Police officers guilty of assault get community service

[jim.cox]

Well fark me

Tow coppers assault a biker and just get community service

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crim...community-work

Was it a "Slap around the wrist with a wet bus ticket" judge

Or is it one law for us, one for them?

[Genie]

abuse of powers should have got them hit harder...but i guess it will be interesting when they turn up with all the other crims

[Headbanger]

What?

The judge should have held the biker down so the cops could put the boot in.

[Lissa]

Hmm and I wonder what might have happened if those officers had had guns? What ever happened to the cop who shot that courier driver accidentally?

[Swoop]

Does this mean that they can serve their "community service" time when they are at work...?

[Scuba_Steve]

they want harsher penalties for people who assault cops, how bout harsher penalties for cops who abuse power?

[DMNTD:Me]

Does this mean that they can serve their "community service" time when they are at work...?

HELL NO!
It must be done at a "non profit" organisation

[mashman]

they want harsher penalties for people who assault cops, how bout harsher penalties for cops who abuse power?

absolutely... you shouldn't be able to have one without the other... having said that, there'd be a lot of pollies in barney rubble with that thinking... i like it

[Taz]

I know this is off topic but I couldn't bring myself to care when those cops got shot the other day and it really surprised me. I never used to think like that but things are changing for the worse. I fear that the police are losing the respect they used to get from the majority of the public?.

[jim.cox]

I fear that the police are losing the respect they used to get from the majority of the public?.

Quite agree

Respect is earned

The escalating "Us vs Them" attitude evident on both sides is worrying

[98tls]

I know this is off topic but I couldn't bring myself to care when those cops got shot the other day and it really surprised me. I never used to think like that but things are changing for the worse. I fear that the police are losing the respect they used to get from the majority of the public?.

Two way sreet that i would imagine,many of them have to deal daily with scum that respects nothing and never will.Sure i would imagine the attitude of the average copper differs greatly from those 20-30 years ago and no wonder when you look at many of the communitys they have to police.

[slofox]

The escalating "Us vs Them" attitude evident on both sides is worrying

Yep. This worries me too. Such a development removes the police force from within society and places it outside thereof. Which leads to lack of respect and lack of co-operation from both sides. Police are only effective if they are onside with their communities and vice versa.

I lost, not so much respect, but trust of the force, after the Crewe murders. I was pretty appalled at the planting of evidence. I have been somewhat cynical about police behaviour ever since. This despite having worked closely over the years with various coppers, having taught their kids and having a cousin who was high up in the Auckland heirarchy years ago. Pity really...

[Maha]

Lucky the cops weren't armed.

[rustic101]

Well fark me

Tow coppers assault a biker and just get community service

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crim...community-work

Was it a "Slap around the wrist with a wet bus ticket" judge

Or is it one law for us, one for them?

If you assault someone there is a good chance you will not lose your job.

Professional Standards will review their case and HR will terminate their employment. The penalty is actually harsher than most would get.

Brought it on themselves I say...

[crystalball]

geez well that makes me even more carefull not to speed, as if i get pulled over im gona get beaten up.