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Old 20-05-2010, 13:54   #7
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Re: Mechanic who drove with man on bonnet asks, 'why was I charged?'

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Originally Posted by gazzae View Post
Why no charges against the other person though? The judge did remark at his surprise at this.
Lack of evidence? If it was only one person saying they believed the dog and pickaxe handle were in the back of the car to intimidate them is that enough evidence to prosecute? I wouldn't be happy going to court with just that.

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Originally Posted by gazzae View Post
When one party is calling 999 stating he thinks his life is in danger and he's told no police are avaliable, yet when he refuse to stop until he gets to a police station, police are magically despatched to arrest him.
There isn't a magic bag you can pull police officers out of when you get calls.

In this case I personally wouldn't have classed someone on the outside of a moving car a danger to the person inside, when the person driving refuses to stop then it becomes an immediate danger to life and warrants an immediate response even if that entails standing cops down from whatever they are dealing with.

Plus they did have three miles in which to find a patrol car from.
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