Stagecoach Manchester

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(13/11/2015 10:45)Dentonian Wrote:  Not sure I necessarily agree with speeding motorist not being punished - especially in built up areas with pedestrians around. I think that argument should be kept for Motorways. And FPNs certainly AREN'T money making schemes. If they were, GMP would base officers in Piccadilly and all points half a mile East and South and concentrate on illegal cyclists. That would rake in £6,000 in two hours, not £60!
As for brick throwers thinking they are targetting Stagecoach, I don't know that that is true either. As these terrorist attacks do not register on the Police's radar or public/politicians psyche - until they extend to trams and private cars - there has been no interest in researching their motivation. These people are psychotic and from the experience of Global Terrorism, they are normally cowards and bullies with extreme neo-fascist tendencies. Therefore, it could be that the simply see public transport users' as weak, inferior beings who need to be eliminated.

Again I tend to agree with you but I didn't nessecarly mean that FPN's were a way of making money, but it's a simple task that's solved on the spot and boosts figures. The officer moved onto the next job or FPN straight away and there's no paper trail and more importantly no investigating needed.
Yes speeding is still a crime but I for one would agrue that the time that is often spent waiting to catch speeders may be better spent dealing with crimes such as bricking bus windows.