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Police officer with a grudge against our family

Police officer harasses our son

How can we complain without repercussion?

Can this not be classed as police harassment? I could understand if he was one of those youngsters that ride their motorbikes illegally around the streets, but we act responsibly.



My son owns a motorbike and we allow him to take it out to ride on private land nearby. However, he is being victimised by a police officer with a grudge against our family. It's so unfair and unjust.

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08-5-2008nana, that happens with all bikes when the owners FAIL to take out insurance and tax, and it's the same with cars where you have either 14 or 7 days to produce various driving documents to a Police station. And ALL cars and bikes that do not have relevant tax and insurance should be crushed full...moreAnono
02-5-2008obviously you dont live in stoke get caught without tax insurance etc on a bike and it gets crushed. the bike not the child.nana
01-5-2008You should have to have a licence to have a child, just like you would if you were to obtain a potentially dangerous dog. They should give you a questionnaire, one of the questions being "would you allow your child to have a motorbike?" if you answered yes to this question it should be a...moreGet in the real world.
30-4-2008I've recognised the fact that we only have one side of the story all along. All I've sought to do is offer these people some advice. If you think about it, as I am sure you have, if these people are the 'rogues' you have assumed them to be, my advice is worthless to them. If they are...moreFreddie
29-4-2008Good for you Freddie. Only piece of advice I can give you is try trusting your imagination a bit more. Or at least try to broaden it a little further. As you now recognise, a key issue here is that we do not have the local plod's side of this story. Partly because of that I am comfortable with...moreSid
29-4-2008I'm not at all gullible. For the benefit of the original griper I am assuming their gripe is genuine (I'm not sure but I think I might even have said so) but am aware it may not be. After all we do only have one side of the story don't we? You said, and I quote " If I ride round on...moreFreddie
29-4-2008I'm not claiming to be an expert, Freddie. They're your words not mine. On the other hand you are, which is fine.You may know it all about the law, sadly this does not prevent you from being a bit gullible. Your brow-beating style might scare others but I'm not impressed in the least....moreSid
29-4-2008Sid...seeing as how you are such an expert, can you tell me exactly what the offence is? You said, "It's probably a good idea to know the difference between the two, before spouting off about police harassment." Well, I would suggest that it is better to know something about the...moreFreddie
29-4-2008Arresting people for breaking the law is not police harassment. If I ride round on a motor bike and am a total nuisance I'd expect to get stopped. This is not because I am courting harassment, it's because it's an offence. It's probably a good idea to know the difference between the ...moreSid
28-4-2008I never had a bike when I was your son's age and it never did me any harm. Anyway your son sounds like a real hooligan to me. If one brother has been in trouble it's likely the younger will be too. It's genetic. Everybody knows that. The best thing you can do is throw him on the streets ...moreDailMailReader
27-4-2008Do you really know what your child is doing all the time if you let him ride his bike while you are out? What a irresponsible human being you are! Letting him have a motorbike in the first place was stupid but letting him ride it while you are out is insane. What if he has an accident while you are...moreGet in the real world
23-4-2008Another thing you can try is to insist that the officer reads the caution to you prior to any conversation you have with him. (Thats the one that starts "you do not have to say anything" etc. Once he does then request a formal documented interview. If he refuses then simply refuse to speak...moreFreddie



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