Bexley video attacker sentenced

I think what galls me now, is that the Police press release says "I would like to praise ... my officers for taking quick and decisive action to identify and arrest the suspect."

Dear DS Williams, the Police could not find the "Bexley Basher" and it was only after the media storm that he handed himself in! So what exactly was the "quick and decisive action" ?

I don't want this incident to turn into Police bashing, as I am sure they did what they could with the constraints and pressures they have on them. However they should tell it like it is.

I am pleased that the public and the media were able to help the Police. It shows that "people power" can work to catch those who break the law.

As to sentencing, I did inform the court that although the man handed himself in, it was only after intense media pressure. He could have done so immediately after the event in mid-May. However, the case is closed and Mr Nicholls and his chums will hopefully think twice before behaving like that again.

If and when the compensation is received, it will indeed go to the Livingstone Tanzania Trust for who I cycled from London to Paris in 23 hours (http://www.bmycharity.com/l2p24). So far only the German TV company has made a contribution to the coffers

As a serving cop in Northumbria please dont tar us all with the same brush as many a scribe on these pages has.
I for one work damn hard and all i get is verbal abuse, physical abuse, spat on and then complained about if some dip s*** does not get the result they want.

AND to top it all some pen pushing nobody in London has decided i get paid to much (less than the papers and Govt make out) and have to take a pay cut and pay more for my pension.

I'm in no way sticking up for the Met and if a copper has done wrong so be it.............

The most worrying aspect of this is not that it happened - nutters are all over, I'm afraid, and some even ride bikes - or the fine which is in line with what you get for common assault. It's the fuck-awful attitude of plod that's shocking. They just couldn't give a shit because it'd mean they'd have to do some work. Mind you, given the corruption that seems rife in the MPS following the News International expose, maybe we can expect no better.

I think we should appreciate that Simon in fact has agreed that his sentence and subsequent fines were suitable. Although what the 'Bexley Basher' did was wrong, inexcusable and utmost illegal, we should bear in mind that it is case closed. I believe justice to be wrong in a lot of cases and especially when fines are lowered, even halved in this case because the offender chose to plea guilty. Fines should be based on the crime and not on his or her behavior after said crime. The tenacity of Simon and a lot of people on this board have found the guy, he has been arrested and consequently fined - This alone is a victory.

I believe you may decide whatever tactics you see fit in order to find these people who decide to recklessly go around breaking the law, ( contacting employers etc...)I don't however think it fair to want to slur his character further. He has committed a crime and he has been brought to book for his actions. Whether the sentence fits the crime is another debate all together.

Kudos to Simon for giving his compensation to Charity. The charity he was raising money for when this whole thing started i assume.

You might find that the car owner has been summonsed to court or arrested and cautioned / charged for the offence and will be at court on a later date.

I like the reference to a "friendly, reliable service" on his website - doesn't look that friendly to me... and wouldn't you expect someone who works with horses to be a bit more tolerant of other road users?!?

Okay then... who's going to be the first to complain to the Farriers Registration Council to make the point that this man clearly is not fit to practice?

Just pointing out that there website is at:

www.farrier-reg.gov.uk

If he'd attacked me - I'd certainly be doing that.

I'd also be getting in touch with the Worshipful Company of Farriers:

http://www.wcf.org.uk/contact_us

Purely out of interest, the only other thing I'd like to see is the whole video - i.e. what was the incident that clearly wound up the people in the car so badly?

If no video is available, I suppose we could always ask Mr Nicholls Dip WCF himself:

http://jjfarriers.co.uk/contactus.html

I agree with the previous posts - either the guy was guilty of taking the car without the owner's consent and also driving without insurance in addition to the assault, or the owner was lying and is guilty of obstruction. The cops have not covered themselves in glory in this case.

Question is, what about the owner of the car?