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Police harassment, UK style
One of the riders I used to race against in the 1980s in the Vets club here
in Canberra was a police Commander in the AFP (fairly senior, not very far from Commissioner level). He was riding his bike home from work one day when a passing motorcyclist kicked him. He noted the license plate, rode home, rang work to get the address associated with the license, changed into Uniform, went round, and arrested and charged the rider... "Graeme Dods" wrote in message oups.com... I thought you guys might appreciate this from uk.rec.cycling - http://groups.google.com.au/group/uk...2d6d955060f2aa |
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rooman Wrote: "wataboutthawerkers?.....!!...." yeah...toss the lycra.... I like the visual of steel cap boots , overalls and a four corner tied hanky on your head( a la Charlie Blake ) ...see a few like that ..(sans hanky) around Port Melb/Docklands now and then ...everyone ride in whatever...just ride, and keep the nice plods guessing... There's a guy who rides down Nepean in Blundestones on a nice bike, Keo pedals too. Asked him about it and he reckons they work just fine. Fair turn of pace too (by my fat commuter standards). -- EuanB |
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Nick Payne Wrote: He noted the license plate, rode home, rang work to get the address associated with the license, changed into Uniform, went round, and arrested and charged the rider... Again: Pppppwhhahaahahahahahahaah! Good one. -- treadly&me |
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Donga Wrote: Seeing a guy in work clothes and boots riding a nice racing bike would make me think theft. I see your point and that's where the cop seemed to start out but it sounded like he just couldn't resist getting distracted, throwing his weight around and being a bully. But it might not have had anything to do with suspecting theft. He may have thought that a bloke in boots was just a plonker and didn't "deserve" such a slick ride (remember he claimed to be a cyclist himself)--hence the attitude about getting out of the right-hand lane. Donga Wrote: I don't think a fella who 'teaches' police can be too clever in trying to catch them out, do you? I wouldn't read too much into this boastful little tale. Yeah, maybe the cyclist was being a bit of a smartarse but (for better or worse) cops have to deal with that every day. It doesn't give this guy the right to abuse his authority, which I think was the point of the story. And let's face it, the cop did walk right into it: the cyclist really hadn't done anything wrong. -- treadly&me |
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Graeme Dods Wrote: I thought you guys might appreciate this from uk.rec.cycling - http://tinyurl.com/2hx54x http://tinyurl.com/3639pe Lov-er-ly! hippy -- hippy |
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