I've seen it all now!

Just read this, and wondered what next?

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/08032007/397/sat-nav-directs-driver-railway-0.html

I was always taught as a child, "Just because someone tells you to jump off a cliff, you don't do it"

Or in her case, do you?

Heaven forbid, if she ever bought a shotgun and tested out if it really hurts if you load it, put the barrel in your mouth and press the trigger!!

How does she drive using satnav? Does she look at the road at all times, picking up directional clues from the commentary with occasional glances at the display, or does she stare constantly at the screen and follow the instructions implicitly?

I would hope it's the former, but judging by the story it can only be the latter!

Silly arse.

Justified?

Just heard about this, let's just hope the media don't spin this one out of proportion.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/6429569.stm

Personally speaking, if you kick off when I am dealing with you, it doesn't matter to me if you are male or female, young or old, nor does it matter if you are black, white, green or sky blue pink with yellow dots. If you are being aggressive, resisting arrest, and are SPITTING, BITING or (perish the thought) GRABBING at my GENITALS, then I WILL use as much force as I feel is required.

If you watch the footage, the officer does strike the female 5 times, and the officer's statement says that she was spitting, biting and grabbing at his genitals.

Fair enough, but with the magic of hindsight I would, in that officers position, have applied an arm bar and wrist lock (given that the female was already in a prone position on the floor), then use that technique to get the female to comply. By the officer's own admission, he was trying to inflict discomfort to get the female to comply. He just chose to use strikes instead of applying pressure.

The media are going to try and make this out to be some kind of race issue. I don't think race is the issue. I think it is a case of a very drunk individual, behaving in an anti-social manner, gets the tables turned on her and is now crying wolf and playing the race/female card.

The fact she is doing that must be very galling to all the people that have suffered real incidents of racial abuse and violence. Hopefully this facade will be seen for what it is, and the message that needs delivering will get through:

If you chose to go out and act in a drunken aggressive manner, then expect to be dealt with firmly and positively. The community at large needs to be re-assured that violent, drunken anti-social behaviour will be tackled head on, regardless of the perpetrator's sex, age, race, religion etc.

And who is footing the bill for the costs of the female's legal action, I wonder? Oh yes, the bottomless pit that is legal aid, no doubt!

What's the bet that the bobby in the middle of this will be suspended pending the inquiry, whereas the female will be free of any worry of employment discipline? (that's if she has a job in the first place!)

Come on Government, what ever happened to :

Tough On Crime, Tough On The Causes Of Crime?

Domestic violence

Contrary to what the f*cking media are currently telling you, Police do attend cases of domestic violence.

We don't shrug and sigh, 'Leave them to it, it's a domestic'

What we do, is go to the address, split up the parties involved, check on any children's welfare, and if any offences become apparent, then we lock up. EVERY TIME.

The beauty is that we DON'T need the victim to complain (although that is the best evidence), all we need is an officer to see an injury, and we can go forward with the case.

I wish I could show you a picture of the aggressor's face when they hear that the victim won't press charges, only for us to cuff them because we've seen the injuries.

Talk about having the rug pulled from under them, it's almost comical.

The sad thing is, there are thousands of decent people out there who wouldn't hurt a fly, but they remain single. The nasty, aggressive and violent ones ALWAYS seem to be able to get into relationships.

When ANYONE is convicted of spousal or familial abuse the sentence ought to include a tattoo on their forehead:

I AM A NASTY, AGGRESSIVE AND VIOLENT PERSON, NOT TO BE TRUSTED AROUND PEOPLE. DO NOT ENTER INTO A RELATIONSHIP WITH ME.

That would cure it. No questions.

Imagine the first date in the pub, "Hi, I'm Mary, you must be Dave. Hang on what's that on your forehead?" Slight pause, then, "I think I've left my bath running, got to go..........!"

Welcome to the rest of your pathetic life on your own, you pillock.

But, it won't happen. Think of the violent person's human rights. That is why there will always be domestic violence.

Or at least until we have a judiciary that will hand down no-nonsence prison sentences to these thugs. What is the point of the government and home office instructing the police to have a zero tolerance policy towards domestic violence, then not backing that up with punishment from the courts?

Sorry for the rant, it just winds me up when the media get one side of the story, then blame the police for societies ills.

A nice little runaround for granny...

Not usually a fan of cars, but I do like Nissan Skyline GTRs


http://www.totb.co.uk/images/movies/rocket_ron_spin_totbii.wmv

http://www.totb.co.uk/images/movies/rocket_ron_totbii.wmv

Then Jezza has a go.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyZUQKwxhHg&mode=related&search=

Eeeeek. What an animal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6nA0vh7wGg&mode=related&search=

Just to redress the balance, here's a 500hp Suzuki Hayabusa Turbo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpQP4v_Z0nQ&mode=related&search=

The chickens.

I thought it was high time that I let you know how the chickens are doing.

They have been laying well all summer, but then again, that's their bloody job, so they should have anyway.

My cockerel, Chuck Norris, has proved he has got lead in his pencil so to speak and we got 5 chicks at the first attempt. Good cock...ahem.

Sadly, 5 and 9 makes 14, and 14 is too many for my small run. So, it was with a heavy heart and a very sharp kitchen knife that I cut the ties to 7 of the chucks (including my boy, Chuck Norris).

They have now gone to live next door.

I am going shopping in the next few days to stock up the greenhouse with tomato plants and strawberry plants. I also fancy having another go at cucumbers.

Au revoir

It's your job.

Just in case anyone thinks I don't like attending public order incidents, you're right, I don't, but it's my job to do it.

The reason I don't like them, is not because I am scared, it's because they are a massive drain on resourses. Resourses that should be deployed in other areas, catching burglars, drug dealers, car thieves, rapists, murderers and people driving whilst using their mobiles...ahem.

That's the problem. As a nation we can't have a good night out without getting shitfaced, spewing up and pissing in the street. that's all before the inevitable punch up at the end of the night.

If only we could realise we only have one life, if only we could be a little more relaxed and happy. I am afraid the punch up are here to stay as long as we have mixed pubs.

Yes, have male and female only bars and all the trouble will stop. I can personally say that during the 70's and early 80's, when there were a lot of pubs with bar rooms (men only) and lounge rooms (women and couples), there wasn't anywhere near the amount of public order incidents that there are now.

But then again, that is the 'Rose-Tinted Glasses' world that I live (lived) in, not the puke and piss on the pavement world of today, and I know what I prefer.

Au revoir

It DOES work!!!

As a Police Officer, I am issued with CS Spray. There has always been a nagging doubt whether it actually works. I know it does, I have been subjected to it, but that doesn't stop the "What if it doesn't?" scenario from being thought about.

Well I have now witnessed it personally, and I can report back from the front line that it does work. Boy, does IT work.

"Control to any Standardville patrols, there is a fight ongoing in the 'Badger's Arse' public house on the high street, reports of 15 people fighting"

"Control from Zulu X-Ray 15, show us attending, ETA 2 minutes"

We get there in under 2 minutes to find bedlam. A patrol got there before us, waded into the pub to try and split up the warring factions, and when they didn't stop, yep, out came the CS.

Now they all want to complain about over-zelous policing.

What is this bloody country coming to, when people believe that they have the right to commit violent disorder, and then complain when the police (out numbered) dish out CS in order to re-establish control?

Unfortunately, some people think they were innocent, and got a face full of CS for doing nothing.

I don't think so. Fights are ALWAYS two-sided stories. Yes, there is an aggressor, and a target. But, there are also options.

1. Walk away, and if that fails call the police.

2. Start fighting (which happened), then you only have yourself to blame when you get a face full of CS when the Police arrive and can't get you to stop scrapping.

The trouble is that our country, as a whole (a valid point, as public order is a country wide problem EVERY weekend), they don't want to walk away, they want to get involved, and when the dice doesn't fall for them, they then start bitching.

And the trouble is (for Police) they are listened to, the officers involved WILL be complained against, and have to answer to Professional Standards.

The officer's error? Getting stuck in and trying to stop the fighting. If they felt threatened or that someone would have been injured if they didn't act, then I believe they were justified in spraying.

I don't think anyone INNOCENT was sprayed, the group that was sprayed were well into a ruck and wouldn't stop, and therein lies the problem. They wouldn't walk away from the fight, they got involved, and now that someone has (for want of a better phrase) got the better of them, they don't like it.


The fact it was just one person, a female Police Officer, is like a sledgehammer to their (over-inflated) egos. What did you want, or expect, her to do, stand back and watch you all create merry hell?

The good thing for them is the CS spray's effect wears off, the bad thing (for them) is the fact that they (all 15 of the sad gits) were brought to their knees by one woman will last forever.

Go girl, go girl.

Feel the burn, feel the Oestrogen.

Ha ha, ha ha.

Au revoir