Wirral News Letters – November 9

Nov 11 2009 by Lorna Hughes, Birkenhead News

Police are just doing their job

WHAT is the young lady who was stopped by police complaining about?

The police officer who made the stop was acting correctly, she did have a reason to stop Ms Corkhill!

Until she was stopped there was no way to know whether the young lady had been using her eye patch for many years or only for a few hours. To seat her in the back of the police car while enquiries were made was exactly the right thing to do.

There is no suggestion that the police officer acted wrongly, or that she was rude to the young lady.

I too am disabled, but would not be “humiliated” if a police officer wanted to enquire whether I was driving safely.

I would be reassured that the police were doing the best they could to ensure only safe drivers were on the roads.

We often want the police to help us. How can they when we constantly complain when they are only trying to do their job?

ANNE

via e-mail

Easy target

I FEEL really sorry for Rachel for having been stopped by the police for driving whilst wearing an eyepatch.

One would reasonably imagine that something in her driving must have attracted the attention of the ever-alert police officer who carried out the “pull”.

It is a pity that they don’t apply their superb powers of observation to the numerous drivers whose regard for road safety does not extend to their lighting.

Once again, as it becomes dark earlier, the heroes whose sight is so bad that they need front, and indeed, rear fog lights, all the time are abundant.

They would keep our boys and girls in blue far better occupied.

Also tail and brake-lights seem to be optional extras. Taxis as well as “non-professional” drivers abound with only one brake light.

On Tuesday night on the M53 I was puzzled to see a single, bright tail-light in the centre of the middle carriageway. Too high for a motorbike it evolved into some brave soul in a black Ford who had only one light at the rear, his high level brake lamp!

The possibility for causing an accident had obviously not occurred to him.

CYNIC OF MORETON

via e-mail

Not the same

I WAS surprised to see Mr Sutton’s letter comparing his wife’s encounter with a boisterous dog as equivalent to being mugged and “left to rot”.

Whilst I have every sympathy with this gentleman’s wife being knocked off her feet by this dog, it can hardly justify a comparison with a brutal and premeditated street crime; unless of course, the dog, using his owner as an accomplice, made off with this lady’s handbag! I feel that drawing such a ludicrous parallel totally diminishes the plight of victims of real crime.

However, with regard to Mr Sutton’s comments relating to the plastic bags containing dog excrement left hanging from trees, I am in total agreement.

Having had the misfortune of slipping on a carelessly discarded poo bag myself, I can testify against this disgusting and worrying new trend that is sweeping the peninsula.

Perhaps the council could provide more foul bins, otherwise putting the excrement in non-biodegradable bags is clearly counter-productive. Surely this assault against the environment is the real crime here.

BERYL LITTLER

West Kirby

Sparks flew!

I WOULD like to thank everyone who supported our local community Sparks in the Park event in Meols Park on Sunday. The turnout was fantastic and it was great to see so many families enjoying themselves. The firework display was really terrific and was backed up by some great music done by the 7Waves 92.1 Community Radio team. To join our team please contact us via our website www.friendsofmeolspark.co.uk.

ROY SHUTTLEWORTH