be considered to have started it, also there may be insufficient evidence to make prosecution of the case unlikely to succeed. |
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Driver 'deliberately' knocked down police cyclist in south London,
MrCheerful wrote:
Often because the cyclist had already behaved inappropriately in some way which could be considered to have started it, also there may be insufficient evidence to make prosecution of the case unlikely to succeed. If anyone knows where 'g.odonnell' lives, please do what needs to be done. -- john smith |MA (Hons)|MPhil (Hons)|CAPES (mention très bien)|LLB (Hons) 'It never gets any easier. You just get faster' (Greg LeMond (1961 - )) |
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Driver 'deliberately' knocked down police cyclist in south London,
Phil W Lee wrote:
Alycidon considered Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:24:55 -0700 (PDT) the perfect time to write: On Thursday, 17 March 2016 16:19:54 UTC, John Smith wrote: Alycidon wrote: On Thursday, 17 March 2016 11:04:03 UTC, John Smith wrote: Bod wrote: Still, not to worry. I gather from rumblings on other groups and on web-based forums, that the day is coming when the 'worm' will turn. When the cyclists of Britain will say to the government: 'Either you enforce the law, or we will do it for you. You have been warned'. "Two men have been arrested over the incident." Read mo http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/17/driver...#ixzz439pFBKQE That didn't take long. Like I said - no stone will be left unturned for their own. And they were arrested, whereas those who knock off cyclists by dangerous driving and flee the scene are often (if the police even bother to go and look for them) given "words of advice". Look on the bright side: this is a _spectacular_ own goal by the police and the CPS (the latter since I don't doubt that the CPS will charge for attempted murder). It basically hands British cyclists _carte blanche_ [1] to administer justice yourselves. No cyclist in the UK should venture abroad unarmed, as from now. [1] Nugent: that's French, by the way... -- john smith |MA (Hons)|MPhil (Hons)|CAPES (mention très bien)|LLB (Hons) 'It never gets any easier. You just get faster' (Greg LeMond (1961 - )) |
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Driver 'deliberately' knocked down police cyclist in south London,
On Thursday, 17 March 2016 16:48:15 UTC, Alycidon wrote:
On Thursday, 17 March 2016 16:42:24 UTC, Alycidon wrote: Attemped murder - what a surprise! http://road.cc/content/news/182978-t...e-cop-run-over Quote: "Surely all the two accused need to do is to refuse to say which of them was driving.....9 points and a slap on the wrist for failing to identify. Or does that only apply to drivers who try to run over cyclists who don't happen to be police officers?" AGBH now. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35840389 |
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Driver ‘deliberately’ knocked down police cyclist in south London,
On 18.03.2016 02:21, JNugent wrote:
On 17/03/2016 09:11, Bod wrote: A cycle patrol policeman has been ‘deliberately’ run over in south London, the Metropolitan Police said. The 39-year-old officer needed hospital treatment after being struck as he attempted to stop a car as it travelled through Peckham on Wednesday afternoon. http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/17/driver...#ixzz439LO48tJ Deliberately ramming any road user - whether a cyclist, driver, pedestrian or motor-cyclist and whether or not a police officer - should be an offence. Exactly. One of the things which make bicycling such an enjoyable means of transport is that most motorists do not want to *deliberately* ram a bicyclist. |
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Driver ‘deliberately’ knocked down police cyclist in south London,
On 18/03/2016 09:44, Peter Keller wrote:
On 18.03.2016 02:21, JNugent wrote: On 17/03/2016 09:11, Bod wrote: A cycle patrol policeman has been ‘deliberately’ run over in south London, the Metropolitan Police said. The 39-year-old officer needed hospital treatment after being struck as he attempted to stop a car as it travelled through Peckham on Wednesday afternoon. http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/17/driver...#ixzz439LO48tJ Deliberately ramming any road user - whether a cyclist, driver, pedestrian or motor-cyclist and whether or not a police officer - should be an offence. Exactly. One of the things which make bicycling such an enjoyable means of transport is that most motorists do not want to *deliberately* ram a bicyclist. That can't be right, Peter. Both Mason and Glug have avouched the opposite, so that seems to settle it, surely? |
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Driver 'deliberately' knocked down police cyclist in south London,
On Friday, 18 March 2016 09:14:27 UTC, Alycidon wrote:
"Attempted GBH with intent against a police officer Dangerous driving Failing to stop when directed by a police officer No insurance." - See more at: http://road.cc/content/news/183098-m....VmP5DFAr.dpuf |
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Driver 'deliberately' knocked down police cyclist in southLondon,
On Fri, 18 Mar 2016 02:14:25 -0700 (PDT)
Alycidon wrote: On Thursday, 17 March 2016 16:48:15 UTC, Alycidon wrote: On Thursday, 17 March 2016 16:42:24 UTC, Alycidon wrote: Attemped murder - what a surprise! http://road.cc/content/news/182978-t...e-cop-run-over Quote: "Surely all the two accused need to do is to refuse to say which of them was driving.....9 points and a slap on the wrist for failing to identify. Or does that only apply to drivers who try to run over cyclists who don't happen to be police officers?" AGBH now. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35840389 That seems appropriate given the circumstances. It's still a lot more than they'd bother with if he'd been a civilian. |
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