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Old 04-25-2012, 09:27 AM
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They take their safety very serious over there.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-n...ed-over-804127
 

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if it's the law then it is
 
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Old 04-25-2012, 09:34 AM
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Evidently, she isn't into ATGATT.

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That cop just wanted a closer look. I'da done the same in his shoes...
 
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"The officer was a traffic cop and the only traffic offence she'd committed was in not wearing a helmet"

HAH! Well, I guess they're pretty strict about who charges who with what.
 
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"The officer was a traffic cop and the only traffic offence she'd committed was in not wearing a helmet"
so now the link works.......yeh sure. pull'em over. demand a shirt inspection as well
 
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ask him
 
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I would of had to check her weapons, for my safty of course....
Ride on....
 
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Riding female passenger like that could cause the seat to become slick, thus increasing the risk of her sliding off the back under hard acceleration, which could result in some serious road rash to sensitive body parts...
 
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what they didn't say was the "naked cops" were just down the street, and he gave her a ticket for being naked, and a warning for no helmet!!
 


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