Klint
February 19th, 2004, 23:21
okay, I hate to post this here, but the end is car related but way OT and OTT!
Last weekend I was 16 miles from where I am now, I nticed a cell phone in the road, i stopped and reversed, told my friend with me to go get it, he did and i said wait there i'll pop round the corner to the cop shop and you see if anyone comes looking for it.
Anyway long story short: The copper asked for my details since it was found by me. I gave him my name and miraculously he knew which road i mainly live on...Just off the top off his head....by the name i gave which was mine! This made me feel sick deep down as I felt criminal like (something I am NOT). That ruined last weekend. I never have delt with this police officer before or even seen him! I thought I was doing a good thing for the community? Narrow Minded Wankers.
Tonight, I was out with a good friend, talking business, the car is good to talk business in for some reason. anyway after some DSc testing in a large semi empty car park (4 cars were there out of 80+ car parking space) with the 325, the clutch got fried, I hope it isn't...I can't be bothered with that. With gentle driving it stinks. I hope it cools off well tonight!
Anyway, some random person reported me for "dangerous driving"...now I can understand if something got damaged, someone got hurt and so and so but I can judge for myself if someone would of or something gets damaged by my won behaviour, otherwise I wouldn't of done it, i'm a responsible person
Later tonight, about a hour ago, a Police officer puts his cherries on behind me and pulls me over, all is okay though. I get outsaying "good evening officer, yadda yadda" all politeness stuff...he asks me about the night, I make it a point that it's "his" word against mine, the "him" being the person who reported me. copper doesn't say anything to it, then the copper notices my age when he took note of it, it's super rare for anyone in their teens driving anything more than a Ford fiesta here, that idea of realisation that I was doing (17+190bhp BMW) didn't go down well, the coppers asumption that the car was stolen, so 30 minutes go by and everything is fine, I got to appear at the police station with my insurance, registartion and licence since it's an island...no one is going ar if they are local. so we're allowed lee-way in handing over the details, not on the spot kinda thing.
the point is - I know I'm well known all over this tiny island, for good things but the Police knowing me so well? I don't know. Maybe it's too small here...it wont be long before they start thinking i'm an illegal immagrant or something and raid the houses.
I understand they are doing their job, that's find by me, they do it well.
But this targeting thing? Is it me being paranoid? damn.
of course there's alot more to this sotry than I can type out, but the overall tale is in here.
How often do they follow up a complaint about a XXXX number plated car doing this and that, which is entirely within the law, which hasn't cost anyone else a thing. Oh speaking of which! The person who reported me is apprantly an off duty police officer, if he knew his elbow from his cheek he would KNOW the actions i did was within the law, it's just complete an utter bullshit.
/rant over.
Last weekend I was 16 miles from where I am now, I nticed a cell phone in the road, i stopped and reversed, told my friend with me to go get it, he did and i said wait there i'll pop round the corner to the cop shop and you see if anyone comes looking for it.
Anyway long story short: The copper asked for my details since it was found by me. I gave him my name and miraculously he knew which road i mainly live on...Just off the top off his head....by the name i gave which was mine! This made me feel sick deep down as I felt criminal like (something I am NOT). That ruined last weekend. I never have delt with this police officer before or even seen him! I thought I was doing a good thing for the community? Narrow Minded Wankers.
Tonight, I was out with a good friend, talking business, the car is good to talk business in for some reason. anyway after some DSc testing in a large semi empty car park (4 cars were there out of 80+ car parking space) with the 325, the clutch got fried, I hope it isn't...I can't be bothered with that. With gentle driving it stinks. I hope it cools off well tonight!
Anyway, some random person reported me for "dangerous driving"...now I can understand if something got damaged, someone got hurt and so and so but I can judge for myself if someone would of or something gets damaged by my won behaviour, otherwise I wouldn't of done it, i'm a responsible person
Later tonight, about a hour ago, a Police officer puts his cherries on behind me and pulls me over, all is okay though. I get outsaying "good evening officer, yadda yadda" all politeness stuff...he asks me about the night, I make it a point that it's "his" word against mine, the "him" being the person who reported me. copper doesn't say anything to it, then the copper notices my age when he took note of it, it's super rare for anyone in their teens driving anything more than a Ford fiesta here, that idea of realisation that I was doing (17+190bhp BMW) didn't go down well, the coppers asumption that the car was stolen, so 30 minutes go by and everything is fine, I got to appear at the police station with my insurance, registartion and licence since it's an island...no one is going ar if they are local. so we're allowed lee-way in handing over the details, not on the spot kinda thing.
the point is - I know I'm well known all over this tiny island, for good things but the Police knowing me so well? I don't know. Maybe it's too small here...it wont be long before they start thinking i'm an illegal immagrant or something and raid the houses.
I understand they are doing their job, that's find by me, they do it well.
But this targeting thing? Is it me being paranoid? damn.
of course there's alot more to this sotry than I can type out, but the overall tale is in here.
How often do they follow up a complaint about a XXXX number plated car doing this and that, which is entirely within the law, which hasn't cost anyone else a thing. Oh speaking of which! The person who reported me is apprantly an off duty police officer, if he knew his elbow from his cheek he would KNOW the actions i did was within the law, it's just complete an utter bullshit.
/rant over.