| My 2d worth.
Sounds like your son got a very raw deal. A similar thing happened to me many years ago and under totting up I got a 12 month ban.
Boy did I hate coppers after that, A.C.A.B. on the back of my leathers etc. It cost me a fortune in inflated insurance premiums for years afterwards too.
After a while I realised how many times I broke the speed limits by a wide margin without being caught ( Isn't youth wonderfull, you think you are indestructible) and decided to be philosophical about it.
Some years later I ended up working very closely with the police regarding some pretty nasty criminal elements. I found them all to be very concientious and prepared to go out of their way to offer support at all hours of the day and night.
The problem is however that police officers come from the same society as us and they will range from really nice blokes doing a difficult and sometimes extremely dangerous job right down to a very small minority who will lie and cheat.
Hopefully your son has met two from the minority and in future will meet the good cops.
Phil
[Edited on 19-10-2005 by philthy]  |