What is going on?
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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!
The hand wringing liberals who are upset at the thought of death being an inappropriate sentence for a minor crime need only to realise that the his death was the punishment for the highest crime of all, Stupidity. We all celebrate it when we read the Darwin Awards.
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The hand wringing liberals who are upset at the thought of death being an inappropriate sentence for a minor crime need only to realise that the his death was the punishment for the highest crime of all, Stupidity. We all celebrate it when we read the Darwin Awards.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
The hand wringing liberals who are upset at the thought of death being an inappropriate sentence for a minor crime
Like driving while drunk?
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Since when was theft a capital offence?
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You would wish it was a capital offense. Cops only shrug and refuse to investigate property crimes. I will give you a direct quote from a Detective from the Palm Springs, FL police department in regard to my motorcycle being stolen after telling me they would not investigate or hand it off to the Sheriff: "So, what is less important that my motorcycle being stolen?" "I suppose, if someone reported their Christmas lights stolen that would be less important" So while, legally, property crime may not be a capital offense; I will no longer bother to call the law and will shoot to kill instead. Thus promoting theft to a capital offense.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
The hand wringing liberals who are upset at the thought of death being an inappropriate sentence for a minor crime
Like driving while drunk?
The practical reason for freedom is that freedom seems to be the only condition under which any kind of substantial moral fiber can be developed — we have tried law, compulsion and authoritarianism of various kinds, and the result is nothing to be proud of. ~ Albert Jay Nock
I would not consider Drink Driving a minor crime. (And I know, I have, to my shame, a drink drive conviction where I was just over the limit, and I had to attend a course. I think that course should be compulsory for all learner drivers. No-one was killed or hurt in my case, I was just unlucky enough to be pulled over and failed a breath test, but hey ho, I learnt my lesson!).
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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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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!
Crazy crazy country old England. Was there a couple of weeks ago and was not allowed to have my take away coffee in a paper cup without a lid because of OH&S. The guy gave me my coffee, with lid, and then offered to put the lid in the bin for me as long as I removed it. Crap coffee too.
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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. :)
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[My articles]I completely agree, its far too lenient
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
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I completely agree, its far too lenient
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
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Crazy crazy country old England. Was there a couple of weeks ago and was not allowed to have my take away coffee in a paper cup without a lid because of OH&S. The guy gave me my coffee, with lid, and then offered to put the lid in the bin for me as long as I removed it. Crap coffee too.
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you tree hugging liberal
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
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Isn't that an oxymoron?
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Mark Wallace wrote:
by provoking people to drive dangerously to escape being arrested for petty theft
While I don't think all of the high speed chases are justified, and they certainly are dangerous, the police seem extremely cautious in the videos I've seen. It's the criminal who is the problem. How can you say the police "provoke" them to drive dangerously? All they were trying to do is arrest or pull them over, then they take off. Now, that usually means the criminal is scared shitless about something more than whatever it is the cop originally targeted them for. The cops give chase, usually at a good distance while they coordinate roadblocks down the road. What would you have them do, let them go? Say, "Oh well, I guess we'll get him next time." How you can put their reckless behavior on the shoulders of the police is baffling.
He said, "Boy I'm just old and lonely, But thank you for your concern, Here's wishing you a Happy New Year." I wished him one back in return.
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you tree hugging liberal
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
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You would wish it was a capital offense. Cops only shrug and refuse to investigate property crimes. I will give you a direct quote from a Detective from the Palm Springs, FL police department in regard to my motorcycle being stolen after telling me they would not investigate or hand it off to the Sheriff: "So, what is less important that my motorcycle being stolen?" "I suppose, if someone reported their Christmas lights stolen that would be less important" So while, legally, property crime may not be a capital offense; I will no longer bother to call the law and will shoot to kill instead. Thus promoting theft to a capital offense.
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Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
I will no longer bother to call the law and will shoot to kill instead. Thus promoting theft to a capital offense.
That would eventually make the cops concerned with. :)
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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Media2r wrote:
Look up "escalation".
Spot on. Another thing to note is the number of injuries to the public caused by the police cars themselves. The police should use their brains to catch thieves, not over-powered cars or firearms.
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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_
wolfbinary wrote:
How would the police have caught him or pursued him?
Funny, that. They didn't pursue him, but he was still charged with stealing the bike, arraigned, and bailed to appear. Isn't it amazing how much more effective real police work is than mindless Starskey & Hutch behaviour?
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The late, unlamented was not wearing a helmet... Stupidity cannot be cured with money, or through education, or by legislation. Stupidity is not a sin, the victim can't help being stupid. But stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death, there is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity. -- Lazarus Long
3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18
Dan Neely wrote:
stupidity is the only universal capital crime
In my experience, the stupidest people work in the City (I mean Really thick -- four short planks level), trading shares or making decisions about billions of (insert currency unit here). Those mindless cretins just ruin other people's lives, not their own.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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You would wish it was a capital offense. Cops only shrug and refuse to investigate property crimes. I will give you a direct quote from a Detective from the Palm Springs, FL police department in regard to my motorcycle being stolen after telling me they would not investigate or hand it off to the Sheriff: "So, what is less important that my motorcycle being stolen?" "I suppose, if someone reported their Christmas lights stolen that would be less important" So while, legally, property crime may not be a capital offense; I will no longer bother to call the law and will shoot to kill instead. Thus promoting theft to a capital offense.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
I will no longer bother to call the law and will shoot to kill instead.
That'd just make you miserable, long run. Smacking the guy in the mouth would be much more satisfying.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
I will no longer bother to call the law and will shoot to kill instead.
That'd just make you miserable, long run. Smacking the guy in the mouth would be much more satisfying.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
The difference between fantasy and reality is that I do not own a gun.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
