Driver sacked for harrassing cyclist!

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  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    In a way I think "good" tbh.

    If I, in my work gear and uniform, went and threatened another human being with danger or violence, or gave them abuse, I would also be fired from my job. Drving the company vehicle should also have the same come-back if serious enough. :?

    To me this was deliberate harassment, not a simple smidsy or the like. So yes, fair game.
  • Radioactiveman
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    If you are in uniform you fair game to be sacked I guess. Interesting they have cameras in/on all their vehicles. Probably to stop them doing foreigners.

    Surprised he inst facing criminal charges for assault with a deadly weapon or something similar.Or at least Dangerous driving,not sure if car is classed as deadly weapon.
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  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    How dumb must you be to do something like that when, not only does your car have the company name on the side but is recording your driving as well.
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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    downfader wrote:
    In a way I think "good" tbh.

    If I, in my work gear and uniform, went and threatened another human being with danger or violence, or gave them abuse, I would also be fired from my job. Drving the company vehicle should also have the same come-back if serious enough. :?

    To me this was deliberate harassment, not a simple smidsy or the like. So yes, fair game.
    Indeed. One of my favourite repostes to drivers is, "You know you've got your employer's name on the side of your van, right?" This can elicit a "**%!" sort of response, but more often or not causes them to beetle off...
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    downfader wrote:
    In a way I think "good" tbh.

    If I, in my work gear and uniform, went and threatened another human being with danger or violence, or gave them abuse, I would also be fired from my job. Drving the company vehicle should also have the same come-back if serious enough. :?

    To me this was deliberate harassment, not a simple smidsy or the like. So yes, fair game.

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  • spen666
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    Radioactiveman wrote:
    If you are in uniform you fair game to be sacked I guess. Interesting they have cameras in/on all their vehicles. Probably to stop them doing foreigners.

    Surprised he inst facing criminal charges for assault with a deadly weapon or something similar.Or at least Dangerous driving,not sure if car is classed as deadly weapon.

    Whether car is a deadly weapon or not is irrelevant unless he was driving it in the USA.

    There is no offence of assault with a deadly weapon in the UK
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  • AndyManc
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    Where's that form you can fill in on the roadsafe website .

    I want forms to fill in, it's the way forward :)

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  • MonkeyMonster
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    Good.
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  • gaz545
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    https://secure.met.police.uk/roadsafelondon/ - the form

    Less than 200 incidences reported so far, and the website has been up and running for months.. report them!!
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  • always_tyred
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    spen666 wrote:
    There is no offence of assault with a deadly weapon in the UK
    Better not tell me where you live then, Spen. :D

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  • spen666
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    Always Tyred wrote:
    spen666 wrote:
    There is no offence of assault with a deadly weapon in the UK
    Better not tell me where you live then, Spen. :D

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    Apparently, I live under the Troll Bridge :twisted:


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  • downfader
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    I dont know many weapons that aint potentially deadly. :lol: Bit of a paradoxical statement aint it.
  • rjsterry
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    downfader wrote:
    I dont know many weapons that aint potentially deadly. :lol: Bit of a paradoxical statement aint it.

    I think you mean tautological.

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  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    rjsterry wrote:
    downfader wrote:
    I dont know many weapons that aint potentially deadly. :lol: Bit of a paradoxical statement aint it.

    I think you mean tautological.

    I'll stop being a knowall now.

    You're prolly right mate. Dont know why I put "paradoxical" now. :oops:

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