More Police to get Tasers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6973610.stm


"It's not fair to compare us with US-style policing. You won't see people
tasered for traffic offences. Officers will use it responsibly. At the
moment they have a baton and CS gas."

Thats OK then.

 

Speedgazebo wrote

They should be armed with withering sarcasm, and encouraged to use it
devastatingly.

 

I once spent a very interesting journey on the London-Manchester Pullman
chatting with Stirling Moss. He's been stopped for speeding a couple of
weeks before and was most disappointed when the officer don't say "Who do
you think you are then..... Stirling Moss?". The spotty little erk didn't
even react when Stirling handed-over his driving license and it was clear he
had no idea who Stirling was! We were betting he was given a good ribbing
when he got back to the station.

Anyway the press were peeved when Stirling pleaded guilty by post (funny how
they found out about it) as they were hoping to milk the story.

Nice guy Mr Moss. He'd been booked for a corporate do in a private carriage
but, since the train was delayed for 2 hours (body on the line) had come
back for a change of scene and found me reading the Alfa Owners Club
magazine and wanted the company of a petrol head rather than salesmen on a
jolly.

 

Nothing to do with him telling the tale to total strangers on trains
then?

 

Why is Amnesty whingeing? If I had the choice between being Tasered or
being on the business end of a Glock 17, I know which one I'd plump for...

D.

 

Because they're cunts?

 

I've been less than enthusiastic about him after his mouthing off about
Damon Hill.

Afaic, he can go **** himself.
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

Teach a man to fish and he and his pikey mates will have the
river cleaned out in a day.

 

I'd love a Glock 17. Military tupperware.

 

Yeah, it's tempting, but I'd only lose the head at the ignorant fucking
cunts in my block and my flat who don't see anything wrong with moving
scaffolding at three in the morning ...

D.

 

Well they _have_ achieved a fair amount in terms of women's rights, gay
rights, abortion rights, unlawful search and seizure, torture etc..

My 'beef' with them is their 'softly-softly' approach to 'politely asking'
countries to stop using the death penalty, and their anti-Semitism which
they disguise as 'anti-Zionism'.

D.

 

What are the firearm laws in France?

 

Strict, but not as strict as in the UK. Glocks and the like are Category
IV, you can own one but to carry it loaded and/or in a holster you have to
be plod (police or gendarmerie), a customs officer etc etc, or be in one of
the jobs which require you to be armed (Securicor driver, RATP security
etc). If you're not in one of the above, then you can carry it unloaded
and in a locked case with ammunition stored separately, and then only with
a valid reason i.e. going to the range. Category I are 'weapons of war'
(assault rifles, carbines etc), and only the police and the army get them,
and the former need special training. Knives are Category VI and can be
carried under some circumstances.

It's a load of crap.

Or you can buy one of the 'replicas' to scare someone who attacks you, but
the day you try to use it and find that the guy you're trying to scare has
a real one, you'll feel very silly.

D.

 

Different criterion I know, but the drivers I used to enjoy watching
the most were Hunt and Mansell.

 

Colin Irvine wrote

Why thank you, but I still drive you know so what's lacking nowadays?

 

At a guess, any remnants of awareness, abilty or fitness.

 

Colin Irvine wrote

Aha! So you admit that I ever possessed any of those in the first place?
Flattery will get you nowhere, nor will guesswork.

(I think the Police should be armed with Charity collection volunteers,
who are guaranteed to pursue suspects remorselessly, and corner them
from three directions simultaneously.)

 

It takes more than just balls to overtake round the outside like he
used to, but I know what you mean.

It's not showing up.

 

I can believe it.

One day I'll try and track down a recording of the 1987 British Grand
Prix at Silverstone. Magic.

 

I was there.
Nelson Piquet was/is a bit rapid too....

 

<snip Mansell>

Similar thing with Stewart, which I've related on here, but for those
who don't know...

Stewart was dragged out of retirement to do a few runs on a (afair)
Williams, just for shits and giggles but the telemetry (which wasn't
around to the same extent in his day) showed up something very
interesting.
When Stewart took a corner he set the car up, stuck the wheel into
cornering angle and kept it there - allowing for track lumps and bumps,
the wheel didn't vary at all. Similar analysis of modern drivers showed
they didn't have the same technique, although it's one that can be
learned easily enough.
Seems that the minor corrections most drivers make while cornering rob
them of precious milliseconds which all add up during the course of a
race.
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

Teach a man to fish and he and his pikey mates will have the
river cleaned out in a day.