On 31/07/2012 21:29, NM wrote:
On Jul 31, 8:34 pm, Dave - Cyclists VOR
wrote:
On 31/07/2012 20:16, NM wrote:

On Jul 31, 7:02 pm, Dave - Cyclists VOR
wrote:
"A guard of honour was formed at the funeral today of a police officer
who was shot dead as he tried to stop a gunman.

Pc Ian Dibell, 41, was killed near his home in Clacton, Essex, when he
was off duty on July 9.

It is thought he was going to the aid of Trevor Marshall, 48, who was
injured in the attack".

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-honour-usher-...
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Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton, of Lancaster
University, wrote in an interim assessment of the Understanding Walking
and Cycling study. "For them, cycling is a bit embarrassing, they fail
to see its purpose, and have no interest in integrating it into their
lives, certainly on a regular basis."

They cycling part is where......

He no doubt rode a push bike as a child.

"PC Ian Dibell died while knowingly walking towards danger, as police
officers are called upon to do on behalf of the public they serve.

The courage he showed in stepping up to do his duty, without thought for
his own safety, sums up what it means to be a police officer."

Mindless thug was he?


I and my wife have been assaulted by mindless thugs belonging to HM
Customs and Excise (I realise they are called something else now)
without necessity, I was 59 years old at the time and my wife was 55
we are both disabled, hardly threats.

I was banged up against the wall and kneed in the ******** by a police
inspector in Plymouth police station when I was arrested for something
I had no part in, subsequently released with no charge, mind you I was
only about 19 at the time and a cheeky young sod so I can see why he
was riled, though that does not excuse his actions.

I was slapped about by a traffic cop on the roadside in North London,
crime speeding, not reported, no charges brought.

I was punched in the mouth by a cop who had been summonsed by radio to
bring a breathaliser, he got out of his car walked up and without
warning punched me, I had never seen or spoken to him before, I was
the designated driver thus no problem with the breathalyser, my then
girlfriend got herself arrested because she took exception to the cop
hitting me, in the subsequent court hearing it transpired under
questioning he had previous complaints for assault.

Driving home from my Parents (200 mile drive) with GF was stopped 50
miles from home by an unmarked police car, the driver wore an
inspectors uniform, he was complaining about some traffic infraction I
had made, only he was so drunk he was barely coherent and had
difficulty standing, after a while of listening to his ranting the GF
and I just got back in the car and drove off. Reported it to local
police, they would look into it, never heard anything.

Bunged two detectives in North London to drop charges, later was
investigated by A10 who decided no bribery had taken place.

I could go on if I trawled my memory, living in South London as a
youth had it's perils and I'm not claiming to be an innocent but you
will not be surprised that I treat them as all the same, just going on
my own experience.

On top of that I was an international truck driver for many years, I
have suffered extortion from the police on many occasions and have
experienced violence from them or border guards in several countries,
I have seen them escort young girls away for violation on more than
one border when they have found contraband, traveling the middle east
and eastern Europe in the sixties and seventies was raw.

Is it any wonder that I hate them.





I can only assume it's to do with your bad attitude.

I too have been stopped by the police on a few occasions. I've been
polite & reasonable and so have they.

My son in law is a skipper with Kent police, a nicer chap you couldn't
wish to meet. He and his colleagues put up with an unbelievable amount
of **** & abuse from scrotes like you and maintain their temper -
although I don't know how.

During the London riots, my daughter - a paramedic - was on duty every
night. Her first job, along with a crew mate - both 5'6" size 10's -
was to attend a policeman who had been hit by a deliberately thrown
paving slab.

They got him on a board & dragged him out while being pelted with bricks
& bottles.

It broke his pelvis. Poor ******* has a wife, kids, mortgage & will
never walk properly again. Just because he was doing his job.

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Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton, of Lancaster
University, wrote in an interim assessment of the Understanding Walking
and Cycling study. "For them, cycling is a bit embarrassing, they fail
to see its purpose, and have no interest in integrating it into their
lives, certainly on a regular basis."