Brainstorms Blog defence ....

Bollocks - I have just noticed that he claims that the pictures were shown
"in confidence" in the last paragraph of his excuses. However, I still feel
he has been hoist by his own petard. In some ways I think it makes it worse
if he feels that he can secretly canvass support from the media.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Rich B

Doubt it. It's more likely that decapitated bikers get Brunstrom hard.
He probably has the picture as his desktop wallpaper.

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Ey up duck, is that with a bent pencil for webbed hands?

 

Please pass the mind bleach.

Back OT - I wonder if this hasn't been a bit of an own goal, though. Now
everybody knows the biker's T-shirt read "Piss off and catch some real
criminals". I wonder what % of the population read that and thought "hey,
the guy had a point".

 

<Digs out NTNOCN tapes>

"Living in a residential area during the hours of darkness"

"Grievous Bodily Odour"

"Crossing the street to avoid me"

Class

 

: In article <>, Steve Parry says...
:
: > I just too a peek through the arrive alive websites though and on
certain
: > roads they'd whitter on about 35 accidents in such and such a time
scale,
: > and then say summat like 7 cyclists and 1 motorcyclist. So unless I'm
: > missing the point should'nt they be harrassing the cyclist touring club
or
: > something?
:
: You're making the mistake of applying logic and reason to the actions of
: a foaming-at-the-mouth dipstick.
:
No, i don't think so. You seem calm to me "Bear".

 

You sick fucker.

 

#Tell me, why did I have to go and get myself decapitated
#It's a major inconvenience, oh man, I really hate it
#Such a drag now
#Can't eat, I can't breathe, I can't snore
#Can't belch or yodel anymore
#Can't spit or blow my nose or even read Sports Illustrated

 

I do. What right did he have to use the dead rider's picture in the
first place? What if one of the journalist's was a relative?
And did he really expect a "closed meeting" filled with journalists
to "keep a secret"? He deserves to be sacked for being THAT stupid.

Journalists are there to report events. I suppose he hoped to get paid
for doing his job, just like Mr Brunstrom.

 

No. Brunstrom chose to display a photograph containing personally
identifiable information, TO A ROOM FILLED WITH JOURNALISTS. Assuming it's
not a breach of the Data Protection Act, it's still idiotic.

 

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looks like it's escalating ... wonder if this could be the story that
finally ousts him?

 

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6604099.stm

 

Nope,
"Living in a residential area during the hours of darkness"

then
"Living Dangerously."

and "Wilfully continuing to live, after being asked to stop by a Police
Officer."

 

You're right there. I wasn't saying he was clever or far-sighted; just that
I could see his reasoning, and that if anyone caused grief to the biker's
relatives, it was the journalist more than the twattish CC.

 

A bit lacking in foresight or an understanding of human nature, but hey
what's new?

 

It's becoming clearer. He warned the journalists to expect some horrific
images, he told them they would not be released into the public domain (i.e.
by him), but he never asked them to refrain from referring to them, or made
that a condition of attendance. (If he had done so, he would surely have
mentioned this in his defence.) If the briefing were internal to the
Police, I would say he was OK to do it, but the press briefing was
effectively a public meeting under these circumstances. I think his blaming
of the media for the subsequent furore is disingenuous at the least.
(Executive summary: yep, he's a ****.)

 

apologies even

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6606005.stm

 

"The Force" has apologised - not Bumstirrer personally. Not good enough.

One detail from the original report was that his deputy described how the
biker's "oxygenated brain" travelled 50m down the road - implying, I assume,
that he was still conscious. If that isn't shlock-horror sensationalism, I
don't know what is.

 

Depends what speed they were doing it at. Fast moving chalk can be
dangerous, you know.

 

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Nods ... at least the north Wales division, I cannot comment on the rest as
I've had nothing to do with them.