November 11, 2007, 12:52
tinmanIs this true?
"Amount an English pedestrian who was hit by a police car while walking on a sidewalk was fined for "denting" the vehicle:
$164"
I ran across the above
quote and wondered if it could possibly be true. That sounds like something
Judge Roy Bean would have done.
November 11, 2007, 13:10
zmježdIt seems a legitimate
news item. Fellow's name is Daniel Horne of Llanharry, Glamorgan, Wales, UK.
November 11, 2007, 14:01
<Asa Lovejoy>I also saw it on the "This Is True" website. It seems utterly absurd on its surface. There must be more to it than what's been reported.
November 11, 2007, 14:17
Richard EnglishThe Metro is a reasonably well-respected "free sheet" and I am sure they would have verified the item. But there will have been more to know than has been reported and I am sorry I can't remember having seen the follow-up.
The item is over two months old now, so it might not surface again.
November 11, 2007, 22:44
tinmanThanks for the link, zmježd. It looks like the cop was practicing a little CYA, but I think it's going to turn around and bite him in the ass. I hope I hear the outcome.