Local politics... my tory Police Commissioner, who campaigned on being tough on speeding is now banned and fined after multiple 30mph speed limit breaches, two near schools. She apologies and looks forward to continuing in her role.
Multiple breaches including 35mph in a 30 limit. Gosh, what a sinner.
We clearly have very different views on the standards a Police and Crime Commissioner (especially one who was campaigning on speeding in 30 zones at the time) should be held to.
Quote from: Offwidth on July 18, 2022, 03:55:26 pmLocal politics... my tory Police Commissioner, who campaigned on being tough on speeding is now banned and fined after multiple 30mph speed limit breaches, two near schools. She apologies and looks forward to continuing in her role.Multiple breaches including 35mph in a 30 limit. Gosh, what a sinner.
I’d say these are serious offences. 30 limit is put in place to protect pedestrians.Given the tolerance of the speed measurement for accuracy to ensure a conviction, you can be confident she was clocked at around and over 40mph in a 30mph limit several times.
The lowest speed she was clocked at was 35mph. So her speedo would have said about 38mph. Not the sort of thing that happens through a momentary lapse. Then she does it at higher speeds 3 other times over a long period. She clearly doesn't give a shit about the speed limits, which is a pretty shit position for a commissioner. Of course she should go.
I expect the PCC, police officers and judges to be just like us and to commit similar offences. And, similar to a police officer or judge, I don't think that a person responsible for the democratic control of the police to have to stand down for this or many other offences.And, no, I doubt that the equipment to measure speed is as inaccurate as you suggest or it would be subject to challenge in court.
Dawes, Moon, Moffatt = celebrated in part for burning around in their hot hatches and waxing lyrical bullshit about ‘momentary grip’. Stupid tory crime commissioner caught doing 35 in a 30 and being hypocritical = must resign and hang head in shame. Such is life in the cesspit of politics.
If you make the law you fucking well need to stick to it.
Or you know, be held to account by the law. Which she was. If anything she’s living proof that speeding in 30’s will likely get you motoring convictions. The system works. It’s a kind of logical fallacy to believe someone who ‘makes the law’ must ‘fucking well stick to it’ to be an effective lawmaker. She’s a bit of an idiot in her driving habits. On the other hand she might be a very good (or a really terrible) crime commissioner. The two things can be separated.
She’s a bit of an idiot in her driving habits. On the other hand she might be a very good (or a really terrible) crime commissioner. The two things can be separated.
... I do think it's very possible for an elected official to have broken the law and still be good at their job, for example I wouldn't give a shit if my MP smoked a spliff the other day if they're otherwise doing a good job.
But only because it's a law that I'm guessing you disagree with anyway? What if they went fox hunting?
On another subject: the next PM that we'll have to put up with, if Tugenherts 31 votes last night 6 go to Sunak, and the reminder to Badenoch, theoretically, Truss will be out later today. Wishful thinking, obviously, but possible.
Quote from: remus on July 19, 2022, 07:47:24 am... I do think it's very possible for an elected official to have broken the law and still be good at their job, for example I wouldn't give a shit if my MP smoked a spliff the other day if they're otherwise doing a good job.On another subject: the next PM that we'll have to put up with, if Tugenherts 31 votes last night 6 go to Sunak, and the reminder to Badenoch, theoretically, Truss will be out later today. Wishful thinking, obviously, but possible.
Incidentally he was the 'one vote less' that Mordaunt got yesterday, that is being trumpeted by the Fail as a significant decline in support for her.