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I will paraphrase a little to keep the details as discreet as possible but I am griping about an incident which took place over a year ago.
My father, a pensioner, was run over by a hit and run driver halfway across a zebra crossing. After hitting my father, the driver stopped, glanced over from a distance and noticing the elderly, unconscious man lying in the road with blood coming from a head wound, decided to leave pretty sharpish.
Fortunately, my father is resilient, made an excellent recovery and aside from some additional scar tissue and soreness for a year, did not overly suffer. In addition, I thought we had a case for investigation as there was a reliable witness, a notary no less, who spotted the registration and a general description of the vehicle which he passed to the police. From my understanding, the witness did not see the face of the driver or exact make of the vehicle but still successfully noted down the registration details.
We were astonished at the police's reaction which was to explain they had more important things to do and his case was not investigated. To be precise, the sum total of the action from the police was to send a letter to the suspected hit and run driver and then consider prosecuting for the lesser crime of not responding to the letter. In the end, they did not even do this and to the best of my knowledge have not even physically been to the property of the suspect.
I understand that any prosecution is going to be tricky as the driver of the vehicle could claim that someone else was driving or that maybe the notary had made a small mistake in taking down the registration details. However, the fact of the matter is the police made absolutely no effort at all and this is what is shocking. If this had been Germany, France or even Kenya, this would at least have been investigated the police, but to do nothing at all...???
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The police condemn pedophile hunters as Vigilantes, but without them the police seem unable to catch these monsters. The police then go on to say pedo hunters are interfering in their investigations. (laughable) Most of the Pedo's that are reported to the police are unheared of them. Talk about double standards. Perhaps thats why the police are becoming less and less trusted in the UK. This all smacks of closed shop, if you haven't done the time you cann't be one of us.
How many years ago was it that he drove his little blue van? He would've been retired at least ten years ago. Did the Cheshire police let you down by not finding the two shillings you lost outside the sweet shop?
Was it Fireman Sam who wouldn't put out your "friends" van?
Is Boblet your real name?
My real name is Steve and I live in Berks. Where the police have just arrested dozens of people in raids over drug dealing which is a waste of time cos' I don't use drugs.
I'd much rather they did a stake out to find out who graffiti'd BUM on the side of the bus shelter.
Boblet I am v for visitor. What you said reminded me of something an officer who said to my neighbour a couple of years ago while I was with her that they beat people up and he made his hand into a fist to show what they do to them.
Argument, what argument ?
I'm sure Boblet can answer for himself when he has spent an hour or two trying to think of a good comeback.
However I feel it may take you even longer !
v, your rambling doesn't make any sense either, do senior policemen really attend burglaries or is that made up as well ? how ironic that you quote inarticulate tramps.
Is Boblet really your real name ?
So many questions, so few sensible answers.
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