[user104658]

Would you swerve at 70mph to avoid a fox? If you would, I seriously hope for the safety of all road users that you don't drive.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Amy Jade

I live by here and I'm not making accusations at all but the police officer who claims to have been bit by the dog refused to show the alleged bite mark

Mmmmm

Originally Posted by Ammi

...just to say Cherie, there is going to be an internal enquiry into this, I'm not sure whether it'll achieve much as there were only those police officers there...seeing the pic of the road though, it is the main running through dual carriageway so quite a busy road and I would have thought has large HGV traffic most times of day and night...here's the link from the Telegraph..

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...-officers.html

Thanks Ammi

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Would you swerve at 70mph to avoid a fox? If you would, I seriously hope for the safety of all road users that you don't drive.

I do drive and thankfully have never run anything or anyone over,this wasn't a case of swerving to avoid a fox it was deliberate intent to kill the dog.I understand it was a danger,but,so would a drunk etc been had they been in the road,what would they have done then ?

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

I do drive and thankfully have never run anything or anyone over,this wasn't a case of swerving to avoid a fox it was deliberate intent to kill the dog.I understand it was a danger,but,so would a drunk etc been had they been in the road,what would they have done then ?

Well we're going to fundamentally disagree here because I don't compare human lives to dogs lives, but putting that aside, two police officers could take down and remove a drunk human in seconds... They're not going to evade them for long like a dog.

As for the swerving, I'm talking about the fact that vehicles were taking risks to avoid it in the first place. Travelling at 70, if something humps in front of you, there absolutely no way you have time to check to the back and sides before you swerve or hit the brakes. Emergency stop doing 70 with an HGV anywhere near behind you and you're dead. Plain and simple.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Well we're going to fundamentally disagree here because I don't compare human lives to dogs lives, but putting that aside, two police officers could take down and remove a drunk human in seconds... They're not going to evade them for long like a dog.

As for the swerving, I'm talking about the fact that vehicles were taking risks to avoid it in the first place. Travelling at 70, if something humps in front of you, there absolutely no way you have time to check to the back and sides before you swerve or hit the brakes. Emergency stop doing 70 with an HGV anywhere near behind you and you're dead. Plain and simple.

I totally get that,but a drunk etc in the road would be equally as dangerous and traffic would slow down and not travel 70 miles ph

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

I totally get that,but a drunk etc in the road would be equally as dangerous and traffic would slow down and not travel 70 miles ph

A drunk could be easily apprehended though and doesn't pose a threat to the police like an animal does. Unless said drunk was armed and swinging a machete or something, and then its a totally different discussion

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

A drunk could be easily apprehended though and doesn't pose a threat to the police like an animal does. Unless said drunk was armed and swinging a machete or something, and then its a totally different discussion

This drunk is wild Vicky,and on a moped,lol he is armed to the teeth and has been known to bite people

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

This drunk is wild Vicky,and on a moped,lol he is armed to the teeth and has been known to bite people

I have no issue with him being deliberately knocked down then. We do not need another Suarez

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

I do drive and thankfully have never run anything or anyone over,this wasn't a case of swerving to avoid a fox it was deliberate intent to kill the dog.I understand it was a danger,but,so would a drunk etc been had they been in the road,what would they have done then ?

Well....people have the ability to communicate with each other, dogs do not.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Well....people have the ability to communicate with each other, dogs do not.

my dog understands my moods a lot better than my ex-wife ever did

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

my dog understands my moods a lot better than my ex-wife ever did

[user104658]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

my dog understands my moods a lot better than my ex-wife ever did

That's because your ex wife is a fox. Grrr.