Thank you Mr Police Sergeant

Originally Posted by starks

'sorry officer but it fell out 2 miles down the road and im going home to put it back on'
to be fair iv never been pulled since so not sure if this will work!

Unless they say "But I clocked you 3 miles back"

Not that it matters I suppose but it was a copper on a bike coming the other way that got me. I though perhaps pulling over and letting him catch up would go in my favour but apparently
not.

Originally Posted by tactcom7

Not that it matters I suppose but it was a copper on a bike coming the other way that got me. I though perhaps pulling over and letting him catch up would go in my favour but apparently
not.

the plot thickens - you put yourself in the frame - if you are foolish enough to do something so stupid in front of a police vehicle, especially a traffic officer, then you clearly deserve what you get. I suppose YC will still call the officer a c*** but then he is from Yorkshire and and foolishly believes he has the right to hurl abuse at the police. Such comments do this forum and motorcycling in general little good.

Originally Posted by martin15s

the plot thickens - you put yourself in the frame - if you are foolish enough to do something so stupid in front of a police vehicle, especially a traffic officer, then you clearly deserve what you get. I suppose YC will still call the officer a c*** but then he is from Yorkshire and and foolishly believes he has the right to hurl abuse at the police. Such comments do this forum and motorcycling in general little good.

Martin, there is no point reacting like this on the forum. Yes, YC can be very opinionated but I doubt very much he would "hurl abuse at the Police." Nor is he anyones fool.

Stop being so confrontational in your response. You are no longer in the job and as such, it is left to those of us who are to clean up the mess!

There is a way to say things on the forum, and that is NOT the way.

Originally Posted by martin15s

the plot thickens - you put yourself in the frame - if you are foolish enough to do something so stupid in front of a police vehicle, especially a traffic officer, then you clearly deserve what you get. I suppose YC will still call the officer a c*** but then he is from Yorkshire and and foolishly believes he has the right to hurl abuse at the police. Such comments do this forum and motorcycling in general little good.

Well to be fair i was just crossing back over when he came round the corner and spotted me, could have easily gotten away in basingstoke but no i stopped and took my punishment. Does that make me even more stupid? probably...


P.S I was born in Leeds and lived up north till i was 18, and will be returning in the next few weeks, so feel free to hurl anymore anti-Yorkshire abuse this way...

Originally Posted by Milky Bar Kid

Martin, there is no point reacting like this on the forum. Yes, YC can be very opinionated but I doubt very much he would "hurl abuse at the Police." Nor is he anyones fool.

Stop being so confrontational in your response. You are no longer in the job and as such, it is left to those of us who are to clean up the mess!

There is a way to say things on the forum, and that is NOT the way.

quite - one of my points is that even though retired I still find it objectionable for people to call police officers doing their duty c****. Being opinionated does not excuse such crude terminology. As for being confrontational, surely calling the officer a c*** is just that. As to hurl abuse at those from Yorkshire, that was not my intention - it was a passing observation on their "straight talking". It may be that some young officers of today feel that such comments are to be accepted.
I am not out to be confrontational - perhaps being an old g*t of 62 precludes me from expressing my opinion. One thing is for sure, I will not sit on the fence and turn a blind eye to unnecessary crude or foul comments about the police.

You need to learn to take YC with a pinch of salt! Just don't react in such a confrontational manner all the time.

And I am sorry, but being offended by crude terminology does NOT give you the right to make assumptions or stereotype people just because of the area in which they are from.

If you want to preach, make sure you a squeeky clean.

Originally Posted by Milky Bar Kid

You need to learn to take YC with a pinch of salt! Just don't react in such a confrontational manner all the time.

And I am sorry, but being offended by crude terminology does NOT give you the right to make assumptions or stereotype people just because of the area in which they are from.

If you want to preach, make sure you a squeeky clean.

I do not need to take YC with a pinch of salt. I fully respect him for his technical and engineering knowledge, but not for his crude and unjustified terminology.

Ok, and in the same vein perhaps people don't need to respect you for your confrontational posts and your unjustified stereotyping.

One rule for one eh?

Originally Posted by Milky Bar Kid

Ok, and in the same vein perhaps people don't need to respect you for your confrontational posts and your unjustified stereotyping.

One rule for one eh?

I don't intend this to get out of hand - see my amended post earlier - let's just agree to differ.