A police officer was caught earlier today after using a mobile phone whilst driving, after the new laws were introduced.
The Police Chief Superintendent, Kenny Scott, was stopped by officers from his own force (Strathclyde), as he drove along the M74, off duty in his private car. In line with these new laws, he was fined £60 and will recieve 3 points on his license.
Kenny Scott joined the Strathcylde Police force in 1977. He has fulfilled a wide variety of duties, has has served throughout the Glasgow and Lanarkshire divisions. He recieved a degree of Law in 1991, and went on to become the head of Strathcyled’s Police Legal Services between 1995 and 1997. He has worked his way through the ranks from Sargeant and Sub-Divisional Officer at London Road Police Office He then worked towards the Deputy Divisional Commander for Glasgow South and East Renfrewshire Division and then became the Divisional Commander for Glasgow East Division.
Roger Vincent (RoSPA) mentioned that drivers are four times more likely to crash while using a mobile phone,
“It is disappointing that somebody in his position has broken this law”
“He would have been well aware of how dangerous it is to use a mobile phone whilst driving”
“As well as putting his own life at risk he also jeopardised the lives of other road users”
Take Care…
A new section has been created, called Articles, where funnily enough, I will place different articles.
The first article has been written by Hugh Stimpson, with regards to a New Cold War. You can find it by visiting the Articles Page.
I went to a birthday party mom
I remembered what you said.
You told me not to drink at all mom
So I drank soda instead.
I felt proud inside mom,
Just the way you said I would,
that I didn’t choose to drink and drive mom
Though some friends said I should.
I knew I made the right choice mom
Because your advice to me was right
And as the party finally ended mom
The kids drove out of sight.
I got into my car mom
Sure to get home in one piece,
never knowing what was coming mom
Something I expected least.
Now I’m lying on the pavement, mom
I can hear the policeman say,
“The kid that caused this wreck was drunk,” mom
His voice seems far away.
My own blood is all around me, mom
as I try hard not to cry.
I can hear the paramedic say, mom
“This girl is going to die.”
I’m sure the guy had no idea, mom
while he was flying high,
because he chose to drink and drive mom
that I would have to die.
So why do people do it, mom
knowing that it ruins lives?
But now the pain is cutting me now mom
like a hundred stabbing knives.
Tell my sister not to be afraid, mom
Tell daddy to be brave,
and when I go to heaven mom
Write “Daddy’s Girl” on my grave.
Someone should have taught him mom
that it’s wrong to drink and drive.
Maybe if his mom and dad had, mom
I’d still be alive.
My breath is getting shorter, mom
I’m getting really scared.
These are my final moments, mom
and I’m so unprepared.
I wish that you could hold me Mom,
as I lie here and die.
I wish that I could say Mom
I love you and good-bye.
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Dunno who wrote it, but it was on the National Members List.
Take Care…
Just been reading another of the blogs in my RSS Feed, and have stumbled across this post.
Many of you are aware of the horrific assault on a Police officer around a couple of years ago, that left PC Daniel Coffill in a coma. A year later, PC Coffill was still critically ill, with cell structures unable to re-grow and requiring 24hr care.
However more recently, it was decided that the sentence for Jack Turner and Lance Samuels is to be reduced. This will mean they will be walking the streets in less than five years, unlike PC Coffill who has little chance of ever recovering.
Why would anyone ever reduce the sentence of someone who, not only injures, but practically leaves someone who does so much for the community dead.
Take Care…
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