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Captain Hindsight
Everything shit about London eventually makes it way down here.
Being charged is not the same as them not being able to do it. Presumably it depends on the severity of the crime. Chasing someone who's not wearing a helmet, because they ran a red light, might seem over the top. Chasing someone who just pulled out a gun and killed someone however, would seem fair.That just mentions aims and plans. It hasn't become law yet, so in the meantime, if a criminal dies as a result of being chased on a bike, the police chasing can still be charged.
Can be a purely commercial motive if they think other couriers are muscling in on their territory,for example.Doesn't excuse the behaviour,but it might not just be wanton vandalism.
Real thugs.cant think how they will not expect to get caught it is hardly a metropolis
Unfoertunately public opinion is very much against the police in chases. If the alleged criminal dies, the police are deemed to have put them into that situation.
It doesn't matter that the vandal/thief has put themselves into that situation in the first place. Remember the hooha over Henry Vincent being stabbed with his own screwdriver?
Chasing kids on a bike without a helmet is 'tantamount' to putting them in danger.
I know, it's rubbish, isn't it?
Better not hit them or they will tell their dads .
Need more police and supply them with motorbikes so they can keep up with these b*stards. When they are caught - crush their mopeds, fine them, ban them from driving and put them on a curfew. Second offence, jail.
Just keep chasing them say I. If they come off and end up with a head like a dippy egg, who cares?
What if they are only 13/14?
Apparently they do this as police are not allowed to pursue them in case they make them have an accident.
Better not hit them or they will tell their dads .
It's very true. Watching this stuff on tv where police in documentaries had to back off for safety reasons. Certainly not a myth.If you two and [MENTION=2393]Uncle C[/MENTION] are right, then that is f*king ridiculous. It's a license to what you want FFS.
This. Very much this. Utter c*nts.
I’m afraid that to a degree it is true. Depends on the sort of offending they have been involved in but for most lower level incidents there won’t be a pursuit.
Let us know how you get on with that. Would be good to know !!Does this mean that if I drive at 120mph without a seat belt then they won't pursue in case they cause an accident?