220tel

this copper is no different to a joy rider
he got away with it last time and will again this time as the dirty bastards look after each other and use us as scapegoats
and yes i do hate the police they have never done anything to help me when needed and i got stitched up by them and got 4 months inside and a 2 year ban just so they can close a case and put the blame on somebody
my son was driving my work car around a year ago and got pulled over by 5 police interceptor cars,they did the full blocking in and surrounded the car etc, why because they thought they had caught a banned driver as the car is registered in my name but my son is fully covered to drive it
they came at the car with batons pulled out ready to put the windows in , in some ways i wished they did because it would have made the papers instead of ruining there day

stevieturbo

Only a complete and utter idiot would make such a comparison.

stevieturbo

It's the same cop ?

dojj

iTrader: (3)

sounds like it

uruk hai

I agree and I wouldn't get in a car with that man, he may well be trained as an "advanced" driver but he seems to have poor judgment in what are potentialy very dangerous situations ! My mate works for the Police as a mechanic and he also recovers Police vehicles when they've been involved in a "POLAC" and the situations some of them end up in takes some believing. I think some of them get too caught up in the chase and end up taking too many risks, having said that I don't believe that chases should be stopped as that sends entirely the wrong message to all the criminal scum who would obviously take advantage if chases were prohibited or stopped all together.

I believe it is the same man, I do wonder if with his record he's getting ever closer to something terrible happening ? Personally I hope they find him guilty, if they do he'll lose his license for at least a year and with a conviction like dangerous driving I'd be staggered if he stayed in his job.

pedroS2RST

I think most folk are perfectly willing to accept a trained police officer may have to drive well beyond the normal speed limit in some situations.

However the key thing is he choose to go way beyond what I would suggest most other police officers in the same situation would deem safe or acceptable.

If this is the same guy that did 159mph on the motorway you would seriously have to question his judgement. When you start to question a police officer's judgement you have to ask if he is fit to continue in such a position of trust.

It wouldn't surprise me one bit if he'd lied and tried to cover it up by claiming it was a minor accident when he could easily have killed someone.

stevieturbo

Maybe he was drunk at the time...

tommytwotanks

as he's a brill police driver, so who is prosecuting him the police, so they must think he's shite and want him out

Ginge !

If he's been done 2nd time then they want shot,,, how else he make paper twice ?

dojj

iTrader: (3)

2 high profile incidents, assuming its the same guy, would certainly raise eyebrows

Even if he is not the same guy, your point about him being caught up in the thrill of the chase is probably closer to the mark than him just being a twat
But either way, "in the heat if the moment" shouldn't be an excuse to flagrantly break the law to such an extent

And aren't the emergency services supposed to obey traffic regulations wherever possible?

stevieturbo

stevieturbo

They may have exemptions under certain circumstances....but if they fuck up and something happens, they must still be liable for their actions.

As for this heat of the moment bullshit....arent these highly trained and skilled officers not taught to remain calm and make proper calculated judgements ? ie, dont drive into things

tommytwotanks

yes, but he couldn't see where he was going due to the red mist

escort-really-an-orion

So he's twice made BBC news with "grossly excessive speeding - so grossly excessive that it amounts to dangerous driving." & "The prosecution said an on-board video camera had shown the officer had driven at grossly excessive speeds putting the safety of other road users at risk." Note Grossly excessive. No one can possibly say that even on duty, under blues and twos with all the training in the world can one man on at least two known occasions put other road users at risk. First time was caught doing 160mph granted on duty but for no other reason than the thrash the crap out of his new car. He got away with it. Second time, clearly driving at speeds beyond his control because he crashed. I think its safe to say if it were to happen a 3rd time and he it were to hit and kill someone no one on here would hold a hand up and support this guy. I am all so willing to bet if a driver of the other emergency services be it fire brigade or ambulance driver were brought before a crown court for driving at grossly excessive speeds it would be case closed and they would be at the local job center that afternoon. I think its ludicrous to say that just because you uphold the law you have a right to flaunt it. Also qouted in the news "the Police Federation defended the driving of Pc Milton, who is also known to have travelled at 120mph in a 60mph zone and at more than 60mph in a 30mph zone."