Sam
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http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20100702/tuk-severed-arm-brings-m-way-to-halt-6323e80.html
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Ojc
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This right here is why our country is in massive debt, why should it cost so much to recover a plastic arm from the motorway? 10 minute job
"However, Merseyside Police put a lot of resources into this incident and not only has it caused expense both in terms of time and money, it caused traffic chaos for motorists and was extremely upsetting for the drivers who saw the plastic arm in the road"
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Sam
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Maybe they wanted to find the rest of the body first?
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ssj_kakarot
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
This right here is why our country is in massive debt, why should it cost so much to recover a plastic arm from the motorway? 10 minute job
"However, Merseyside Police put a lot of resources into this incident and not only has it caused expense both in terms of time and money, it caused traffic chaos for motorists and was extremely upsetting for the drivers who saw the plastic arm in the road"
because they didnt know it was plastic to begin with hence they where looking for a human severed arm.
the only knowledge they had to go on was reports of a severed arm in the road from other road users, didnt know it was plastic at the start.
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lostboy
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After an extensive hunt by officers and the Northwest Motorway Group, the joke shop limb was recovered.
Extensive hunt, but they knew it was on the slip road  wut?
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ssj_kakarot
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quote:
Originally posted by lostboy
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After an extensive hunt by officers and the Northwest Motorway Group, the joke shop limb was recovered.
Extensive hunt, but they knew it was on the slip road wut?
i think it had already been picked up by council workers so they where searching for it but it wasnt there.
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fir3vip3r
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
This right here is why our country is in massive debt, why should it cost so much to recover a plastic arm from the motorway? 10 minute job
"However, Merseyside Police put a lot of resources into this incident and not only has it caused expense both in terms of time and money, it caused traffic chaos for motorists and was extremely upsetting for the drivers who saw the plastic arm in the road"
Because as said, you dont know if its a plastic arm at first. If someone gets hit by a car on a motorway limbs tend to go flying. If they hadnt done a search to see if theres anything else and a body turns up. The police would get a slating. Cant win either way
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lostboy
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Police get a slating anyway, should buck up their ideas and stop treating everyone like criminals and they'd get a better reputation. Would also help if they turned up on time.
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Twiggy
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I  'd!
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_Allan_
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Was this the long arm of the law?
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Ian
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My mate was involved in this, a lot of the public reports were unclear on location and some even suggested it was still dripping and from a real person.
Plus it was already removed while they were searching for it.
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