I was out cruising last night...

Sharq · 6 Apr 2006 at 15:10

So i went out for a cruise last night, around town, like you do. i usually drive past clubs and other busy areas.

Anyways, i saw a fight right outside a club, so i just stopped and watched it. i saw 2 guys, 1 with bust nose and the other guy was pinning him down. People were picking money/wallet up from the floor which the bust nose guy must have dropped while they were fighting.

Now this is probably a "normal" scene when you go out round town, theres always fights, especially where i live.
Heres the funny bit; The bouncers were just stood at the door, watching. They didnt stop the fight (i would had thought they would). I was still watching, as you do, not realising i was blocking traffic by stopping on the one way :eek:

I was watching for a good few minutes before a taxi driver asked me to move so the POLICE car a few cars behind me could see the fight and stop it. So i swiftly pulled up to the side of the road and thought id see how the police deal with it. Guess what? They drove to where i stopped orignally, saw the fight, looked at them for about 10 seconds? and then proceeded to drive past me in my parked car. I rolled down my window, and said "officer, there fighting over there, cant you see all the blood.....there still fighting, aint you going to stop them?"
he replied "i havnt heard any complaints" smiled and proceeded on his way.

:confused:

Sharq · 6 Apr 2006 at 15:21

branddaly said:
Roughly the level of commiment to the job that I'd expect of the police. But then you didn't rush to call them either. Society gets the policing it deserves?

Hmm, i suppose so....but that still doesnt justify what they did. What happens if that was you? You was just out and about, having a good night, when some chav starts a fight?

EDIT: Am completely serious.

Sharq · 6 Apr 2006 at 15:27

Gedalia_w said:
Thats pretty FU right there, but then what were you doing sitting there just watching the fight? I mean were you on some level getting a kick out of watching it?

i didnt really get a kick out of it, no. i was waiting for the bouncers to pounce or do something. i mean, they were fighting outside the doorstep, near the bouncers feet. I at least thought the POLICE would stop it, seemed they wanted to watch it too?

Sharq · 6 Apr 2006 at 15:41

branddaly said:
Unfortunately thats been me twice, once getting smacked around with a bottle, luckily someone did call the police but apparently they took over an hour to respond, by which time I'd scared half of manchester by walking to the hospital with blood pouring out of my head like a waterfall, the second time getting smacked with a claw hammer. Why people can't just ask for my wallet first......

Both times the police were useless. But of more concern was the people who just sat by and let it happen.

I feel for you mate. It must really tick you off that no one helped you while you was being robbed. ive been robbed at knife point before, i was 15 i think.

Am sorry if this offends anyone, but the experience ive had with police, ive come to the conclusion that they are USELESS. End of. There just out there to pull me over and excercise there new "search" rights.

Sharq · 6 Apr 2006 at 15:41

Pebbles said:
OTT post of the day methinks

Or its a joke and Ive been whooshed.

No, he made a good point.

Sharq · 6 Apr 2006 at 15:44

Tru said:
So the Cops should stop and break up every single fight they come across on a weekend? Don't be daft, it's a complete waste of resources.

Drunk people fight, then they get up and go home, sometimes, if they're unlucky, via the hospital. If the guy wanted the Police involved he could press charges retrospectively.

Yea? People like me dont drink though. So how would the police tell the difference if, lets say, i was walking down a street and a drunk guy started beating on me?