A coach driver for an Erith-based firm has been sacked after filming a video criticising a cop days after an officer was killed in the line of duty.Because apparently - what, you didn't get the memo? - they are uncriticisable now.
The driver films a police van parked on zig zag lines and suggests if any other car was parked in the same place, they would be disciplined.Quite! Nothing at all wrong with that.
A statement said: "His views are not condoned or shared in any way by anyone else in our organisation.
"Abbey Travel have always supported and shown the upmost [sic] respect for all our emergency services and we have now removed this driver from our database with immediate effect."Well, then Abbey Travel is clearly staffed by morons. Who are illiterate (unless the 'journalist' reporting this made that error).
And should be careful, because one day, they may well be on the other end of a Twitter mob. Don't expect much sympathy then.
Danny Hackett, independent councillor for Thamesmead East, praised the company for taking action against the driver.
He told News Shopper: "I am delighted that Abbey Travel have taken swift and decisive action following a video posted by one of their self employed drivers on Facebook. "The person who posted the video clearly has little or no respect for our emergency workers who deserve our undying gratitude and respect at all times."Do they? At all times? Even when they are doing things they shouldn't be doing?
Uncritisibale? That really is hilarious.
ReplyDeleteJaded
You aren't supposed to overtake the 'lead vehicle' when within the zig zag lines, or so I was told at a 'speed awareness' course by a policeman, so maybe it was intended to stop the traffic!
ReplyDeleteI could strike Abbey Travel off the list of companies that I'm willing to do business with. Since I hardly ever travel by bus or coach I don't think that they would miss me that much.
ReplyDeleteWill Abbey (Ah obey) get a Get Out Of Gaol Free card?
ReplyDelete"Hello, hello, hello. Do you know that you are parked on a double yellow and one brake light is not working?
Oh, Abbey are you? Mind how you go sir."
Nah. Not in this country.
For those stuck for a debate topic, a Thamesmead East Councillor, soon to be a plain 'Mister', comes up with 'Are Pigs above the law?' in what is probably his final attempt to be politically relevant.
ReplyDeleteDespite the risk of onanist 'Penise' exposing himself with customary dribbles and/or frothing at the orifice when confronted with instances of police fatuousness, I add my own opprobrium to that already shown for the police driver who prejudiced road safety, the oleaginous firm 'Abbey Travel' and the weasel-like Hackett.
The likes of the subject police driver, WC Jaded and Penise are far closer to deserving our contempt at all times.
Google translate please.........or a large amount of tumbleweed. Embarrassing.
ReplyDeleteJaded
Aaw, Jaded. The Latin was just for you.
ReplyDelete"Uncritisibale? That really is hilarious. "
ReplyDeleteNot at this blog... ;)
"You aren't supposed to overtake the 'lead vehicle' when within the zig zag lines, or so I was told at a 'speed awareness' course by a policeman, so maybe it was intended to stop the traffic!"
It clearly didn't!
"Nah. Not in this country."
I'd really hope not!