I wonder if there's more to this story - it's just too ridiculous to believe.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgo...est/8484978.stm

 

He maintains he was stationary and that the handbrake was on. If true, then it seems faintly ridiculous to claim he wasn't in control of the vehicle.

If however, as I suspect, the traffic was creeping forward, then there perhaps is a case and it was just unfortunate for him that he was clocked by the jailers.

We'll have to wait and see if the Procurator Fiscal goes ahead with a charge. Difficult one though as he'll be charged for non-payment of a fine and we can't condone a situation where people can duck an offence if they feel they've been harshly treated.

 

I heard about this as well. Even if he was "creeping" along in slow moving traffic I don't see the problem. I was driving along at 75 the other evening and I sneezed, does that mean I get a £60 fine as well

Yes there might be more to this story, as no news agency likes to get both sides of the story before reporting anything these days, as that simply gets in the way of a good story. But either way it's unlikely this guy could have done much else wrong to warrant the fine.

 

Can't vouch for the accuracy of the following, but heard on Radio 2 that the same copper fined a bloke for littering in the highstreet when a ten pound note came out of his back pocket.

 

I read about this as well. It reminds me the story with the apple.

 

This is the sort of action that makes the police look like a complete bunch of A holes, and they wonder why we dislike them.

 

It's a job that allows under-achievers to become instantly powerful. I'm sure there are good cops out there, but law-abiding people are only really likely to come into contact with the force's pedants and power-hungry.

I've always imagined there's an element of 'kick-the-cat' involved in these cases, as their job must often be boring and frustrating with all the red tape and inability to target real criminals.

 

I'm sure it didn't happen so much when you had proper-sized policemen with natural authority.

Now you get these pint-sized twats and it's hard to resist the urge to punch them, sometimes.

Bring back the proper, non-PC hard buggers!

 

He was on TV yesterday. From what he was saying, it seems that he didn't dispute the penalty, but has now decided not to pay the fine, which is a bit stupid.

 

Isn't that just because of the way fines work? You have to not pay it in order for it to be taken to court where it can be disputed?

It's a while since I had one.