Police killing us again!

**oneofsix** · 9th September 2011, 12:07

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

yea maybee I should have started one "Booze & the responsibility that lies with it"

There done. Now a thread for Booze and Responsibility.

**Scuba_Steve** · 9th September 2011, 12:10

Originally Posted by oneofsix

There done. Now a thread for Booze and Responsibility.

fixed it up a bit link now included

**BoristheBiter** · 9th September 2011, 14:30

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

Rather than start a new thread, this just in... Not quite a death but coulda been, not too much details

Police car hits woman

Get a fucking life.

She ran across the road in front of the cop car.

**oneofsix** · 9th September 2011, 14:47

Originally Posted by BoristheBiter

Get a fucking life.

She ran across the road in front of the cop car.

She did. I reckon if she had done that to most other drivers she would be dead.

**idb** · 9th September 2011, 23:41

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

Rather than start a new thread, this just in... Not quite a death but coulda been, not too much details

Police car hits woman

You're right, it could have been so much worse for the poor cop.
A lucky escape I think.

**idb** · 9th September 2011, 23:45

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

Yea I just stuck it here as I didn't think it warranted it's own thread & we don't know what the final outcome will be, it might turn out the cop was in wrong (but I doubt it)

Should they? I don't like the idea of anyone being responsible for anyone else, we do it to ourselves. Theres a chance this women was never in the pub & thus they never got her to this state why should they then be responsible for her? If they outright rejected her they were being responsible by not giving her more & no pub can afford to have their bouncers taking each individual home.

So you already have an opinion on fault.
Most likely the cop according to your theory.
Probably a reasonable assumption based on the evidence presented in the article that you quoted.

**idb** · 9th September 2011, 23:53

Originally Posted by scumdog

True dat!

Although some pubs let the under-aged and drunks in just to get that extra few $$$.

But too many pub-goers are too quick to blame the pub/bouncer/police when they get into the shit due to their own dishonesty, sneakiness and general drunken stupidity.
"They shouldn't have let me in when I was pissed and I wouldn't have got in the shit".

"They should have known I wasn't 18"

Best: "Aw, you can tell my ID has been changed so they shouldn't have let me in"

How about "They shouldn't have let me in...they know I'm an arse-hole".

That should be allowed at the door..."I don't care about your age, where's your ID saying that you're not a prick. Without that I'm sorry you can't come in."

**idb** · 9th September 2011, 23:55

Originally Posted by scumdog

Bring back Drunk in a Public Place

Yeah!
I enjoy that!

**scumdog** · 10th September 2011, 00:01

Originally Posted by idb

Yeah!
I enjoy that!

Your input on this site and to drunkeness in public has been noted!

**idb** · 10th September 2011, 00:08

Originally Posted by scumdog

Your input on this site and to drunkeness in public has been noted!

You make me feel so proud!

**Deano** · 10th September 2011, 08:45

Originally Posted by scumdog

Bring back Drunk in a Public Place

The response from a local cop on that issue is that they don't want this law returned (or one for being drunk in a bar), because then the drunk becomes the Police responsibility and they don't have the resources (or inclination - who could blame them really) to deal with it all.

And around in circles we go.

**scumdog** · 10th September 2011, 08:54

Originally Posted by Deano

The response from a local cop on that issue is that they don't want this law returned (or one for being drunk in a bar), because then the drunk becomes the Police responsibility and they don't have the resources (or inclination - who could blame them really) to deal with it all.

And around in circles we go.

Yep, your local cop is dead right - and cops get pissed off taking drunken twats in for detox when there's other more worthwhile stuff to be done.

(Oh and it's already law that a pub cannot serve or allow to remain any 'intoxicated persons')

At present they can be arrested for disorderly behaviour and know it so push the boundaries a bit, hide behind their mates etc knowing they won't be arrested very readily and suddenly behave when arrest is looming.

But you can't suddenly be sober - so the drunks would keep away from where they could be picked up for drunk in public place.