One law for them another for us

[Blackbird]

I have to take your word for it scummy

every other time I am made to bent over......

becomes a bit tedious

Well, you do ride a Harley

[ElCoyote]

Wacko judge???? That's as bad as some of the tabloid headings!

Reading the article, it may very well be that the burden of proof was shaky enough to make a conviction unsafe. Still when did anything on KB rely on facts rather than assumptions?

Good on you for sticking up for your father

[Blackbird]

Good on you for sticking up for your father

Hahaha - old enough to most likely be his

[R650R]

Oh come on ... the cop wasn't in the wrong in this case ... he made a split second decision ... as he needed to in the circumstances ...

And I've been treated both harshly and leniently by the law enforcement officers ... and by the courts.

In the end, we are all human beings ...

But he is a professional road user that we expect a higher degree of driving from.
The dangerous thing about a case like this is it sets a precedent for a boy racer to get off in same circumstances if police 'evidence collecting' is at same level.
The correct thing would have been at least a guilty of careless use charge but with minimal penalty given circumstances.
As soon as the courts do stuff like this it opens a can of worms for future cases.

[admenk]

In the end, we are all human beings ...

You speak for yourself, I'm British.....

[awayatc]

Ah well,
nobody is perfect....
As long as you are healthy....