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Police cannot be trusted with fines, magistrates warn.

Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 2:40 pm
by Bill Sikes
"Police cannot be trusted to hand out summary justice and will act as “judge and jury” if given powers to issue more on-the-spot fines, magistrates have warned."

From: Police cannot be trusted with fines, magistrates warn - Telegraph



What do you think?

Police cannot be trusted with fines, magistrates warn.

Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:08 pm
by Oscar Namechange
Bill Sikes;1231301 wrote: "Police cannot be trusted to hand out summary justice and will act as “judge and jury” if given powers to issue more on-the-spot fines, magistrates have warned."

From: Police cannot be trusted with fines, magistrates warn - Telegraph



What do you think?


"MPs expressed surprise that magistrates would have accused police of being untrustworthy. "



Errrrr........ why the surprise?

Police cannot be trusted with fines, magistrates warn.

Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:12 pm
by chonsigirl
Careless driving covers a wide range of behaviour from minor inattention to driving that is only just below the level of dangerous.


What would be dangerous? Texting, cell phone talking, just under the legal limit of DUI?

Police cannot be trusted with fines, magistrates warn.

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:47 am
by Oscar Namechange
Don't trust police over £60 on-the-spot driving fines, magistrates warn | Mail Online

The Mail is now saying that police will issue on the spot fines to innocent drivers.

I think it really comes to some-thing when even the Magistrates don't trust the British Police. We already know that Judges don't trust them in the slightest.

Issuing on the spot fines is no doubt a government incentive to keep people out of the courts so they can tell us crime rates have dropped.

Police cannot be trusted with fines, magistrates warn.

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:59 am
by Barman
oscar;1231468 wrote: Don't trust police over £60 on-the-spot driving fines, magistrates warn | Mail Online

The Mail is now saying that police will issue on the spot fines to innocent drivers.

I think it really comes to some-thing when even the Magistrates don't trust the British Police. We already know that Judges don't trust them in the slightest.

Issuing on the spot fines is no doubt a government incentive to keep people out of the courts so they can tell us crime rates have dropped.


It will be like other European countries before too long, allegedly.

Police topping up their wages with on the spot blackmail.

Police cannot be trusted with fines, magistrates warn.

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:06 am
by Oscar Namechange
Barman;1231472 wrote: It will be like other European countries before too long, allegedly.

Police topping up their wages with on the spot blackmail. Funny you should say that because I have found It works both ways although you are spot on. I was pulled very recently for no seat-belt. I didn't have a problem with It as I was at fault. I was expecting my on the spot fine and the officer asked If I was a certain person. Why I confirmed I was, he said 'I haven't seen you today'.. Nice one Officer :-6:-6

Police cannot be trusted with fines, magistrates warn.

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:10 am
by Barman
oscar;1231478 wrote: Funny you should say that because I have found It works both ways although you are spot on. I was pulled very recently for no seat-belt. I didn't have a problem with It as I was at fault. I was expecting my on the spot fine and the officer asked If I was a certain person. Why I confirmed I was, he said 'I haven't seen you today'.. Nice one Officer :-6:-6


SSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH it doesn't happen.:wah:

A friend of mine was pulled over for drunken driving in Spain, Benalmadena to be exact.

He paid the police 320 euros, they then told him to drive home carefully and don't do it again or you will be in trouble.:yh_rotfl

Police cannot be trusted with fines, magistrates warn.

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:17 am
by Oscar Namechange
Barman;1231479 wrote: SSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH it doesn't happen.:wah:

A friend of mine was pulled over for drunken driving in Spain, Benalmadena to be exact.

He paid the police 320 euros, they then told him to drive home carefully and don't do it again or you will be in trouble.:yh_rotfl :wah: I have police officers in my family and I'm In the know :yh_rotfl