pisshead
01-05-2006, 11:02 PM
wow...anything is a crime now...being lost and asking for help...she was probably working for al-qaeda...
it seems cops are no longer here to protect and serve, which is sad, they're now here as agents of a global police state to oppress...
FINED FOR ASKING COP DIRECTIONS
UK Daily Record | January 2, 2005 (http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid%3D16538283&method%3Dfull&siteid%3D66633&headline%3Dfined-for-asking-cop-directions--name_page.html)
A LONE woman driver who got lost on a motorway was fined £30 for stopping on the hard shoulder to ask a traffic cop directions.
Rachael Farthing was driving at night when she became confused by road signs and decided to pull over next to a parked police car and seek advice.
But she was amazed when the officer demanded her licence and then booked her. After issuing her with a £30 fixed penalty notice, he gave her directions and sent the mum-of-one on her way.
Rachael, 44, said: "I was lost, I was on my own, it was dark and I was a real damsel in distress.
"I'm furious and feel this policeman acted completely unreasonably.
"Whatever happened to the helpful British bobby?"
The police have defended the cop's actions, saying it is illegal to stop on the hard shoulder except in an emergency.
But the RAC slammed the decision to fine Rachael.
A spokesman said: "The action taken by police was over the top and unnecessary. It would have been fairer to give her a firm warning."
Rachael was on her way from her home in Leicester to Birmingham when the incident happened on the M6
it seems cops are no longer here to protect and serve, which is sad, they're now here as agents of a global police state to oppress...
FINED FOR ASKING COP DIRECTIONS
UK Daily Record | January 2, 2005 (http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid%3D16538283&method%3Dfull&siteid%3D66633&headline%3Dfined-for-asking-cop-directions--name_page.html)
A LONE woman driver who got lost on a motorway was fined £30 for stopping on the hard shoulder to ask a traffic cop directions.
Rachael Farthing was driving at night when she became confused by road signs and decided to pull over next to a parked police car and seek advice.
But she was amazed when the officer demanded her licence and then booked her. After issuing her with a £30 fixed penalty notice, he gave her directions and sent the mum-of-one on her way.
Rachael, 44, said: "I was lost, I was on my own, it was dark and I was a real damsel in distress.
"I'm furious and feel this policeman acted completely unreasonably.
"Whatever happened to the helpful British bobby?"
The police have defended the cop's actions, saying it is illegal to stop on the hard shoulder except in an emergency.
But the RAC slammed the decision to fine Rachael.
A spokesman said: "The action taken by police was over the top and unnecessary. It would have been fairer to give her a firm warning."
Rachael was on her way from her home in Leicester to Birmingham when the incident happened on the M6