In message <ee75dcb6.0309190138.2c191f31@posting.google.com>, Dave Babb 
<buffy500.nospam@ntlworld.com> writes
>Mike <spamdump@fensoft.co.uk> wrote in message 
>news:<4DbkG6Jp4ba$EwjZ@fenlandsoftware.demon.co.uk>...
>> I'd say the person was a thug if s/he had the capability of carrying out
>> the threat. Threatening violence is still an assault; carrying it out is
>> a battery.
>
>
>While its been entertaining listening to your views I have to admit
>that I'm bored now. String pulling only entertains me for a while.
>
Yes, it has dragged on a bit.

>I hope that you have a bit better luck in any future dealing with the
>police as from what you say it certainly sounds that you have been
>particulary unlucky to come accross so many PC's who feel the need to
>react to badly to you. Without knowing you personally, it would be
>impossible to say if I can understand how that might happen. If you
>are a respectable reasonable law abiding private citizen who talks
>reasonably to people then I am at a loss to explain why you appear to
>attract to the worst PC's in the UK with such a suprising sucess rate.
>If you are a foul mouth lieing gobby piece of shit scum then it all
>makes just that bit more sense, but you claim you are not, so I have
>to asssume you are describing yourself reasonably. (well I dont' have
>to, but to do anything else would be only my opinion based on the
>posts here, which is not a good basis)
>
My total criminal record comprises one offence of "Drunk and Incapable" 
about 25 years ago and one parking ticket.  In the first case, I was 
drunk but it was having one of my legs in a full plaster cast, due to a 
fractured knee-cap, that rendered me incapable.  Just for the record, 
the police officer who arrested me is one of the very few I would 
actually have respect for.  I can't remember much about the incident 
(due to drink) but I believe he treated me fairly and properly.  25 
years ago we had a different police force though.  In the second case, 
I'd left my 'bike legally on a yellow line overnight and forgot to move 
it early enough in the morning :(  If that makes me "public enemy no. 
1", so be it.  My general manner IRL is much the same as here (but, of 
course, you only have my word for that).

>Just to confirm, I really have never been a PC (or even a WPC in case
>you think the name might be a bluff), or been employed by any police
>force in the UK in any capacity.

AIUI, the use of the term WPC has been abandoned - they're all PCs now.

>(But I have seen much more policing in action than you are likely to
>have, but thats for me to know and you to find out (if you give a
>toss, which given the situation reversed, I might not))

You have your experiences and opinions, I have mine.

Regards,
-- 
Mike