Not sure if this is the right section of the forum, but I'm sure a mod will be along shortly, thanks in advance mod's
I think it was on M&M but I've no idea what channel I was watching.
The point that I thought about the org was when one copper pulled an asian girl over. The reasoning he gave for this on camera was that she undertook a car in a bus lane. Fair play.
My problem was with his wording really. EVERYTHING he said put the message across that undertaking is illegal, which left me screaming obscenities at the TV & calling him names. The act of undertaking itself is not illegal (as everyone keeps saying) but is possible to be charged with the office of "Driving without due care."
Anyway, he eventually "let her off" & gave her a "lesser ticket" of driving in a bus lane. Erm? Perhaps driving in a bus lane is less of an offence than driving without due care, but he never said anything about this offence (on camera), she undertook in a bus lane, and that was all.
Oh yea, he'd also run out of tickets because he'd had a "busy day." Now I sympathise that anyone (even coppers) can make mistakes, but the girl got out of her car with a "I know why you stopped me, I undertook that car, I'm sorry" attitude & had her kids in the car etc. If I were in that situation, after sitting her in the police car to hand out the ticket and realising that I'd run out of tickets, I'd of called it her lucky day & chalked it down to experience. What did this muppet do? He made her wait for another copper to arrive at the scene & give him a new book of tickets. I mean come on! He definately came across as a certain type of "Thanker" for that.
Don't get me wrong, the program in general left me with sympathy for the amount of crap that traffic officers have to deal with day to day, and a certain understanding about the way they work, but it also showed some bad sides to the force.
Anyway, just thought I'd rant. The show was about Cheshire police force, and the Thanker was driving a V70. Just FYI
