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Traffic Police Pursuit
Bush Tucker Man:
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This is the sort of thing you can end up dealing with.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4lYEYDqzlk
Now thats not every day, but who's putting their own lives at risk?
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That was a lucky escape for the biker, it did look at though he was trapped under it for a few seconds.
And as for the poor learner :shock:
Still they got the scrote in the end :twisted:
One question though.
As noted from the comments about the hits to the windows. I know it's an entirely different matter for me (& everyone else) sitting here & watching it to being there on the ground in that situation.
Why aren't the Officers trained to hit the windows at one point (like a 'hammer blow') rather than flailing away across the breadth of it??
Or was they 'heat of the moment strikes', it looks as though they're using the extendable batons (ASP??)
In comparison, the side-handle batons rapidly break the windows of this Supra
(are they a day-to-day item of kit?)
Bush Tucker Man:
On a lighter note
I bet THIS would never happen on this side of 'the Pond'
:(biglaugh): :(biglaugh):
Bush Tucker Man:
Trucks & tyres
The trucker presumably didn't look before he made the (illegal) move into lane 3, as the Officer states that he was on flashing (occulating??) headlamps with no need for 'blues'.
As for his earlier incident (blow-out) that was lucky!
If he'd been alongside another vehicle..........................
Lord Shagg-Pyle:
--- Quote from: "Boggert" ---
--- Quote from: "att" ---If that is the current standards in operation thaen god help us all.
Unprofessional, worrying, incompetant and my bad spelling seem to go hand in hand......I really do hope that I do not need any of the Police anywhere anytime soon..........I will look after mine in my way thankyou very much.
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I think that is a little harsh, I think its unfair to judge all Police/PCSO's on that bit of footage. I also suspect its a few years old.
This is the sort of thing you can end up dealing with.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4lYEYDqzlk
Now thats not every day, but who's putting their own lives at risk?
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It was interesting watching that. I have to say that it just reinforces my opinion that the 'Asp' batons that are issued to most forces are next to useless. In my previous force, we had the American style PR24 sidehandled baton for everyday use and straight, solid batons for public order duties.
The PR24 was ideal for taking car windows out. The Asp just bounces straight off. Why the Asp? It is likely to cause less lasting damage to the subject that it comes into contact with :roll: therefore the little darlings are less likely to sue.
I always thought the idea was to 'subdue the subject' as quickly as possible, not tickle them into surrendering!
landy4x4xfar:
--- Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man" ---On a lighter note
I bet THIS would never happen on this side of 'the Pond'
:(biglaugh): :(biglaugh):
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I bet they would if they could
1 get away with it
2 you had a nice car not a shed
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