CanucksTraveller
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
- Location
- Hertfordshire
It's true that small / one man band companies will take a complaint less seriously, but there are other ways to skin a cat.
I saw a liveried electrician's van going through the centre of my town well in excess of the speed limit and certainly far, far in excess for what was appropriate for the time of day, and well within the "reckless" definition. He then went through a pedestrian crossing which was still on flashing amber, narrowly missing a woman with a pushchair.
I went on Google, found he was self employed, and left him a Google review saying that if he fixed electrics with the same care that he drives his van, you'd be wise to avoid the careless prick. It's still there, I like to think it might have cost him a job or three.
Anyone wondering why I didn't report it to the Police may have more helpful constabularies than mine - A report to them makes you feel you're more like the suspect. "Oh right sir, driving too fast was he? And what was it exactly that made you think he was driving too fast? Reckless you say? We'll be the judge of "reckless" sir. And do you have film footage of this? No? Why not? And you didn't take the name of this woman with the pushchair? Oh dear. Not a lot we can do, it's your word against his - Might have been different if we'd have seen it sir, but thanks for the call".
The same twits asked via flyers for help following a spate of house burglaries on my estate. Report any suspicious behaviour they said. So a few days later I saw a classic example of "casing" behaviour where a guy dropped off a passenger at the estate entrance, the foot passenger then walked right through the estate looking at houses and into cars, then was picked up by the same van at the other side of the estate. I offered the intel to the Police and it went "Oh I see sir, what makes you think they were up to no good? It's not an offence to go for a walk sir. Not a lot we can do about that, doesn't sound like any offence was committed. Oh you have pictures of the van and the walker? Well we'll log that on the call record sir. What's that, do a 5x5? No we're not aware of what that is, but I'm sure someone will be in touch if CID are interested. Bye".
I've called the police to offer a report of potential criminal behaviour exactly twice in 5 years, and you can probably see why I won't bother again.
I saw a liveried electrician's van going through the centre of my town well in excess of the speed limit and certainly far, far in excess for what was appropriate for the time of day, and well within the "reckless" definition. He then went through a pedestrian crossing which was still on flashing amber, narrowly missing a woman with a pushchair.
I went on Google, found he was self employed, and left him a Google review saying that if he fixed electrics with the same care that he drives his van, you'd be wise to avoid the careless prick. It's still there, I like to think it might have cost him a job or three.
Anyone wondering why I didn't report it to the Police may have more helpful constabularies than mine - A report to them makes you feel you're more like the suspect. "Oh right sir, driving too fast was he? And what was it exactly that made you think he was driving too fast? Reckless you say? We'll be the judge of "reckless" sir. And do you have film footage of this? No? Why not? And you didn't take the name of this woman with the pushchair? Oh dear. Not a lot we can do, it's your word against his - Might have been different if we'd have seen it sir, but thanks for the call".
The same twits asked via flyers for help following a spate of house burglaries on my estate. Report any suspicious behaviour they said. So a few days later I saw a classic example of "casing" behaviour where a guy dropped off a passenger at the estate entrance, the foot passenger then walked right through the estate looking at houses and into cars, then was picked up by the same van at the other side of the estate. I offered the intel to the Police and it went "Oh I see sir, what makes you think they were up to no good? It's not an offence to go for a walk sir. Not a lot we can do about that, doesn't sound like any offence was committed. Oh you have pictures of the van and the walker? Well we'll log that on the call record sir. What's that, do a 5x5? No we're not aware of what that is, but I'm sure someone will be in touch if CID are interested. Bye".
I've called the police to offer a report of potential criminal behaviour exactly twice in 5 years, and you can probably see why I won't bother again.
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. Was once standing outside shop waiting to cross road, bloke drives along pavement and stops about 6ft from me with a look on his face of 'You're in my way'.
