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A crushing blow
drmike:
Hmm, but if it was a genuine mistake then it seems harsh. How mnay here haven't made a genuine mistake? I know I have got muddled in the past and found myself where I didn't want to be - I'd feel aggrieved if my ride was crushed.
As I understand it there is no appeal against such a decision, it's one of those situations where the police are judge and jury which doesn't seem at all right.
Mike
Rangie3.0LtrDan:
But it does seem right, cos if let off he is going to go and do it again! He is 17 which means he needs to be shown the full force of the law so that he doesnt become another chav, and as for the uncle who lent him the bike, he is just as much as fault cos he was stupid enough to lend the 17 year old who shouldnt have had the bike in any circumstance apart from fully private land the he deserves to not have the bike either.
The problem with this country is the judges and the jury dont act like judge and jury, so someone needs to.
HotShot:
Ignorance is no defence in law.
Crush the bike - sends a message to other unlawful users.
Happy with that!
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drmike:
I think that Dave2a has summed it up well.
The police in this case did seem to know the status of the right of way the lad was on and in this case it seems he may well have been flouting the law.
There are ROW that are vehicular but the signs used imply that they are bridleways by using blue roundels. In fact they are legal ORPA but would a policeman know this? So he impounds your vehicle, you seem to have no right of appeal and the vehicle is crushed. Great.
I'm sorry but granting the police powers to act in this way does not seem to be justice to me. The mistake can be genuine. Indeed why not grant the police the same powers if you drive up a one way street the wrong way? There's a street locally where someone does this in all innocence every week because the signs are confusing.
Mike
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