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David Hansen

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Jun 28, 2009, 7:28:40 AM6/28/09
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The article at
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8122934.stm>
shows that the BBC can get the grammar right if they want to.


"Cyclist killed in crash with car

"A 38-year-old cyclist has been killed in a crash involving a car on
the A8 in North Lanarkshire.

"The man died after being hit by a blue westbound Ford Focus on the
stretch of road between Salsburgh and the Newhouse roundabout at
0935 BST on Saturday.

"The driver of the Ford was uninjured. Strathclyde Police have
appealed for witnesses to the collision to contact them.

"A report has been forwarded to the procurator fiscal."

No blaming the dead cyclist. Let's hope they keep it up.

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Sir Jeremy

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Jun 28, 2009, 7:41:59 AM6/28/09
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On 28 June, 12:28, David Hansen <SENDdavidNOhS...@spidacom.co.uk>
wrote:


Perhaps you should wait for the outcome of the police investigation
before deciding who to blame

Tony Dragon

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Jun 28, 2009, 7:57:59 AM6/28/09
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David Hansen wrote:
> The article at
> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8122934.stm>
> shows that the BBC can get the grammar right if they want to.
>
>
> "Cyclist killed in crash with car
>
> "A 38-year-old cyclist has been killed in a crash involving a car on
> the A8 in North Lanarkshire.
>
> "The man died after being hit by a blue westbound Ford Focus on the
> stretch of road between Salsburgh and the Newhouse roundabout at
> 0935 BST on Saturday.
>
> "The driver of the Ford was uninjured. Strathclyde Police have
> appealed for witnesses to the collision to contact them.
>
> "A report has been forwarded to the procurator fiscal."
>
> No blaming the dead cyclist. Let's hope they keep it up.
>
>
>

Or to be more accurate, no blaming of anyone.

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Tony Dragon

JNugent

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Jun 28, 2009, 8:04:44 AM6/28/09
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David Hansen wrote:
> The article at
> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8122934.stm>
> shows that the BBC can get the grammar right if they want to.
>
>
> "Cyclist killed in crash with car
>
> "A 38-year-old cyclist has been killed in a crash involving a car on
> the A8 in North Lanarkshire.
>
> "The man died after being hit by a blue westbound Ford Focus on the
> stretch of road between Salsburgh and the Newhouse roundabout at
> 0935 BST on Saturday.
>
> "The driver of the Ford was uninjured. Strathclyde Police have
> appealed for witnesses to the collision to contact them.
>
> "A report has been forwarded to the procurator fiscal."
>
> No blaming the dead cyclist. Let's hope they keep it up.

What is the equivalent in England of a "procurator fiscal"?

Nuxx Bar

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Jun 28, 2009, 9:41:41 AM6/28/09
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Surely you're not suggesting that one of the URC regulars would
automatically blame the motorist whenever there was a motorist/cyclist
collision? We all know that there's nothing anti-motorist about
anyone in URC. After all, those who are accused of being anti-
motorist say so, so it must be true.

Simon Brooke

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Jun 28, 2009, 10:19:05 AM6/28/09
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There is no equivalent in England, as the legal systems are different.
The nearest thing would be the crown prosecution service, but the
roles are distinct as the procurator fiscal is responsible for both
investigation and prosecution.

JNugent

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Jun 28, 2009, 10:43:48 AM6/28/09
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Simon Brooke wrote:

So it sums to a report of a RTA being passed to the body responsible for
investigating RTAs.

Fair enough.

Happi Monday

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Jun 28, 2009, 3:13:36 PM6/28/09
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It's easy to see why most on here think you're a prick - because you are
a P R I C K

Ian

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Jul 6, 2009, 3:59:37 AM7/6/09
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"JNugent" <J...@noparticularplacetogo.com> wrote in message
news:B_qdnVe2SqL8wdrX...@pipex.net...

Why not ask on uk.legal.moderated?


JNugent

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Jul 6, 2009, 4:15:49 AM7/6/09
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:-)

Ian Smith

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Jul 6, 2009, 8:43:22 AM7/6/09
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The CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) is the equivalent of the PF
Service, I believe.

I'm not sure how the actual designation of individual titles works.
I've a vague feeling tehre are multiple PFs, so it's not directly
equivalent to the DPP at the CPS - presumably a PF is equivalent to
some layer within the CPS, but I don;'t know which. Was it specific
title you were looking for?

regards, Ian SMith
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Judith M Smith

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Jul 6, 2009, 9:23:57 AM7/6/09
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On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:28:40 +0100, David Hansen
<SENDdavi...@spidacom.co.uk> wrote:

>The article at
><http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8122934.stm>
>shows that the BBC can get the grammar right if they want to.
>
>
>"Cyclist killed in crash with car
>
>"A 38-year-old cyclist has been killed in a crash involving a car on
>the A8 in North Lanarkshire.
>
>"The man died after being hit by a blue westbound Ford Focus on the
>stretch of road between Salsburgh and the Newhouse roundabout at
>0935 BST on Saturday.
>
>"The driver of the Ford was uninjured. Strathclyde Police have
>appealed for witnesses to the collision to contact them.
>
>"A report has been forwarded to the procurator fiscal."
>
>No blaming the dead cyclist. Let's hope they keep it up.

No blaming the motorist who is still alive. Let's hope they keep it
up.

Judith M Smith

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Jul 6, 2009, 10:08:44 AM7/6/09
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On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:13:36 +0100, Happi Monday <ha...@monday.com>
wrote:

<snip>


>It's easy to see why most on here think you're a prick - because you are
>a P R I C K


I wonder if ab...@monday.com and ab...@aioe.org know that you are
using a forged e-mail address.

Good-bye

JNugent

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Jul 6, 2009, 12:42:41 PM7/6/09
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Oh, no, that is a more than adequate answer, and thank you for it.

Colin Nelson

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Jul 6, 2009, 2:30:15 PM7/6/09
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Full information re Procurator Fiscal :-
COPFS is responsible for the prosecution of crime in Scotland, the investigation of sudden or suspicious deaths and complaints against the police.
http://www.copfs.gov.uk/


--
Colin N.

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Rob Morley

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Jul 6, 2009, 5:07:09 PM7/6/09
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On Mon, 6 Jul 2009 19:30:15 +0100
"Colin Nelson" <colin....@ntlworld.com> wrote:

> Full information re Procurator Fiscal :-
> COPFS is responsible for the prosecution of crime in Scotland, the
> investigation of sudden or suspicious deaths and complaints against
> the police. http://www.copfs.gov.uk/
>

From Firefox:
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Isn't it good to see that they're making government accessible by
checking that their web sites work with more than just Internet
Explorer?

JNugent

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Jul 6, 2009, 5:22:46 PM7/6/09
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It works fine here (Firefox version 3.0.11).

Keitht

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Jul 7, 2009, 4:38:19 AM7/7/09
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My local borough has loads of mapping of services and stuff.
Can't get at it unless using IE. E-mailed support team who (more or less
said) that the borough were a bunch of twats who didn't want to pay
anything - this is what you end up with when the one in hcarge of money
isa 'best-value' junkie (and send money off to Iceland) and were
net-illiterate. That was four years ago and nothing's changed.
They don't give a toss about what the residents think - they must get
all their machines from PC World as they don't seem to undertand life
without M$ either.
(O.K., I can right-click and 'open page in IE' but why should I use an
inferior browser?)

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