I'd heard about it umpteen times
but never actually seen it, until a week or two ago, when I actually saw an expensive BMW driven by two black blokes that had been pulled over by armed police.

I know it's not really on topic, but until then I'd wondered if it was just a cliche/urban legend that this happened. It rather satisfied me to see that the police can live up to their reputation in terms of being discriminatory bastards.



In other news, I recently accidently mentioned to one of my (now ex-)housemates that the banging noises we could hear from our flat were gunshots, not fireworks, and then had to work reasonably hard to convince her I was joking in order to prevent excessive panic.
(Bearded Whumpus In chav Britain, schoolgirl offers sweets to YOU!, Thu 14 Feb 2008, 13:06, closed)

Call me pedantic but .....
surely it was driven by only one black bloke ? (Sorry mate. I just can't help myself.)
(Ramsay Tupper can write a washing bill in Babylonic cuneiform, Thu 14 Feb 2008, 13:13, closed)

Is there some sort of diplomatic immunity for black blokes in BMWs that I don't know about?
Did you consider that they really may have warranted the armed response unit?
( Paul., Thu 14 Feb 2008, 13:31, closed)

My Dad
in the 1960s, my father had a beard, and drove a morris traveller. He got pulled over by policemen on a regular basis, for the crime of looking like a hippu, and being accused of having drugs. He was not a hippy, and is one of the most vehemently anti-drugs people I know.
(The Empress it seems you CAN polish a turd!, Thu 14 Feb 2008, 13:52, closed)

Biohazard...
Yeah, the TFU aren't called out lightly. I'd say if those guys were being pulled by armed police, there was prolly a reason for it.

@ BeardedWhumpus - HOWEVER - I do like how you convinced your housemate that fireworks were gunshots... THAT'S genius!
( Devil_In_Tights my ring is tight on my finger, Fri 15 Feb 2008, 11:17, closed)