Cops refuse to chase helmetless bike thief

Hampshire Police under fire over pizza delivery bike theft

Posted: 24 November 2008
by Visordown News

POLICE IN Hampshire have been accused of not chasing a pair of motorcycle thieves because one of the robbers wasn't wearing a helmet.

According to a report by the Southern Daily Echo, officers told the bike’s owner it would be too dangerous to chase the thugs as they rode past a stationary cop car. The Echo say that the teens were part of a ten-strong gang which had pulled pizza delivery driver Mohammed Ibrahim off his bike before beating him to the ground and stealing £35. As Mohammed was sitting in the back of a police patrol car telling officers what had happened, the two robbers rode past. But the police officers told Mohammed they could not chase them because of fears for their safety. Mohammed, a mathematics student at the University of Southampton, told the Echo:

“I was sitting in the back of the police car but they couldn’t catch them because they ran into some bushes. Then two of them drove past on my motorbike. I said to the police ‘that is my bike’. They said they couldn’t chase them as they were not wearing helmets and it will be dangerous for them. It’s crazy that they can’t chase them."

A Hampshire police spokesman said that the officers in question could not remember telling Mohammed they would not chase the teenagers because of fears for their safety.

Chief Inspector Roy Bayntun, of Hampshire Constabulary’s roads policing unit, added: “We may choose not to pursue someone due to the risk to a person’s safety, but we do have other options available to us which can lead to the identity and prosecution of an offender.”

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Tom2510

They nicked the Bike, assaulted the guy and robbed him and they don't get followed in case they fall off?

What a pile of shit!

So now they know as long as they don't wear a lid they wont be chased? I say follow the little chavs and if they fall off ring an ambulance... eventually.

Posted: 24/11/2008 at 13:18

rrxx11

if i caught up with him,

id run the little c**t over myself

Posted: 24/11/2008 at 13:22

Big Nige

What sort of pizza was it?

Posted: 24/11/2008 at 13:26

Hudson

Human rights and all

, they should always chase regardless of what the chav has on his or her head.

Posted: 24/11/2008 at 13:28

Tom2510

What about the poor pizza guys human rights?

He was just doing his job!

maybe they should legalise tasers over here, that would help

Posted: 24/11/2008 at 13:38

rydalong

Tom2510 wrote (see)

They nicked the Bike, assaulted the guy and robbed him and they don't get followed in case they fall off? What a pile of shit! So now they know as long as they don't wear a lid they wont be chased? I say follow the little chavs and if they fall off . . . . .

. . . stop and make sure the bike is OK. If the chavs don't need medical attention, make sure they do.

Posted: 24/11/2008 at 13:54

gedge

Tom2510 wrote (see)

What about the poor pizza guys human rights? He was just doing his job! maybe they should legalise tasers over here, that would help

Taser has been legal for police use for a few years now, and only today they announced 30000 cops will be trained to use them,...

but taser is F' all use against a fleeing motorcycle..

Posted: 24/11/2008 at 15:04

Tom2510

Wow Gedge did not know that, good to know I guess

I meant for the pizza guy to taze the two thieving scum, well one of them but I'm sure it would get the message across

Posted: 24/11/2008 at 15:05

gedge

Tom2510 wrote (see)

Wow Gedge did not know that, good to know I guess I meant for the pizza guy to taze the two thieving scum, well one of them but I'm sure it would get the message across

Good plan to issue pizza boys with a taser..until he is 5 minutes late and you try and argue your delivery should be free

Posted: 24/11/2008 at 15:24

fluffyhead69

The thing is if they had given chase and the thief came off and killed himself the cops would have been fucked up the wrong un and dismissed from work.

Personally i say fuck em and if they come off then they shouldnt have nicked it but i understand why the cops didnt chase.

Posted: 24/11/2008 at 15:26

Flo

Little b*stards.

Posted: 24/11/2008 at 16:44

emf#53

fluffyhead69 wrote (see)

The thing is if they had given chase and the thief came off and killed himself the cops would have been fucked up the wrong un and dismissed from work.

Which is exactly why things are turning to shit - bleeding heart fucking liberals bleeting on about human rights of everyone - its getting to the point that the those in the wrong have more rights than the average law abiding person.

Posted: 24/11/2008 at 16:53

twelvelegs

fluffyhead69 wrote (see)

The thing is if they had given chase and the thief came off and killed himself the cops would have been fucked up the wrong un and dismissed from work.
Personally i say fuck em and if they come off then they shouldnt have nicked it but i understand why the cops didnt chase.

Correct, Sir, absolutely fucking correct. We follow, they fall off we get royally screwed over. The world has gone mad, as the rollings stones prophesied, "every Cop is a criminal and all the siners saints".

Welcome to the new world order.

Posted: 24/11/2008 at 17:02

SParki

gedge wrote (see)

Tom2510 wrote (see)
What about the poor pizza guys human rights? He was just doing his job! maybe they should legalise tasers over here, that would help

Taser has been legal for police use for a few years now, and only today they announced 30000 cops will be trained to use them,...
but taser is F' all use against a fleeing motorcycle..

lol.... not sure how fast they coulda been going... 2 up on a pizza delivery bike....

Posted: 24/11/2008 at 17:41

gedge

SParki wrote (see)

gedge wrote (see)
Tom2510 wrote (see)
What about the poor pizza guys human rights? He was just doing his job! maybe they should legalise tasers over here, that would help

Taser has been legal for police use for a few years now, and only today they announced 30000 cops will be trained to use them,...
but taser is F' all use against a fleeing motorcycle..

lol.... not sure how fast they coulda been going... 2 up on a pizza delivery bike....

Even at walking pace Taser only has a useful range of about 30 feet.......

Posted: 24/11/2008 at 17:47

Tom2510

get off, run after em and chuck something heavy at them!

baton, stick, brick etc

Posted: 24/11/2008 at 18:41

Flo

Sorry, I said

Flo wrote (see)

Little b*stards.

I meant

LITTLE B*STARDS

Posted: 24/11/2008 at 19:51

R1 loon

Isn't this sort of old news, they've been letting them ride off for years if they're not wearing helmets?

Anybody else surprised Lord HawHaw hasn't popped up with a brand new policy that was on the BNPs manifesto all along

Posted: 24/11/2008 at 19:55

Insanity

Yeah, that fucking sucks, they decided to steal the bike without a helmet, they should suffer the consequencies...hopeful thats death because the courts would just let them off anyways...

Posted: 24/11/2008 at 20:00

FoggyVisor

Had the road tax not been paid on the bike they sure as hell would have chased them!

Posted: 24/11/2008 at 20:46

Insanity

LOL, actually thats so true it's not even funny

Posted: 24/11/2008 at 20:52

SParki

gedge wrote (see)

SParki wrote (see)
gedge wrote (see)
Tom2510 wrote (see)
What about the poor pizza guys human rights? He was just doing his job! maybe they should legalise tasers over here, that would help

Taser has been legal for police use for a few years now, and only today they announced 30000 cops will be trained to use them,...
but taser is F' all use against a fleeing motorcycle..

lol.... not sure how fast they coulda been going... 2 up on a pizza delivery bike....

Even at walking pace Taser only has a useful range of about 30 feet.......

what i was getting at was they coulda probably run faster.... thus the wink... lol