May The Force (Eventually) Be With Them
British Transport Police reportedly spent £200,000 investigating officers for "stealing" five bottles of a soft drink, Vimto, which they found in a cardboard box beside a railway line. Police rules say they should have booked it in as lost or stolen property but they decided to share it with colleagues instead.
FOOTNOTE: The bottle of Britain.
8 comments:
Shades of Jean Valjean?
So what on earth took you to Dagenham? Can't imagine anyone actually choosing to visit!
Perhaps they had worked up a thirst? After all "We Cops" can no longer take the proffered cup of tea coffee or shandy for fear of being told we're accepted a bribe...what's a fella (or gal) to do?
Sandi
Well, I'm glad to see that idiocy is not limited to America. Or maybe I'm not.
May I leave my name and phone number,
in case there's another case like this pending and somebody needs to investigate? I'd do it for half the money! ;-)
Why do most of these crazy stories you blog about come from the UK? Mind you, I couln't resist a bottle of Vimto either!
Two hundred thousand pounds? What a waste of taxpayer's money. That investigation should have 'fizzled out' before it even began.
Now why doesn't this surprise me?
What a mad country we live in!
Oooh, I haven't had a drink of Vimto for ages. Getting a bit thirsty at the thought...
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