http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Today's Good Justice... en Tue, 19 May 2026 21:30:11 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18654#post-281052 Wed, 25 Apr 2018 13:58:25 +0000 paddyirish 281052@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@ejstubbs</p> <p>not condoning breaking the law at all, but stating my belief that this particular law is an ass, as I don't believe there is a potential victim. </p> <p>If a dangerous biking law was passed would you be similarly dismissive of anyone who stated that it was an ass? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18654#post-281043 Wed, 25 Apr 2018 12:34:17 +0000 gembo 281043@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>His face was 100% Gammon when flipping the cops the bird</p> <p>@ejstubbs - I thought the gist was whilst we think this well worth pursuing, the cops will not bother but then reports came in from the Bridge that the cops were taking action.</p> <p>I have taken this up with the cop in charge of the bridge and will get back to y'all </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18654#post-281004 Wed, 25 Apr 2018 09:24:28 +0000 ejstubbs 281004@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A number of participants on this forum seemed to be propounding the idea that 'minor' law breaking by ~100 car drivers a day using the FRB was not worth pursuing. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18654#post-281000 Wed, 25 Apr 2018 08:34:32 +0000 unhurt 281000@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Mandopicker101 wonder how they feel about minor law breaking by non respectable people? I suspect they are not a fan of letting them alone. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18654#post-280997 Wed, 25 Apr 2018 08:07:39 +0000 I were right about that saddle 280997@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Have we stumbled on the Gammon King? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18654#post-280996 Wed, 25 Apr 2018 08:00:14 +0000 Mandopicker101 280996@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Comments on that Torygraph piece are eyeopening. </p> <p>Minor lawbreaking by respectable people (speeding, perverting course of justice, insulting the police etc) is generally ok. Police expending taxpayer's money pursuing respectable/decent people for 'soft' offences (speeding, perversion of course of justice etc) is assuredly not ok. </p> <p>What an interesting worldview. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18654#post-280994 Wed, 25 Apr 2018 07:54:53 +0000 I were right about that saddle 280994@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Gammon thinking. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18654#post-280993 Wed, 25 Apr 2018 06:58:59 +0000 gembo 280993@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Drives past cameras on three occasions uses jammer to reduce speed to zero and gives police the middle finger = police suggesting this is an excellent way to attract their attention and go to jail.</p> <p>Cocaine thinking has made it to 67 year olds in rural north Yorks? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18654#post-280989 Tue, 24 Apr 2018 20:23:00 +0000 Stickman 280989@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/23/company-director-used-laser-jammer-could-escape-fines-giving/" rel="nofollow">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/23/company-director-used-laser-jammer-could-escape-fines-giving/</a></p> <p>This made me laugh. 8 months. Serves the ***** right. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18654#post-277501 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 14:07:37 +0000 Luath 277501@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's the impact on his son of allowing to keep driving that he should be worried about. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18654#post-277433 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 09:22:45 +0000 morepathsplease 277433@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The bathroom was at street level so not the extreme incident you might imagine (sad that I don't consider it extreme as is). Unfortunately, it's the consideration for potential victims that seems extreme. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18654#post-277416 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 23:19:32 +0000 Frenchy 277416@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You missed the best(worst?) bit - "A man has been banned from driving after crashing his car <em>into the first floor of a house</em> in Gwynedd."</p> <p>Article has a photo. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18654#post-277414 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 23:14:39 +0000 morepathsplease 277414@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Haven't found a similar thread and not expecting much to be added to this but it helps to see that potential road victims are thought about on occasion at least (until appeal perhaps).</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-43398909">Driver banned for crashing into bathroom.</a></p> <p><blockquote>Ludden, from Morfa Nefyn, argued he should avoid a driving ban as it would impact on the life of his disabled son, but magistrates said they had to protect the public.</blockquote> </p>