David Brennan

I definitely don't have dial up, but I do still have a netscape.net email address... 😁

Ahem... Actually we're slightly bigger than one person and have others who do a lot of work but not actually salaried. It's not as straightforward as it seems!

Utter gibberish. ☹️

I reported this close pass by a bus on Maryhill Rd recently using this system. I got visited and gave a statement but they were unable to do anything as they said the driver would argue that I was the one who closed the gap (??)

This is the problem with this system. We're still dependent on getting officers that have a clue about incidents such as these. ☹️

Did they not see the footage when they visited? Why did they not make a decision then?

Well, the world's first online reporting system, that isn't actually an online reporting system...

‘World-first’ police tech programme to be rolled out across Scotland, justice secretary confirms Justice secretary Angela Constance has confirmed the expansion of the Digital Evidence Sharing Capability Service, which...

World first? *strokes chin* www.holyrood.com/news/view,wo...

...the PF taking a baby step into the 20th century (21st C is a long way off yet...).
Anyway slowly, very slowly, the Scottish justice system is updating to the digital age. It remains to be seen if any of it works or helps. Watch this space...

...am I put the code in and it adds the case to my case list. At the moment there is no other information for the case, but it promises to provide information when it's available. It also suggests you might get to see your statement if available.
The system is a bit clunky, but it might be...

...case is going ahead. This letter though is a notification that someone I've reported 'might' go to court. In addition it directs me to a new online service called Witness Gateway. The letter has a specific code to enter related to the case.
After I registered for the service and proved who I...

This has been a day of firsts. As well as DESC becoming active in my area, and not really solving anything (see attached post) I also got a letter from the Procurator Fiscal today relating to a previous incident I've reported. Normally the PF only contact you when a court...
bsky.app/profile/magn...

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Had the police visit to report this incident. No issues with reportin, but they informed me that the new video upload system is now in place (DESC). In the past there had been some uncertainty around DESC. I'd heard that this system would only replace the need for a USB stick and that you'd...

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Trump didn’t just pardon all the January 6 rioters. He hired one - who yelled for rioters to kill police officers he called Nazis - as a top Department of Justice official.

Just outrageous. We are increasingly becoming a banana republic with no law.

... broadband speeds aren't great so it'll be easier to upload at work.
So Scotland retains a system that discourages reporting of helmet/dashcam captured incidents and many drivers will literally continue to get away with murder in a country where road policing is at best minimal. 😩

... They will be sending out a link to upload the footage to their server. This will help the police and Procurator Fiscal internally, but it falls way short of an online reporting system where no visit is required. For me personally it actually makes things a little more difficult as my home...

... Still need officers visiting you at home to take a statement. Others had been told that it would remove the need for a visit. The officers that visited today confirmed that visits would still be needed to take a statement. So the only change is that officers don't need to bring a USB stick...

Had the police visit to report this incident. No issues with reportin, but they informed me that the new video upload system is now in place (DESC). In the past there had been some uncertainty around DESC. I'd heard that this system would only replace the need for a USB stick and that you'd...

So knickers and bras is a no-no but can fellas go into the ladies shoes department? Handbags? Ooh, what about tights? And is the bit of the shelf in the Co-op with the tampons off limits too? Gosh, it’s all terribly confusing, almost like it’s utter bullshit.

Really sorry to hear that. 😢

This is why I don't cycle close to parked cars. #DNRPoliceScotland

To be honest I've got loads that I haven't had a chance to post, and lots more that don't even make it onto my laptop. There's just too many...

Growing up in a VERY urban environment, there was no real way to avoid this, cars were all over. Ran in to this problem literally. There were drivers that I think would open their doors deliberately as we passed by. Once, I clipped a side mirror as the guy opened the door on me. Be courteous, folks

Aye, I know a friend of an old work colleague who died as a result of a dooring. It just isn't worth the risk. ☹️

Thanks for that. That's very useful information I'll certainly be putting pressure on the council. 👍

Yup. That was the totality of the response. So I guess they're going to do absolutely nothing? The brand new shared use infrastructure is just unusable for 3-6 months with no accommodation for pedestrians and cyclists?! 😩 @cllrlynda.bsky.social @ronamackaysnp.bsky.social

So I wrote to East Dunbartonshire council pointing out that these roadworks have blocked off the pavement & cycle lane without warning and that there is absolutely no safe diversion in place. To walk past you have to walk on the live lane, their response? 'Planned work over the next 3 - 6 months.'

This is why I don't cycle close to parked cars. #DNRPoliceScotland

Welcome to the post science age... 😱