Met Police Allowed To Knock Moped Thieves Off Bikes, About Blooming Time

[Baldric]

https://home.bt.com/news/met-police-allowed-to-knock-moped-thieves-off-bikes-at-high-speed-91364312581785

[ToraToraTora]

yep saw that earlier, great news.

[Buenchico]

A practicality occurs to me here. If the collision results in damage to a moped (as would seem to be highly likely) are the police liable for the cost of the repair when it's returned to its owner?

[Peter Pedant]

would make a great teevee series....

I suppose they will think again if they know that in getting ccaught they will also get road burn ....

[ToraToraTora]

no more than any damage they cause to a car failing to stop chico.

[MallyJ]

Whilst I am not a great lover of the police this news made me smile and think...woooHoo jolly good! I believe that these young nasties think that the police can't nudge them off their (stolen?) bikes if they are not wearing helmets ....but they are allowed to. Bst thing I have heard for a while....now we just have to find some police people somewhere. Very few where I live!

[bednobs]

is there much moped crime where u live though?

[anneasquith]

Was this tactic not "allowed" before ?

[Peter Pedant]

// If the collision results in damage to a moped (as would seem to be highly likely)// I wondered that

it would certainly be an insured-for event,
and I wonder .... if the police and insurance co.s have come to an understanding - that is repair is cheaper than replacement

[DarceyK123]

Thats great news, its time we toughened up on these scum who think they can control our streets.

Our laws are far too soft.

[gness]

This is getting ridiculous now, Baldric...but I agree with you.... :-)

[diddlydo]

It is absolutely absurd that the police are allowed to deliberately knock down a moped rider - whatever they may or may not have done.

[sandyRoe]

Some of these thieves might suffer life changing injuries as a result of these crashes.
When, and if, that does happen will voices be raised to complain that the punishment doesn't fit the crime?

[Tilly2]

What if somebody dies?

[-Talbot-]

Who cares Sandy...not me

Knock them diddlydown.

[retrocop]

Great in principal but just wait and see the furore and riots should one or two of these ‘ good boys really’ get plastered over the highway.When a scumbag is taken out lawfully with an authorised firearm remember the riots that followed by the grieving brotherhood? :-(

[jakep]

There is little or no respect for the police now.
Many of the people that they do manage to arrest are given ridiculously lenient punishment when they get to court.
I am all for putting this control into the hands of the police.
Injured moped riders.....Oh dear, never mind.

[gness]

If they don’t commit the crime in the first place, Tilly they won’t die. They need to do a risk assessment first and take note. X

[sunny-dave]

The Police will be filming everything - and will be quite certain to have made a legal request for the moped driver to stop.

If that's ignored, then they take the consequences - and if the little scumbags get hurt, then so much the better.

[melv16]

If a rider gets badly injured or paralyzed, who picks up the bill for their care?

[Mamyalynne]

Operation Venice has already made an impact since it was launched (as the link says) properly trained officers using hopefully good judgement will see more reduction.