They Are Having A Laugh Aren't They?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.birminghamupdates.com/birmingham-kids-court-brings-speeding-motorists-to-justice/

And before anyone asks, yes this is in Birmingham England.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh43M8UQrNc

[-Talbot-]

Perhaps instead of these kangaroo courts in front of little possums (or even Tasmanian devils) each school could have a permanent officer stationed outside the school specifically targeting speeding drivers. They could be known as .. macroplods

[Baldric]

Going ever so slightly off topic, isn't it amazing how motorists are seen as an easy target when Muggers, Burglars and Car Thieves seem to get away with it?

[douglas9401]

Allowing people who don't have the savvy to wash themselves and brush their teeth without constant reminders to badger you about life in the real world seems a bit right on and stupid.
You're only creating earnest but essentially annoying Chakrabartis.

[agchristie]

^ and turning lights off.

[Gromit]

The fines dished out by these children are fairly meaningless, as they don't really have a concept of what £150 is.
It would make far more srnse if the children sentenced them to a really bad Chinese burn.

[sp1814]

Why would anyone ask whether this was Birmingham, England?

[Tilly2]

It might have been Birmingham, Alabama.....A.O.G was just clarifying

[TWR]

A simple but costly answer to each & every school in the country, a speed camera & a 20 mph limit.

[sp1814]

Tilly2

But the story features the West Midlands Police.

Right at the top of the page.

I'm lost.

Should I watch the video clip???

[Tilly2]

SP, it was just a wild guess......:-)

[sp1814]

By the way - I love this idea.

Someone earlier said that the people who would speed past a school wouldn't care about this so-called court, but just imagine if a small percentage changed their behaviour in future?

I'd be interested in seeing stats, say in a year, which showed whether or not the idea had worked.