This one's going down

[SMG]

Originally Posted by soicky

It'll be a lot worse for him though being a copper.

Yes, & a lot of decent traffic cops will have to live him down. He deserves everything he gets.

[Gary L]

Originally Posted by Derek S

I wonder what this guy will get. I'd imagine a hell of lot more than 3 years.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8269173.stm

He got 6.5 years.

IPCC investigators found Searles had gone on the personal errand, while on duty, to his sister's house in Swanley, Kent.
He used a police car and had driven at speeds of more than 100mph during the evening.

IPCC commissioner Mike Franklin said: “Our investigation found that Malcolm Searles undertook a high speed joyride in a police vehicle on residential streets for nothing more than personal errands. "In doing so, he grossly abused the high levels of trust and responsibility placed in any police officer.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8326133.stm

excellent sentance. It does not bring back the woman but it sends a message. Nasty time inside for him one hopes

good sentence ,but the damage to the force will last a lot longer

[punky]

Why is it people want him to have a worse time purely because he's a copper? They are only human like everyone and prone to making the same mistakes as everyone else. When a painter & decorator kills someone through excessive speed or drink or talking on his mobile it doesn't illicit the same response?

Scratch that, I know why. Its just a shame.

He's made a mistake, he'll be paying the price and that should be the end of it like it is for every other profession than the police.

he abused a position of trust Punky simple as, let him rot

You say he made a mistake? yeah driving a police car in excess of 100 mph on a errand thats a little more than a mistake.

I do no understand why some people have a softly softly approach to people who simply do not deserve it

BTW it would illicit such a response from me if it was newsworthy and posted here. The fact he was a copper gives the story a high profile and means it merits a post here on the forum where we are to offer our opinions

[punky]

Originally Posted by zing

he abused a position of trust Punky simple as, let him rot

More or less the same trust is given to millions of other people on the roads. It was the speed that killed this person not that the fact he was a copper.

You say he made a mistake? yeah driving a police car in excess of 100 mph on a errand thats a little more than a mistake.

And yet many other people do the same in non-police cars and doesn't illicit the same reaction

I do no understand why some people have a softly softly approach to people who simply do not deserve it

Who's saying softly? He made a mistake and was punished with a fair sentence. It should be said though i've known people with criminal records to get much lower sentences for very similar offences.

BTW it would illicit such a response from me if it was newsworthy and posted here. The fact he was a copper gives the story a high profile and means it merits a post here on the forum where we are to offer our opinions

Justice is blind but unfortunately some people just can't see past the uniform.

The difference with this case compared to the one at the start of the thread is this officer did not have a legitimate reason to speed he was showing off to family members ,and so deserves to have the book thrown at him
When anybody abuses a position of trust were they are supposed to be upholding the law and setting a example to us lesser mortals they should be treated harsher

Originally Posted by punky

A\More or less the same trust is given to millions of other people on the roads. It was the speed that killed this person not that the fact he was a copper.



B\ And yet many other people do the same in non-police cars and doesn't illicit the same reaction



C\Who's saying softly? He made a mistake and was punished with a fair sentence. It should be said though i've known people with criminal records to get much lower sentences for very similar offences.



Justice is blind but unfortunately some people just can't see past the uniform.

A\ normal people do not have blues and twos to hide behind.

B\As I said it would if it was posted here.

C\ He did not make a mistake he willingly abused his position for his own aims . We do not know how many time he did the same before this

[NoKnowledge]

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north...2703-25439948/

PC John Dougal will soon be released to spend three days with his family after Christmas.

Fair enough. His stupid mistake is his, not his childrens'. They've had to deal with their dad not being around for them for most of this year, at least they'll now get some time with him over Christmas.

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Chris

Fair enough. His stupid mistake is his, not his childrens'. They've had to deal with their dad not being around for them for most of this year, at least they'll now get some time with him over Christmas.

I can't agree with you here, his children can visit him in prison if need be and if that's not enough, tuff, there is a mother who'll never see her daughter again let alone spend a Christmas with her.

[Peter_]

He should serve his full term behind bars as Hayley's mum cannot see her child at Christmas then why should he, jail should be a punishment not an inconvenience.

I have ZERO pity for this man or his family as he brought this on himself and took a life.

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

I can't agree with you here, his children can visit him in prison if need be and if that's not enough, tuff, there is a mother who'll never see her daughter again let alone spend a Christmas with her.

Again, none of that is the children's fault. I assume you've never had to visit anyone in prison. I assure you, it's not a pleasant experience.

[LondonRoad]

So should we open the gates and let everybody who has chldren out of prison for Christmas.

Hang on, that isn't fair on the poor prisoners who don't have kids.