Prince of Wales helps biker in Scotland

Charles did nothing and got his bodyguards to do the work!

In Scotland...it is legal to leave the scene of an accident as long as you are not the cause.

So Charles was not legally bound to help in this cause.

[anna]

Actually i'm with Swiss on this one.

I'm certainly not taking any praise away from him stopping to help and considering the help that he could offer was more then any mere Joe Bloggs passing by it was no doubt much more appreciated.

However, is it just me that thinks to stop at an accident site and give what help you can isn't just something nice people do.. I would like to think that it is something everyone would do in his situation. I know that perhaps this is nieve thinking in this day and age!

I'm also confused as to what bearing it has on the situation that it isnt a legal requirement to stop?! If you see an accident and you can help surely you have a moral obligation to do your best to help??

Nice gesture, probs anyone woulda done it though, good that he got decent treatment from the start though. Maybe felt a bit responsible due to his lads having bikes...

+1 on the dodgy journalism too!

Morality and legality are not the same.

But in Scotland that is the law.

[anna]

I understand that basket

... however i was just pointing out that just because it's not a legal requirement doesnt mean that it isnt a moral requirement...

and surely someone who is as prestigious as ol charlie boy clearly he has a moral responsibilitiy to uphold. ???!??

[northwind]

If I felt like being a d*** I could point out that if they abolished the monarchy and plowed that money into better public services then instead of helping one crashed motorist he could help all of them

I think the problem is that with recent threads showing that people would rather take photos of injured bikers rather than help, it is nice to know that the Prince of Wales, someone who might have a small reason not to stop (heavy schedule, terrorist attack, not liking plebs or whatever), still stops.

The Prince is a marked man.
The Terrorists run a dry run first, test the waters, see how he reacts, sure enough, hook line and sinker there he is.
OK.
Now to business.
Fill the blackbird (think of all that lovely fairing room) with C4.
Stage another "crash" just up the road from Charles...
Oh, hello... You seemed to have crashed your motorcicle old chap! Let me assist KaBOOM.


You heard it here first folks.

Its always about the terrorists.
And/or Steve Jobs.

Originally Posted by philipMac

Its always about the terrorists.
And/or Steve Jobs.

Pah. Terrorists are nothing compared to Steve Jobs. Just ask Bill Gates or Steve Balmer!

Originally Posted by philipMac

The Prince is a marked man.
The Terrorists run a dry run first, test the waters, see how he reacts, sure enough, hook line and sinker there he is.
OK.
Now to business.
Fill the blackbird with C4.
Stage another "crash" just up the road from Charles...
Oh, hello... You seemed to have crashed your motorcicle old chap! Let me assist KaBOOM.


You heard it here first folks.

Its always about the terrorists.
And/or Steve Jobs.

would the blackbird fly over the prince and the zzr1200? Even columbo would struggle working out that one! ace!