Bob Piper has been a Labour councillor for the Abbey
Ward in Sandwell, West Midlands, for eight years. He is a lifelong supporter of Aston Villa Football Club and a follower of Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
The views expressed here are mine in a personal capacity, not those of the Labour Party, Sandwell MBC, Aston Villa or Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Get it! Mine... just mine!
Now I'm sure quite a lot of them were necessary, and if my house was being burgled I'm not sure I would want the police to be hanging around. But the bit that caught my eye was the part that said ..."and staff". I can't readily think of any reason why police staff would have to speed or jump the lights, can you?
I recently saw a copper in a marked car leaving the car park at the Scott Arms who couldn't be bothered to turn left and then double back on himself to get to the lights, so he turned right through the no-entry signs.
He was obviously in no hurry as he sat at the lights next to me.
As a cyclist road safety is quite an interest of mine. I felt quite let down by this copper.
Actually, in fairness, Snafu the police did come fairly promptly when I was last burgled (about 8 years ago). Not that they caught the scrotes who did it mind you.
90,000 police officers or police staff were caught speeding last year. Only 1 in 4 of them were flashing blue emergency lights.
May 29, 2007 10:45 PM | permalink
Indeed Bob.
I recently saw a copper in a marked car leaving the car park at the Scott Arms who couldn't be bothered to turn left and then double back on himself to get to the lights, so he turned right through the no-entry signs.
He was obviously in no hurry as he sat at the lights next to me.
As a cyclist road safety is quite an interest of mine. I felt quite let down by this copper.
Gazza