38:00: Years ago, a shed of a pickup truck overloaded with hay bales, lost about a quarter of them onto the road. I tried to warn the driver, but, he ignored me. When I got out to help traffic go around him, he blamed the migrant workers, but, I told him that, as the driver, he should have inspected it before leaving. That went over his head. I called the cops to assist with traffic, but, the non-emergency operator said (and this is a direct quote), "What do you want me to do about it, sir?" After holding back anger and wishing I had the ability to record such conversations, I said, politely, "How about sending a black-and-white to help with traffic?" There was a VERY long pause, after which she said, "Thank you, sir," and hung up. I couldn't believe it. Yet, the same response - - or worse: "If we don't see it, and you didn't record it, then it didn't happen" - - has been hurled at me multiple times, since. The only "good" things that came of emergency calls, were when my parents had separate accidents at home; the cops, ambulance, and fire, all came within minutes, thank you very much. I guess non-emergencies aren't important enough. Thus endeth the rant.
31:00: Incredible disrespect for cops at such a young age. That's the parents' fault, as he's, probably, just following their example. And the bike's an absolute shed; the rear tyre was off the rim!!! (did the other kid say that he got 60 quid for the bike from walking dogs and paper route? did he expect the cop to believe that?) How is it legal in the UK for a minor to sign any document, much less a traffic/vehicle/document citation?
24:30: Mr. Bugger is, probably, drunk. That or he's a total moron. I vote "both." Cop was WAY to submissive. Too bad he couldn't follow the example set by his son. All the arrogance over a minor traffic infraction. And what a shock that he didn't take the cop to court. What an absolute punter.
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