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Police Speeding = No ban!
Just read this document on the BBC website
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/3671161.stm
Why is it that there is one law for the Police and one law for the rest of us.
Assistant Chief Constable Steve Thomas of Greater Manchester Police was caught speeding on the M6 near Birmingham doing, wait for it 104mph!
Now what punishment did this man get? Well he got a £450 fine and six points on his license. Now I know people who have been caught doing less than this whom have been banned (102mph – 21 day ban / 97mph – 29 day ban). Why wasn’t this bloke? Maybe, because he’s a police officer?
I would like to think that in the eyes of the law we are all equal, except that is unless you’re already a member of the club. Why was he not banned? I’m sure that if I went out and did the same I would be. Plus I thought that any speed over the 100mph mark was an instant ban.
It also amazes me that this guy was actually speeding when you consider his responsibility within the Police force. One of his responsibilities is traffic issues!
Also he told magistrates that “I considered that my manner of driving was safe. However, exceeding the speed limit by this amount is unacceptable and I sincerely regret my error of judgement.”
Next time you get caught speeding just say the above and see how far you get!
Page created on: 29/04/2004 / Last Updated: 23/06/2006 00:35:21
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