Police Recommend Gutter Cycling?

[Simon Mason]

"sean" <waneslash@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:dd8669f3.0405011724.6c4ad0d0@posting.google.com...
> "Simon Mason" <simon@simonmason.karoo.co.uk> wrote
> in message
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> > "David Hansen" <SENDdavidNOhSPAM@spidacom.co.uk> wrote
> > in message
> > > It appears to me that the police officer did not
> > > accept that he was wrong. If he had accepted this then
> > > he would probably have apologised.
> >
> > Police officers apologising for being wrong? What are
> > the chances? :-)
> >
> > --
> > Simon M.
>
> On '''Friday 5pm'''. I T-boned my Vortex into a Skoda (not
> a Country and Western song yet) that came out from a
> junction on the left.

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Blimey Sean! Glad you're OK and hope your Ti frame is as
well. I would have played dead for longer to let the
b***** stew for a while.

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Simon M.

[-Lsqnot Respond]

On Sun, 02 May 2004 10:57:58 +0100, David Hansen
<SENDdavidNOhSPAM@spidacom.co.uk> wrote:

>On Sat, 01 May 2004 20:32:34 +0100 someone who may be Andy
>Dingley <dingbat@codesmiths.com> wrote this:-
>
>>starting to argue face-to-face with Plod is just asking
>>for trouble.
>
>It is. On the other hand letting arrogant fools get away
>with their power fixations is also asking for even more
>trouble in the long term.

I remember you making this point previously in response to a
post of mine. In idealistic terms, I agree. But when aiming
for self preservation and being able to get on with one's
life the police are best left well alone. If forced to
interact, best to agree, nod and depart asap. Arguing with
the police, even from a strong position is asking for
trouble. Unfortunately their power is real not just the
"fixation" of "arrogant fools".

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[Malc]

Jeeeeesh! thanks for the balance...hope your litespeed and
health return to normal asap.

[Andy Dingley]

On Sun, 2 May 2004 13:17:46 +0100, "Simon Mason"
<simon@simonmason.karoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Blimey Sean! Glad you're OK and hope your Ti frame is as
> well. I would have played dead for longer to let the
> b***** stew for a while.

I'd have fed him my forks.

[Al C-F]

On Sun, 02 May 2004 16:06:39 +0100, "[Not Responding]"
<not_responding@dev.null.invalid> wrote:

>I remember you making this point previously in response to
>a post of mine. In idealistic terms, I agree. But when
>aiming for self preservation and being able to get on with
>one's life the police are best left well alone. If forced
>to interact, best to agree, nod and depart asap. Arguing
>with the police, even from a strong position is asking for
>trouble. Unfortunately their power is real not just the
>"fixation" of "arrogant fools".

Unfortunately, I can't agree here. Faced with plod offering
friendly but unsafe advice, or the misuse of authority, I
always challenge.

Furthermore, I do not let go. I have argued the peasant in
uniform who manages my local cop-shop to a standstill on
more than one occasion and each time he shows his lack of
intelligence.

Never has there been any come-back. However, since I rarely
drive and don't own a car, his options are somewhat limited.

[Jon Senior]

In article <q14c90pf1qpqrds20nacve8p72b6nbh0ai@4ax.com>,
aloysius_cholmondeley_featherstonehawe@hotmail.com says...
> Never has there been any come-back. However, since I
> rarely drive and don't own a car, his options are somewhat
> limited.

But you are expressing opinions, and are therefore
probably a terrorist (or supporter of terrorist
organisations) and can thus be interred indefinately
without trial. Luckily your plod doesn't appear to have
worked that one out yet! ;-)

Jon