Was stopped lastnight for speeding and given 3 points..

[Dieselman]

TWOC is an acronym for Taking without consent -

Fantasies again P.?

 

[wemorgan]

PS - the word is Twonk not Twock( and I am not suggesting anyone is one) - TWOC is an acronym for Taking without consent - an activity some of the police officers we are referring to get the joys of dealing with

Maybe Twonk is the illiterate ASBO's version of Twoc
TWONK= taking w/o nuffin' konsent [sic]

ps. no offence intended towards the original poster

 

[Donza]

First off i recieve a lambastting for slating the police and my speeding ticket and now everyone is hugging eachother?

Close this thread already please...

I still stand by the fact that some police officers are inept. Like some people are inept.

And they love powertripping on individuals. I could go further and bring colour/race into this debate. But i wont. Driving nice cars and living in the "posh-end" of Leeds and being of Asian origin, all the while living on the edge of Bradford aint great sometimes you know. Ooor eh missus,,

And yes, i'm still narked off at having to pay a fine and being caught speeding. What makes it all the more sour are the people breaking the speed on the same road numerous times.

I did 42mph today on the same road today. Hang me...

 

[pammy]

Quick and interesting edit Donza But if you get done again will you complain?

 

[MBManInKen]

Quick and interesting edit Donza But if you get done again will you complain?

Yeah, I noticed the earlier mentioned 50 there too .

But if you get done again will you complain?

It's one way of getting attention.

 

[Dieselman]

I could go further and bring colour/race into this debate. But i wont. Driving nice cars and living in the "posh-end" of Leeds and being of Asian origin, all the while living on the edge of Bradford aint great sometimes you know. Ooor eh missus,,

And yes, i'm still narked off at having to pay a fine and being caught speeding. What makes it all the more sour are the people breaking the speed on the same road numerous times.

I did 42mph today on the same road today. Hang me...

Not learning too well then are you. The idea of points is to give you a number of chances to moderate your driving behavior before losing your license, it would be good practice to adopt that otherwise..
and are you saying Asians should be allowed to speed and ignore laws, while the rest of the population can't.?

Look Donza, stuff happens in life. We've nearly all been there. I was caught speeding and two days later followed a traffic car into the same 30 limit at much greater speed, well actually I slowed down.
Whether I thought he was wrong or not doesn't matter, I was and got caught.

Think about how many times you haven't been caught. If speeding at the same place two days after being caught is right, then it's probably fair to assume it's a common occurrence, as mine used to be, so for the once you've been caught there are thousands of times you haven't been.

Doesn't seem too unreasonable then, does it.?

You're supposed to be narked at having to pay a fine, that's why it's there, to encourage you to not do it again.

 

[jaymanek]

that was the most boring 12 pages i have ever read on this forum..

anyway just to say that i carry photocopies of all my docs in my three personal cars.
The originals are in a "safe place"... however if i were to forget where this safe place was i would not necessarily find out until i needed the originals...
probably when police want to add points!

Not defending the OP.. just think ppl were being a bit harsh on him.

 

[Donza]

that was the most boring 12 pages i have ever read on this forum...

I fully agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[robert.saunders]

Conversely, I found it interesting

 

[Apial]

So, two standards? One for police members and one for the rest of us?


:

Yes two standards. Its written in the statute books. A policeman may not stand for public office.

"Candidates in a UK general election must meet the following criteria:

be aged 18 or above

be a British citizen, a citizen of a Commonwealth country or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland.

You will not be eligible to be a candidate in a UK general election if:

you subject to bankruptcy restriction orders

you are a convicted prisoner serving a sentence of over 12 months

you have been found guilty of certain election offences

you are a eligible to sit and vote in the House of Lords

a member of the legislature of any country outside of the Commonwealth

Further, you will not be eligible if you are employed by the Crown in one of the following roles:

holder of a politically restricted post in the Civil Service

police officer

member of the armed forces

holder of judicial office

membership of a

a government nominated director of a commercial company

a member of a non-departmental government body " (www.politics.co.uk)

If I see the username as "PC XYZ" or "DIXON OF DOCK GREEN", I would naturally make the assumption that they are a police officer or someone passing themselves off as one. So perhaps it is those types of Username that should revert to their civilian form.

Anyone using overtly their police status on this forum is doing so for a reason. I often hear the words, "Because a Policeman told me so..." as it is used to prove or justify. I suggest that those using the police connection do not do so by accident, and can use this power to intimidate contrary opinions on this forum. I would suggest that some members refrain from disagreeing, and I for one have placed one officer on my "ignore" list for this very reason.

 

[robert.saunders]

What are you on about

 

[Dieselman]

Sorry Apial, you've lost me too.

 

[pammy]

But standing for Public Office is nothing to do with passing a point of view on a public internet forum.

Sorry but this is getting really silly.

 

[MBManInKen]

Yes two standards. Its written in the statute books.

I was talking about our forum rules for our members.

Anyone using overtly their police status on this forum is doing so for a reason.

I don't agree with that, it's frankly pure speculation. There are quite a few members on here that I actually only accidentally found out later were police officers.

 

[MBManInKen]

Sorry but this is getting really silly.

Seconded.

 

[Apial]

I was talking about our forum rules for our members.
.

Sorry, thought you meant that it wasn't correct that Police officers should have a reduced ability to the wider political process.

I don't agree with that, it's frankly pure speculation. There are quite a few members on here that I actually only accidentally found out later were police officers.

I don't mean those members, I am referring to those who use an obvious Police name. My issue is with usernames such as "PC Smith" (sorry if there is a real PC Smith, but I use your name as a fictitious example) who then tells us all about his job on the force etc. They are very obviously presenting themselves as a serving officer and making no distinction between official statements and personal ones.

I don't think I can be much clearer, so night night, I'm off to bed.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

I'm not sure you can really distinguish a serving Police Officer from anyone else?

Many (large) organisations operate a policy which would restrict employees identifying themselves as an employee and therefore sharing views or judgements which appear to be in an official capacity. This however would not prohibit those employees sharing their own personal views - certainly anonymously, via a nickname rather than actual name.

I've stopped by this forum a few times now, and I can't recall a post whereby a serving Police Officer has appeared to offer comments in an official capacity.

People in real life share their occupation or employer with those around them - well maybe the SAS are a little more cagey - and it doesn't cause an issue. What's different with the interweb is that comments can be viewed by anyone, anytime, and is pretty much irreversible once published - not great when it's easy to feel 'safe' with the perceived anonymity which the interhighway can bring.

Understandably employers are a little more cagey for these reasons, but ultimately we're all entitled to have our own opinions as individuals.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

PS David Dimbleby should watch his back. Donza certainly knows how to start a debate!!

 

[TomTanderson]

that was the most boring 12 pages i have ever read on this forum..

......more fool you for sticking with it for all 12 pages then

I must admit after the first five pages I've just dipped in but I have to check for Donza's posts because his sense of injustice just makes me crack up.

 

[Dragon]

I was talking about our forum rules for our members.



I don't agree with that, it's frankly pure speculation. There are quite a few members on here that I actually only accidentally found out later were police officers.

After they switched off the light and hanged up their uniforms, they shouldn't behave like police officers and defend the police attitudes.

Don't they know how to switch off after work?