Most officers are ill educated drop outs who have never learned how to deal with responsibility. These recruits are suddenly given power and elevated to a high level in society and it goes straight to their heads.

VT, London,

I am afraid that the need for more police has meant a general lowering of standards. Too many police men and women are ill educated rude and egocentric. They have too much power and that power goes to their heads. How can we be expected to have any respect for them.

richard, burnham on sea, uk

The police in UK speed far too much without proper reason. There are almost no circumstances when it is necessary for a car chase, but given young people with a licence to speed the police will do so; killing and maiming people in the process. Driving fast "legally" is every boys dream.

richard, burnham on sea, uk

Hardly surprising when you manifest buiding a police service representative of the communities they serve, is it?

Lowering standards so recruits fit a certain criteria.. Don't complain about the idiots you get as a result!!

It's no wonder public opinion & confidence in the Police is so low!

Shaun, Newcastle, Tyneside

Our police force do a pretty grim job in exchange for a pretty grim salary. As long as they're not deliberately harming anyone I really don't see the problem!
Rather than feeling traumatised after a crash, they've chosen to use humour to deal with it.
Good for them!

Alexandra MacKenzie, Sutton, UK

Does no one wonder why police officers who flaunt the law are allowed to remain in positions of responsibility and authority? They are far worse than those to whom they send for punishment. Where do the authorities draw the line? And I am a former copper!

Bob Evans, Anaheim, California

These are the people who stand at the side of the road with a speed gun, or maybe did, and book you for driving at 2 mph over 30mph limit and this is classed as "speeding"
The police have ended up like politicians, estate agents and second hand car salesmen, and banks ! A waste of good space.

Phil de Buquet, Newport,

What happened to these "black boxes" that were put in police cars at a great cost to us all? surely they would provide enough evidence to give them points?

70 + MPH in a bus lane, they get a word in the ear, i would get 6 points!

Marc, Kent, UK

In my opinion, there's something seriously wrong with the police today. It seems to me that police authorities have become corrupted organisations.

Robert, Hull, UK

With an admission on a web site, damage to the car, info in the airbag computer, witnesses, and medical reports, charges could be brought in some cases.

At a minimum issue reprimands for creating endangering public safety through unsafe work practices.

Don't punish them for telling the truth.

Keith S, Winnipeg, Canada

These are the idiots im supposed to call in an emergency, and its a joke that they only got written warnings, you get away with every begin part of the plod. ridiculing those they have made to suffer, they should be locked up! and this is what were finding more and more police acting like!

MM, Manchester, UK

Why have these people only been given written warnings? They are bringing the police force into disrepute and conseqently should have been sacked.

Michelle, Stoke on Trent, England

To be honest this really doesn't surprise me, with all the budget cuts and the general attitude of the police these days nothing surprises me any more, just another chink in the police already damaged and decrepit armour, I’ll certainly be keep an eye any approaching police cars in the future...

Mark Letcher, Norwich, Norfolk

Don't tar all police officers with the reputation of the few. I worked with the Met officers for six months, and most are hard working, concientious and care about th epublic and comunities in whichthey serve. They let off a bit of steam cometimes, but with the pressure of their job, so would you

Ron, Milton Keynes, UK

Hilarious.

Imagine a time when reckless behaviour by the police went completley unreported......... 50's,60's,70's,80's,90's

At least these mugs expose their own stupidity.

Same stuff different generation.

Patrick Usher, Norwich,

And the police wonder why no-one likes or trusts them.

When the police are locked up for crimes that you or I would be locked up for, then they will be seen as less corrupt.

Arthur, Newcastle,

Police are now too blasé.
1)Too much of their work is car based (look at their waist-lines!)
2)Traffic officers must be overwhelmed by sheer volume.
Find the level to keep the selfish, DD's,uninsured,untaxed, MOT-less, fail to stop'ers and TWOC'ers off the road, then we'll allfind a better attitude.

Clarke, Cambridge, UK

At one time even criminals had a grudging respect for the police. These days almost everyone I meet shares the view that the police pick on easy targets, abuse their powers and display a "them and us" attitude towards the public they are paid to serve. A review is urgently needed.

Neil Shepherd, Prague, Czech Republic

Some police officers (not all, one hopes) seem to think they are above the law. A couple of exchanges I (as a pedestrian) have had with local bobbies over the past few years have served to strengthen this unfortunate impression. Maybe they need to rescue their cred before they lose public support.

Maggie, South London , uk

Dismissed in disgrace and banned for driving for life should be their fate but they're policeman, this is a fledgling police state, and they can do what they like.

There is nothing funny, Richard James, about gung-ho kids having accidents because they can't drive at speed.

Roger Tilbury, Worthing,

Could senior officers also crack down on the widespread abuse of blues-and-twos to make it back to the station before the end of a shift? (or do they encourage it to reduce overtime bills?)

The Kitchen Cynic, Birmingham,

Perhaps the time has come to examine the mentality of the entire police force. Drivers should have personal car insurance and made to pay for damage they cause. Is there much difference between the police drivers, and those car cowboys who steal for joy rides

victor arram, westcliff,

If all these police officers did was kill or injure themselves by their arrogant driving, I'd say bring it on and to hell with them. Unfortunately its the innocent public that are suffering and not these so called officers that are no better than Labours sink estate feral joy riders.

Mike, Alicante, Spain

"An unofficial word in their ear" Gosh how terrifying I bet that will stop them doing it again....

I wonder how many of them were freemasons...

Joe

Joe, Kiev, Ukraine

Another sad indicator of how the "modern" police force fails to measure up to acceptable standards of behaviour. They behave like this and they get "warnings" and "spoken to"??? It's not just the officers fault - if this sort of bahaviour is tolerated then it reflects badly on the Senior Officers

Bill , Edinburgh, Scotland

does no one have a sense of humour anymore!

richard james, london,

Like the government the police have forgotten that they are there to serve the public. The police used to be respected, but they get away with murder (literally) now and for a few years now i haven't respected them nor do I trust them.

Phil, Dalton, Cumbria

Am I the only person who doesn't understand how the officers concerned still have their jobs. In most positions these actions would lead to instant dismissal and possible prosecution. Tim Bartlett'scomment about "one rule for us, another for them" is very apt.

mike, athens, greece

Tim - evidence for a dangerous driving charge would have to include more than juvenile boasts on a website. Discipline is the right way forward - and the findings of guilt stay with the officer and have to be declared on all prosecution files they're involved in.

Richard, Manchester,

There was a time when police drivers took a pride in the high quality of their driving. How times have changed.

Martin, Newmarket, Suffolk

Interesting that they were disciplined for publishing the information, rather than for their dangerous driving.
Says it all, really. It's not "one rule for us, another for them": it's thousands of zealously-enforced rules for us, and *no* rules for them.

Tim Bartlett, UPwell, UK