Driver who killed cyclist and scrapped his van to try and cover his tracks has sentence extended for conning pensioners

burtthebike wrote:

It seems to be true, that criminals behave criminally in many areas of their lives, not just one.

I well remember the story of the local police who kept an eye on who parked illegally in the disabled parking at supermarkets, finding that most of them were wanted for other offences.

Perhaps stricter road policing would bring down the general crime rate?

When the police hold Pan-European enforcement operations on driving issues, it is noticeable how they also uncover many other crimes including theft, people trafficking and possession of firearms. If you Google TISPOL you can find out details of these. Insurance companies typically charge people with criminal convictions higher premiums because data shows they are also more likely to commit driving offences. Yes there is a distinct correlation between committing driving offences and being involved in criminal behaviour in a wider sense.

burtthebike wrote:

It seems to be true, that criminals behave criminally in many areas of their lives, not just one.

I well remember the story of the local police who kept an eye on who parked illegally in the disabled parking at supermarkets, finding that most of them were wanted for other offences.

Perhaps stricter road policing would bring down the general crime rate?

I used to work in an office overlooking a busy West London road with a bus lane on it. On a slow day we would watch the police enforcing the bus lane restrictions. The amount of times that they either found things/stuff in the car that shouldn't have been in there or arrested the drivers following information that they received on the radio was absolutely amazing.

PaulBox wrote:

burtthebike wrote:

It seems to be true, that criminals behave criminally in many areas of their lives, not just one.

I well remember the story of the local police who kept an eye on who parked illegally in the disabled parking at supermarkets, finding that most of them were wanted for other offences.

Perhaps stricter road policing would bring down the general crime rate?

I used to work in an office overlooking a busy West London road with a bus lane on it. On a slow day we would watch the police enforcing the bus lane restrictions. The amount of times that they either found things/stuff in the car that shouldn't have been in there or arrested the drivers following information that they received on the radio was absolutely amazing.

It's the "rules are for everyone else, not me" mentality.