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Ban them worldwide!

Inconclusive evidence. Pah!

Best to stand down and save the Force from embarrassment. Basiclly, you're sacked for blatant stupidity but we've done our best to defend you. You are useless. Not only did you not uphold the values of protecting the public and serving them, you actually killed one of them by using your mobile phone while driving. A law that was introduced to stop the very situation you caused Colette Carpenter, whether it was in your lap or being held in your hand next to your ear.

This really needs to send out a message. MOBILE PHONES KILL. Ban them  and re-introduce phone boxes. Let's face it, at best mobile phones are a nuisnace and an intrusion of privacy, at worst you can kill people by using them. Look at the twats walking down the road texting people. They are morons. They look like brainwashed twats and they are brainwashed twats.

People that use them while driving should be taken aside and shot. Police Force members that use them and kill people should be taken out and shot in front of the bereaved family members.

Nobody needs one. We've been brainwashed into thinking we must be in contact with everyone 24 hrs a day. We've just been convinced they are a necessity when they are a waste of time and money and this case, a waste of someones life.

Too strong? Think about it. How many extra hours of work do you have to do because you are constantly available. When the phone rings or a txt message appears you have become conditioned to an immediate response. Think about your life and, more importantly, think about other peoples.

Switch it off or better still BAN THEM!

@billysollocks - I take your point.

Ban them?

Jeez, that's some statement.

Ban make-up too, as we've all seen drivers putting that on when on the move. ban sat-nav. Ban kids from cars, what with parents checking out what's happening in the back of the car rather than on the road around them...

The point is that people are duty bound to drive with due care and attention. We might see phones as the most obvious issue, but it's not  the focus point. It's people who are driving and see it as a secondary task on their 'what-i-am-thinking -about-now' list. cars, especially in comparison to bikes, are fitted with lots of kit, and there are almost infinite other things that you can bring with you.

Oh, shush

The biker's family have nothing but praise for the investigating officers.  They kept them informed and repeatedly pressed the CPS to prosecute

If you're not going to acquiant yourself with the basic facts of this case before going off on one, do kindly zip it.  Don't worry, there will be another one along in a minute that will more than justify criticism of closing ranks.

@Titosfuneral, I am not disagreeing with what you say for one moment. The issue here does seem to be an inability on the part of the CPS to grow a pair, put the matter in front of a Court, and let 12 normal people listen to facts and come to a decision. Are they protecting the pleece? I don't know, to be truthful. The one thing which comes out of all of this unholy mess is that, potentially, a guilty party walks away from killing another human being, thereby depriving their family and friends of the chance to live a normal  happy life, with no form of redress. That is not justice. I have no doubt that the investigators did indeed press for a prosecution, because they take a great deal of time and effort to establish the FACTS of what went on. The CPS seem unable to grasp such facts.

To quote one of their favourite phrases, "res ipsa loquitor".