dojj

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/7990188.stm

but he's still not been sacked

Chip

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94mph with NO lights or sirens.

He should be convicted of causing death by dangerous driving, like I would be if i did the same thing.


He wont be though of course, as he is a copper

dojj

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there is an onboard video that cuts out just as the girl steps out into the road

he's properly motoring!

i'll see if i can find it, unles it's on the bbc link

dojj

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http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-...15258428?f=rss

on the sky link

Rick Astley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYbUavD0NXc

dojj

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ScORTED

shit, thats bad

kosman

he's been convicted of causing death by dangerous driving now according to radio,but as usual it didnt say how long the twat was getting.

Chip

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A triumph of justice then by the sounds of it

BRILLIANT news for the girl's family.


Lets hope given the massive severity of the dangerous nature in which he was driving, that he gets the maximum possible sentance.

Smit

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FUCK ME!

That clearly shows her being hit @ 73mph... Poor girl

andyt

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Hang the cnut !!!! and them 2 other twats from the G20 protests

Robs Frst

^^^Agree, once again these pigs taking the piss.

kosman

he should get a maximum sentence,i totally agree,and at least the girls family has some good news out of it,bet it went through their minds wondering if he'd get done.

alistairolsen

If he doesnt get more than 3 years in jail and a 5 year ban then this country is truly a joke.

Fezza

I wonder (judging by the G20 killing post) how many people are gonna jump in this thread with crap like...

'we didnt see what happened in the 5 mins before this vid'

or

'she looked like she deserved it'

or

'the adreneline must have been pumping for the copper to do this'

or

'she should have been done for jaywalking / obstruction etc etc'

etc etc etc blah blah fuckin blah.

How many more of these tragedies have to happen before people wake up to the fact that the police in this country believe they can do as they please with no recourse? No wonder so many people have lost their respect for the police.

Roll on the revolution.

The Youth.

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don't shoot me down here but IMo there are a lot of things being overlooked here..

are you saying if he had had the blues and 2's on then he was right to be doing that?
and the fact that she was in the road and he hadn't lost control of the car..

what I am worried about is the fact that police might now travel at the speed limit regardless of the situation/ lights sirens etc and when YOU might need them they may not get there in time.

yes the speed is wrong because theres no external warning and I'm deffo not saying it was right but..

the circumstances surrounding this differ greatly to someone in a stolen car drunk etc IMO

steve

ghigo

truly shocked by this, poor girl and her family, typical copper thinking hes above the law........ wankers

dojj

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the police are supposed to stick to the rules of the road just like everyone else

the fact that a blind eye is turned if they are speeding or going through lights or whatever is the thing you need to question here

did you know that if you go through a red light to let the emergency services through, you will still get done for going through the light at that letting the police/ambulance/fire engine through is not deemed an excuse?

you get fined and points on your license (it's happened to a few guys at work, even though the picture they sent showed the cop car alongside and when the driver went to the police station, beause the penalty office wanted proof that the copper was on a shout, the coppr behind the desk said that it would take up too much of his resources to go and find out the information, there is a thread about it somewhere, metpol even had a say about that) no wonder peole don't have a lot of respect for the law anymore

my drivers attitude now is "they can die, i'm not ricking losing my job/house/etc to let someone through, they'll have to wait just like everyone else"

SteveT

Just to add something else that I am surprised nobody has mentioned yet...

This was a 30 mph zone !!
11 pm at night. No flashing lights, no sirens, 94 mph - the poor girl didn't stand a chance!! The guy deserves to be locked up for a very long time IMO - moron.


also - he was responding to his automatic number plate recognition system, which alerted him to a passing car - indicating it could potentially be linked to a crime. In fact this data was OUT OF DATE - the passing car was totally lawful.

steve

Chip

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We're all aware if we hear sirens and see flashing lights, then we may need to get the fuck out of the way quicker than normal, so Im of the opinion if he had them on, she may well still be alive now.
I dont know the ins and outs of if it would be legal for him to do over 3 times the speed limit with blues and twos on or not, I assume so, it would certainly be FAR more responsible though IMHO

Chip

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Agreed, if the police themselves wont respect the laws, then how the hell can they expect to be viewed as anything other than a joke by the rest of us.

They should set a good example, I would argue thats the most important part of their job as without doing so they will NEVER have the respect of the public IMHO, and without that respect, the rest of their job becomes more difficult.

I would like to see a much harder line taken on officers who brake the law they are meant to be upholding.

dojj

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i'm still waiting for someone to say that she should have been home in bed at that time on night...

the point is that there was no way he should have been doing those speeds along that stretch of road, blues and twos on or not

what if he'd had a puncture? we'd be reading about the brave bobby who was on a shout who died in the line of duty not about his excesive speed unsuitable for the roads he was traveling on

i shall reserve my judgement until i have heard what the sentance is