Cambridge police abandon #badlyparkedbike to target poorly parked cars again

oozaveared, well said. In certain areas we do get the Police that we deserve and i'll leave that open to your own interpretation

As for CSO's (to give them their proper name) the ones that work at the station where i work are generally spot on and do routine work which allows us to concentrate on more important matters, but due to the next round of budget cuts the CSO's will be the first to go.

Add the risk of losing my login here, your editor in chief seems like a bit of an arse. Now i am not the upholder of the law but i would suggest much of the problem came about by refusing to give details moreso than picturing the car. Walking away from them whilst they are wanting to talk to you is stupid, arrogant and ignorant at best. Shouting 'assault' is the behaviour i'd expect of a 14 year old chav.

Good luck with your complaint, if it was me adjuticating i would file it under "pompous arse"

Coppers have actually been stopping fuckwit cyclists who ride the wrong way up Bridge and Sidney Streets this week and also nicking those for not having any lights on their bikes after nightfall. So it is not all bad, well, not that bad.

Good to see Cambridge Police pandering to the popular vote from social media, perhaps they could open a vote line next week and raise some money at the same time.

Who will they go after once drivers have learnt how to use the internet?

Warminster have the same problem, if the can most drivers of cars in the morning would drive into the local Tesco's for their fags & papers, they are that lazy. This lazy tractor drive covered the pavement, the path and the junction for this round-about. In facct this area is in fact a glorifid parking zone for vans, lorry & cars.

Community Support vs. Real Police

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwYxkZ9jTvk

The Police are NOT the Law.  They are paid to uphold the Law.  They have to abide by the same laws of the land as the rest of us.

When you hear stories like this, it is little wonder there is a very low public faith in the Police nowadays.

Look at the Police language:

"In response to #badlyparkedbike we received a number of photos of seemingly poorly parked vehicles. #daftparking was then devised to facilitate the submission of these types of photos. "

The bikes were badly parked.  The car parking was merely "daft" (conveying an indulgent chuckle).  Seemingly.

This is a grudging, foot-dragging non-response by a notoriously petrol-headed institution.  It's a bit like a kid, under severe pressure from its parents, saying "so-rrrrreee".

Should have let him call the real copper. Comedy scene situation there I feel.

#yplac appears to work perfectly well. No need to invent new #

PCSOs are often not the sharpest knives in the drawer. I had an encounter with one a few years back who threatened to bring a PC and charge me with driving the wrong way up a one way street when in fact I was driving the right way up it and he hadn't seen the signs. He became quite abusive, particularly when he realised he was wrong. I have heard similar tales from others about PCSOs and I do have strong reservations about the hiring practices for them.