Traffic Warden Beaten by Biker

[Redster]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6247060.stm

ouch!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2007/06/28/traffic-warden-beaten-close-to-death-over-a-parking-ticket---89520-19367599/

ouch!

"He was also repeatedly hit over the head with a motorbike crash helmet which fractured his skull and caused severe brain injuries. Doctors said he may not survive the sickening assault but last night his condition improved slightly, to serious but stable."

OUCH!

[timwilky]

"The blows were so strong his skull was fractured and he has brain injuries. Neuro-surgeons say there is little brain activity", no change there then.


Joking aside. What the hell is the purpose of a traffic warden type these days. revenue generation or to ensure the free flow of traffic. If the latter as my local council say, then why could he not have simply gone into the pub and asked for the car to be moved.

At least the traffic warden up at Devils Bridge, makes a point of being seen for 5 minutes before he starts ticketing etc. only the cnuts actually want to issue tickets.

[Redster]

Parking in London Boroughs is a nightmare as each borough has different rules as I found out to my cost last week. 50 quid fine, the warden pounced on my bike within 2 min of me parking in a P&D. I'm sure he was waiting in a bush. I asked him where I could park in his borough and I couldnt understand him - didnt even sound like english to me. If hes gonna give me a ticket he can at least speak to me in the common tounge. I slotted in a gap between two cars just big enough for my bike, parked perpendicular to the pavement, yet i still get a fine as if i was a full sized car :(

This is usefull and shows all the differences:

http://www.motorcycleparking.com/parking_london.htm

Frankly im not surprised it winds people up.

Red

[Draper]

what the hell thats not being wound up

thats being a complete and utter ****, beating someone almost to death for doing their job

lock the bashtards up

i'm pretty surprised that both your comments somehow make this seem just? i hope i am mistaken

[Redster]

Yes you are most certainly mistaken. This is a severe over-reaction and definately in the realms of utter madness. No-one deserves a thorough beating for doing thier job, no matter how unlikeable the job is. I know this, I'm a health and safety inspector!!

Hope that clears things up.

[Draper]

yes yes i do apologise, i am glad i am mistaken

just couldnt see any reference to it being bad

:thumbsup:

[Paws]

Think some of the comments on here are bad, you should see some of them being posted on here:
http://londonbikers.com/forums/shwmessage.aspx?ForumID=58&MessageID=221615


Turns out the warden was attcked by people who WERE NOT even part of the funeral!
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23402158-details/Traffic+warden+beaten+half+to+death+outside+wake+f or+soldier+killed+in+Iraq/article.do

Its thanks to our local traffic wardens that outide my work, we have 2 designated bike bays-cars get a instant ticket if they park in them!, also if any bikes are parked on the path, they will stick their head inside shop and ask for them to be moved, POLITELY!
Some of our traffic wardens are bikers, and they have been shot/stabbed/run over. NOBODY deserves to get beaten for doing THEIR job!

[Redster]

No apology needed I sould have voiced my discust. Simple forum misunderstanding. :)

And yes lock the feckers up.

R

[Draper]

good man

[Flamin_Squirrel]

what the hell thats not being wound up

thats being a complete and utter ****, beating someone almost to death for doing their job

lock the bashtards up

i'm pretty surprised that both your comments somehow make this seem just? i hope i am mistaken

It would seem a lot of wardens aren't simply doing their job. Rampant bending of the rules at best, downright criminal behaviour at worst.

Not that the violence inflicted is justified of course, but it's certainly not in the slightest bit surprising.

If it wasn't for the repulsive greedy councillers encoraging such mercinary parking enforcement this wouldn't happen in the first place. I think they should be held personally accountable... Which sadly won't happen.

[Wideboy]

i hate traffic wardens but i think this is a bit to extreme

[Ceri JC]

I generally agree with Flamin Squirrel on this one. As unpleasent as it is, it's an unfortunate side effect of the way the current emphasis is on collecting fines, rather than keeping traffic flowing. People wouldn't hate traffic wardens so much if they weren't (by and large) such a bunch of unreasonable, state-sanctioned criminal revenue collectors. Not saying that this poor chap was neccesarily one of those, but he was no doubt on the recieving end of sentiments directed at those who were.

[Steve H]

i hate traffic wardens but i think this is a bit to extreme

At least they are not on strike at the moment. ;)

Whatever you feel about something, beating someone half to death with a
crash helmet is not really the answer.......................unless they are Gordon Ramsay of course. :rolleyes: