'GLAZIER Paul Kerfoot has been banned from fixing a cop shop?s windows because he has been done for speeding.
A snotty letter told him he could not work for the police because they were ?committed to the maintenance of high levels of honesty and integrity?.
Yesterday dad-of-three Paul, 55, who has nine points on his licence after three speeding offences, fumed: ?I?m a respectable citizen and have never been in trouble with the law.
?The only time I?ve been in a cop shop is to work for them. It is ridiculous to be treated as a criminal because of points on your licence.?
The letter went on: ?Travelling over the prescribed speed limit exponentially increases the risk of death or serious injury.?
But Paul, of Mansfield, Notts, said: ?I?m being denied a chance to earn a living. I know of policemen with points who do not lose their jobs.?
He added: ?Their letter implies I?m dishonest, have no integrity, and am unethical and unprofessional.?
Last night a Nottinghamshire police spokesman said there was ?a national vetting policy for the police community? but they could not comment on individual cases.'
This part struck a chord.'But Paul, of Mansfield, Notts, said: ?I?m being denied a chance to earn a living. I know of policemen with points who do not lose their jobs.?'
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Outrageous. He was fined and given points - was he sentenced to having his livelihood taken away? Who is doing the sentencing in this case, and what authority do they have to do it?
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Perhaps they ought to apply the same criteria to some of their own -
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1085936/Cops-AND-...l
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The message does seem some what two faced.
As has been pointed out, the points and the fine are the punishment. When this mans work dries up, it will be up to the tax payer to feed, clothe and house him through the benefits system.
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He's not even directly employed by the police force/LA - he's an employee of a private company.
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He could consider suing them for libel. What has he done that is dishonest?
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Three speeding offences - a fourth coming up?
Wonder what else there is on his sin sheet that so far has not been disclosed?
dvd
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?I?m a respectable citizen ..........
No he isn't ~ he's been caught three times exceeding the speed limit. Who knows what other offences (motoring or otherwise) he's committed and for which he hasn't been been caught. Whatever the facts, it's his problem, not mine.
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I have 9 points. I also just passed MOD vetting. He has not been prevented from doing work on the strenght of three speeding convictions.
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I have 9 points. I also just passed MOD vetting.>>
Politicians are NV'd, you need a lot more than 9 points to flunk that one!
Edited by Old Navy on 02/02/2009 at 15:01
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From todays Yorkshire Evening Post.
'Hundreds of West Yorkshire police drivers have escaped fines after being caught speeding on non-emergency calls.
In the past two years, cameras clocked 437 police vehicles breaking the limit ? but only 29 drivers paid the standard £60 penalty.
A total of 390 officers claimed exemption by saying they were on "urgent police duties", although none was displaying flashing blue lights. In another 18 cases, the officer was unable to be identified and no fine was issued.
The figures contrast sharply with the 45,582 ordinary West Yorkshire drivers who forked out a total of £1.95m after being trapped by speed cameras last year.'
Of course, no fines means no points.
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'Hundreds of West Yorkshire police drivers have escaped fines after being caught speeding on non-emergency calls.
I spoke to an ambulance driver about this and aparently they don't get tickets from camera's as it is imposible to tell for certain if the blue lights are on or not, as the exposure time is very short it is possible that the lights are in the dark phase of the flash.
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I spoke to an ambulance driver about this and aparently they don't get tickets from camera's as it is imposible to tell for certain if the blue lights are on or not as the exposure time is very short it is possible that the lights are in the dark phase of the flash.
And isn't it strange that many police cars only put their blue lights on when passing a camera, then switch them off again.
Followed a cop car that did this recently - and trailed the car right to the driver's house, where he popped in for a few minutes and came out with a sandwich box.
If only I'd had a camera.......................
Edited by Dynamic Dave on 03/02/2009 at 10:16
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Yesterday dad-of-three Paul, 55, who has nine points on his licence after three speeding offences, fumed: ?I?m a respectable citizen and have never been in trouble with the law."
Yes he has! That's how he finished up with points on his licence! That said, I do think the sanction seems very pompous and inappropriate; being a speeding driver doesn't make him a bad glazier and police entry requirements have been lowered so that quite major crimes are not taken into account.
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?I?m being denied a chance to earn a living......"
So is he a specialist 'police windows only' type of glazier?
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So is he a specialist 'police windows only' type of glazier?
Where does he say that? Technically he is being denied a chance to earn a wage. He might get offered another chance, cop shop or not, and take it.
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