NationStates Jolt Archive

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PC Ian Fielding thought he had it all. A highly respected police officer, decorated for bravery, his achievements broadcast to the nation on TV. A promotion to an elite unit in his grasp. A party thrown in his honour by colleagues.

Yet unknown to him, with each drink, he slipped further and further into the Twilight Zone...


Imagine a night when your career and standing reach their peak...

...and then you do something stupid and piss it all away.

No job, no friends, no respect, a criminal conviction, and your own family could even turn their backs on you.

This is what happened to one decorated British police officer who on the night of a promotion, got drunk at a party thrown in his honour, drove and crashed his car, went back to the police station, stole a police car, drove to the crash scene to try to tow his car away, got spotted by colleagues, drove off and ended up arrested after a chase.

Everything he had. Gone. Nothing but emptiness ahead.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1832064,00.html

Wow.

This is poetic justice at its most hideous.

What a dumbass.

Hmm, I guess that site didn't like me remote linking the image, eh?

Sounds to me like he deserved it.

. This is poetic justice at its most hideous.hideous and sad.
:(

He knows the law better than most and still broke it. He deserves what hes getting.

Tactical ungrace makes it sound like it's just a slip of the hand, something ANYONE could do. Not so.

i have thought of this numerous times on how easy it is to have your entire life filp on you.

a guy i knew was in an accident that killed a guy. it was an accident that you pretty much had to be psychic to avoid. he was blamed over technical issues. while he didnt go to jail, he did lose his job, and with that he had to move out of his apartment, had to drop out of school, and picked up on drinking alot more then he did before. he was originally pre med. now i wont be too surprised to see him sleeping under a bridge

Tactical ungrace makes it sound like it's just a slip of the hand, something ANYONE could do. Not so.
Erm... where?

Go watch some Twilight Zone and Outer Limits, perhaps you will see the parallel with the disturbing and surreal that I am getting at. ;)

*leaves TG a flower to counteract the awfulness of the thread* :p

No more booze for him...

Erm... where?

Go watch some Twilight Zone and Outer Limits, perhaps you will see the parallel with the disturbing and surreal that I am getting at. ;)

Whoops, m'bad. I didn't distinguish between your writing and the article. Lines, please?

:p

Prohibition!