It's Not a Police Box, It's a Tardis

xA40D writes "The BBC is reporting that they've won the battle with the Metropolitan Police over the trademark police box, more commonly known as a Tardis: 'arbitrator Shaun Sherlock remarked that even if the police had built up any reputation, it would have only been in the area of policing and law enforcement and would not have extended into the goods and services which the BBC had applied to use it for.'"

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Re:downhill

[a_borowski]

The dot-com bonb happened and they all had to get real jobs.

Re:Heh

[inputsprocket]

...please permit me to go off topic for 1 second...

I hate the attitude of cops in general. Damn cops!

I am in agreement - they should spend more in improving their image and attidute. While the attitude of UK bobbies is on the whole better than their US-counterparts, some are bloody down-right rude

Get this - I got pulled over 2 weeks ago for running a red light in London (it was frikkin orange, but never mind). I was on my way from work to the hospital, where my 2.5 month-old son lay with a 40.3oC temperature, so I was in a bit of a hurry. I really was, and I was all panicky. Anyway, the cop was sympathetic and let me go on my way without issuing a ticket, and putting god-knows how many points on my license.
Yesterday, I got a letter with a 600 GBP fine and an issue to go in front of a Police tribunal for failing to stop after being flagged down by a policeman for running a red light. WT friggin F??? The b'stard took my license number and issued a failing-to-stop-for-police notice. I'm frikkin fuming - So hah, Metropolitan police. Pay your frikkin huge court bill, because now I have to get a bloody solicitor to defend me in a my-word-against-your-word case, because I didn't ask for the policemans number after he was so 'kind' to let me go.

Grrrrrr

Argh.....

[Kr3m3Puff]

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