On 29/11/2018 15:09, newshound wrote:
On 28/11/2018 23:41, Mark wrote:
The Hackney MP tweeted on Tuesday: “Knocking people off bikes is
potentially very dangerous.
* It shouldn’t be legal for anyone.“Police are not above the law”
.https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crim...-a4001976.html
The problem isn't the tactic. The problem is that the DD law doesn't
currently have a suitable exemption.
I suggest the problem is rather that people like Dianne Abbott don't
accept the CPS's pragmatic view of when there is and isn't a public
interest in proceeding against police drivers.
But perhaps she is one of those who think science fiction solutions (eg
drones, facial/body recognition from widespread CCTV) are already
available. And safe. The police have been looking to use drones for
years now but a drone capable of following a bike at 50mph would be more
than a tap if it crashed into a cyclist, pedestrian, pram etc.
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Robin
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