"I'm not sure what the point of reporting crime is": Cyclist injured by motorist claims police "didn't care" and sent driver on course as "it's expensive to prosecute"

https://road.cc/content/news/cyclist-injured-claims-police-didnt-care-313749

cross-posted from: https://fedia.io/m/micromobility@lemmy.world/t/2141355

Greater Manchester Police insists "thorough investigation" conducted, but cyclist left questioning lack of prosecution for motorist who cut corner at junction, knocking her off bike, before leaving victim injured in the road

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Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 1y (1 reply)
django@discuss.tchncs.de · 20 pts · 1y

Someone in Germany even built a dedicated website for this: https://www.keinoeffentlichesinteresse.org/

Termight@lemmy.ml · 12 pts · 1y
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tflyghtz@lemm.ee · 11 pts · 1y
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Flax_vert@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 1y

Average day in the UK

SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 1y

Sounds like incentive to take matters into your own hands.

SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 1y

I keep reading that motorists are victims though…

/s

umbrella@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1y
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