Police increase patrols on Swansea prom due to rising number of cyclists

Muddy Ford wrote:

Motorists are speeding and killing cyclists, police response is to tell cyclists to wear hiviz, helmets and share road. No increase in police monitoring of speeding drivers or to take video evidence more seriously. Pedestrians out for a stroll (exercise?) complain about cyclists going fast (zero evidence of any increase in pedestrian injuries) and the police muster up a force to deal with these errant cyclists. People protecting a car industry that has no UK ownership. 

To be fair, that we have not seen evidence is not to say it doesn't exist. But sadly cyclists are an easy target, both for the media and, it seems, some in the police force.

However, if Swansea council officers did their job and put measures in place to protect the cyclists on the adjacent road then the cyclists could whizz along there more safely while the peds could walk without being afraid of being hit by someone on a bike. Less risk, fewer injuries, everyone is happy.

Better still, create a separate lane for cycling and, as Jim points out, get WAG to drop the ridiculously short-sighted and counterproductive "walking distance" restriction.

brooksby wrote:

Look, I know that some people on here will take a pop at me for saying this, but:

how come suddenly all the police forces have the staffing levels to be able to enforce no-cycling or no-sunbathing or "What are you buying, sonny-jim,?"

Well in SWP's case it looks like they've had to stop filming Police, Camera, Action due to social distancing so don't need to reserve offices for car chases. Of course I could be wrong and there are no motorists driving at excessive speeds in Wales during the lockdown.

Because bullies, who make up a significant minority of police officers I'm afraid, like weak victims. It's far easier to harass and shout at a lone cyclist than try to take on a souped-up Escort full of stoned teenagers hooning round 30mph zones at 70+. It's the same mentality that saw a friend of mine, a petite 40-something woman, whilst delivering food to isolated individuals, stopped and subjected to a highly aggressive, non-socially-distanced grilling by three burly male officers who refused to believe that she was working for a charity and instead claimed she must be visiting friends. For that type of officer the lockdown is a wet dream and exactly what they joined up for, the right to order other people about in a way that their personalities and intellectual capabilities would never allow them to in any other walk of life. They have no concept of policing by consent and are a disgrace to the uniform and the majority of decent, professional officers.

Exactly. Law is generally only applied to the mostly law abiding. All the antisocial laws that penalise everyone are aimed at chavs but they'll just carry on regardless.

These Covid cops seem to be making the law up as they go along anyway.

Don'cha know shop lifting's down 75% - thanks for that incredible insight Priti - plus other scrote crimes like housebreaking (because most people are at home all the time), therefore they can target resources to a more public presence with regard to coronavirus.

Wierdest thing I saw today was a police officer hiding behind a park sign keeping a distant eye on the park's play equipment and about a dozen dog walkers who were chatting but at a distance. Strange times.

billymansell wrote:

Don'cha know shop lifting's down 75% - thanks for that incredible insight Priti -

I heard her say that too, and try to take the credit for shoplifting being down when most of the shops are shut.  Either she's incredibly stupid or she thinks we are.

I would suggest she has only kept her job because of Covid-19.  She was under immense pressure due to her unacceptable behaviour before everything in the media pivoted to the virus.

Now she is hidden away so that these stupid comments are not obvious.  She has done only two briefings, remarkable when the PM was ill and she is Home Secretary during the most unique change to personal freedoms.  Both those briefings were at the weekend, one Easter weekend, when media scrutiny is at its lightest.

The non apology/apology was shocking!

eburtthebike wrote:

billymansell wrote:

Don'cha know shop lifting's down 75% - thanks for that incredible insight Priti -

I heard her say that too, and try to take the credit for shoplifting being down when most of the shops are shut.  Either she's incredibly stupid or she thinks we are.

It's a bit of both. She's thick as pigshit, but arrogant enough to believe she isn't - and everyone else is. Classic Dunning-Kruger

God almighty - has Priti Vacant still got a job? (Sorry I don't follow the news so am ignorant of such matters. I knew she was Foriegn Secretary or something?) Also isn't she one of those second generation immigrunts who hates immigrunts ?