Hey guys,
This has been playing on my mind a bit since I contacted the police, granted I used the non-emergency number but I feel a bit irritated with the end-response. I live next to a park area where kids commonly play, there's a large green so there's a good number of people who just go for walks, especially dog owners. Over the past few weeks there has been an increasing number of idiots using dirt bikes to ride around like maniacs, today was the final straw for me. I'm not usually the type to complain about things, but four guys on large motocross style dirt bikes tore the green to shreds, at one point I even saw a guy walking his dog jump out of the way. It's bad enough that the noise is absolutely unreal, but the danger these idiots pose to the general public (more so as there are young kids playing in the area) isn't something I believe should be ignored, so I called 101 and spoke to a pleasant woman who very much seemed to agree with my sentiment. She told me she was going to get an officer to call me back within the hour as it was an ongoing and escalating problem.
I did receive a call, the guy I spoke too basically took the details of what I stated. He agreed with much of what I said, informed me that there's a huge issue in the area (and the country as a whole) with people driving aggressively on bikes and being generally anti-social. He also told me that the police have a policy of not pursuing people on bikes, asked if I had any registrations I could submit (there were none on the bikes). He seemed happy to tell me that anyone caught acting dangerously more than once would have their bikes confiscated and crushed, which is wonderful and all, but if they can't actually stop them in the act what exactly is the point? I reiterated the danger and he essentially repeated what he'd said, when I told him that should the worst occur I hope the idiots only manage to kill themselves, he seemed taken aback and a tad sheepish.
Now don't get me wrong, the guy was just doing his job and I imagine his hands are tied. But he's just admitted to me it's a huge problem up and down the country, worse in some places due to bikes being used to outright rob people, but that the police are basically incapable or unwilling to do anything about the situation. This gets my back up when I think about the reports of people getting visits from the police over crap they post on the internet/social media.
Am I over reacting here? I don't feel that I am but it's stuck in my mind and it's ****** me off if I'm honest.
This has been playing on my mind a bit since I contacted the police, granted I used the non-emergency number but I feel a bit irritated with the end-response. I live next to a park area where kids commonly play, there's a large green so there's a good number of people who just go for walks, especially dog owners. Over the past few weeks there has been an increasing number of idiots using dirt bikes to ride around like maniacs, today was the final straw for me. I'm not usually the type to complain about things, but four guys on large motocross style dirt bikes tore the green to shreds, at one point I even saw a guy walking his dog jump out of the way. It's bad enough that the noise is absolutely unreal, but the danger these idiots pose to the general public (more so as there are young kids playing in the area) isn't something I believe should be ignored, so I called 101 and spoke to a pleasant woman who very much seemed to agree with my sentiment. She told me she was going to get an officer to call me back within the hour as it was an ongoing and escalating problem.
I did receive a call, the guy I spoke too basically took the details of what I stated. He agreed with much of what I said, informed me that there's a huge issue in the area (and the country as a whole) with people driving aggressively on bikes and being generally anti-social. He also told me that the police have a policy of not pursuing people on bikes, asked if I had any registrations I could submit (there were none on the bikes). He seemed happy to tell me that anyone caught acting dangerously more than once would have their bikes confiscated and crushed, which is wonderful and all, but if they can't actually stop them in the act what exactly is the point? I reiterated the danger and he essentially repeated what he'd said, when I told him that should the worst occur I hope the idiots only manage to kill themselves, he seemed taken aback and a tad sheepish.
Now don't get me wrong, the guy was just doing his job and I imagine his hands are tied. But he's just admitted to me it's a huge problem up and down the country, worse in some places due to bikes being used to outright rob people, but that the police are basically incapable or unwilling to do anything about the situation. This gets my back up when I think about the reports of people getting visits from the police over crap they post on the internet/social media.
Am I over reacting here? I don't feel that I am but it's stuck in my mind and it's ****** me off if I'm honest.
