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  • C Caslen

    Maybe they only found out his name and address after they scraped his ass off the road?

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    Henry Minute
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    He was due to attend court. So I suspect, only suspect, note, that they might already have had his details. :)

    Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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    • B Baconbutty

      A man killed in a motorbike crash in south Manchester was a suspected thief who police previously refused to pursue because he was not wearing a helmet. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-11211260[^] "At the time, Greater Manchester Police said it followed a nationwide policy that motorbikes should not be pursued because of the higher risk of injury to the rider." Unbelievable! Everyone gets their just desserts so thank goodness some higher power intervened on behalf of our considerate police force and their overlord's crass instructions.

      He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar!

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      Chris Maunder
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      Since when was theft a capital offence?

      cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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      • H Henry Minute

        He was due to attend court. So I suspect, only suspect, note, that they might already have had his details. :)

        Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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        Mladen Jankovic
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        Yes, but were they aware of his identity before they had decided not to pursue him?

        [Genetic Algorithm Library] [Wowd]

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        • M Mladen Jankovic

          Yes, but were they aware of his identity before they had decided not to pursue him?

          [Genetic Algorithm Library] [Wowd]

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          Henry Minute
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          They pretty much must have been, then or immediately afterwards, because they were able to serve him with a summons for the incident.

          Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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          • CPalliniC CPallini

            Baconbutty wrote:

            so thank goodness some higher power intervened on behalf of our considerate police force and their overlord's crass instructions.

            I don't regard death as the right punishment for a bike thief. :)

            If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
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            Russell Jones
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            You're right, such a course of action wouldn't give the scumbag enough time to think over his actions. Pliers and a blowtorch all the way! Bike thieves, aaargh (15 years and I still miss my LC350 :-( )

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            • C Chris Maunder

              Since when was theft a capital offence?

              cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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              Henry Minute
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              I did not shoot the Deputy!!

              Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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              • realJSOPR realJSOP

                I'm of the personal opinion that high-speed chases aren't warranted under any circumstances.

                .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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                "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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                wolfbinary
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                How would the police have caught him or pursued him?

                That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_

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                • C Chris Maunder

                  Since when was theft a capital offence?

                  cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                  realJSOP
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                  If it happens in a capitol city? Buh-dump-dump.

                  .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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                  "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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                  • CPalliniC CPallini

                    Oh well, if he showed you the middle finger then he deserves the death for sure... :laugh:

                    If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                    This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                    [My articles]

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                    peterchen
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                    Ahh!! I see there is still common sense and reason with you!

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                    • L Lost User

                      What if he nearly ran me over on the footpath while escaping and when I yelled at him he showed me the finger...the middle finger that is?

                      ...byte till it megahertz...

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                      CPallini
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                      Oh well, if he showed you the middle finger then he deserves the death for sure... :laugh:

                      If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                      This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                      [My articles]

                      In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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                      • R Russell Jones

                        You're right, such a course of action wouldn't give the scumbag enough time to think over his actions. Pliers and a blowtorch all the way! Bike thieves, aaargh (15 years and I still miss my LC350 :-( )

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                        CPallini
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                        Russell Jones wrote:

                        Bike thieves, aaargh (15 years and I still miss my LC350 )

                        Don't worry, mate, I'm taking care of. :-D

                        If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                        This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                        [My articles]

                        In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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                        • C Chris Maunder

                          Since when was theft a capital offence?

                          cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                          Rhys Gravell
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                          Its not but anyone stupid enough to risk riding a bike without a helmet doesn't deserve much, if any, sympathy for an injury suffered directly because of that.

                          Rhys "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it" They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance." Terry Pratchett

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                          • H Henry Minute

                            He was due to attend court. So I suspect, only suspect, note, that they might already have had his details. :)

                            Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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                            Caslen
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                            Yeah I get that, but as I read it he crashed and burned a few days later - not directly as a result of the police not chasing him, or am I reading that wrong?

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                            • W wolfbinary

                              How would the police have caught him or pursued him?

                              That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_

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                              Maximilien
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                              Scrap the roadkill of the street when the guy crashes in another car.

                              Watched code never compiles.

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                              • C Caslen

                                Yeah I get that, but as I read it he crashed and burned a few days later - not directly as a result of the police not chasing him, or am I reading that wrong?

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                                Henry Minute
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                                You are correct on that point.

                                Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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                                • H Henry Minute

                                  You are correct on that point.

                                  Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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                                  Caslen
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                                  but now I've completely forgotten what point I was trying to get over! :-D

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                                  • C Chris Maunder

                                    Since when was theft a capital offence?

                                    cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                                    hairy_hats
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                                    Must not make an Aussie convict joke, must not make an Aussie convict joke, must not make an Aussie convict joke, must not............

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                                    • C Caslen

                                      but now I've completely forgotten what point I was trying to get over! :-D

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                                      Henry Minute
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                                      I was thinking that too. :laugh:

                                      Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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                                      • W wolfbinary

                                        How would the police have caught him or pursued him?

                                        That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_

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                                        realJSOP
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                                        They obviously need to hire a competent marksman.

                                        .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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                                        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                                        "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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                                        • H hairy_hats

                                          Must not make an Aussie convict joke, must not make an Aussie convict joke, must not make an Aussie convict joke, must not............

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                                          Mladen Jankovic
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                                          5!

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