Give them a break!

**BoristheBiter** · 10th November 2010, 07:04

Originally Posted by twinbruva

Whether they are "pieces of shit" or not is open to debate. Sure, many are ego-trippers and control freaks but it's them who probably do the most whinging. I would suggest that the bobby who doesn't moan and groan is the bobby who would do things by the book and be cheerful doing it.

A rare breed, I know.

Actuly most don't give a shit, just do the job they are paid to do then go home.

**scissorhands** · 10th November 2010, 07:49

Maybe if we play: good biker / bad biker, with them long enough, the cops might get a bit confused and leave us alone?

No? oh well worth a try

**cowboyz** · 10th November 2010, 13:20

aside from the whole 'you are breaking the law and should be punished' I would have alot more repect for them if they policed on safety rather than some hard nosed rule of money making...

From my experience.

1. I have been booked at 111km/hr at 1am in the morning on SH1 with only me and the cop on the road.
2. I have been booked at 61 km/hr going into feilding (long stretch of nothing that is technically a 50km/hr zone but no one really does 50 cause its painful!)
3. I have waited for over a week before having an assault charge investigated that resulted in me being off work for 9 days... and then when they did investigate it they rung the 2 accused up 2 days in advance and told them to get their story striaght and interviewed them together
4. I have been told to 'not worry about it' when my (then young) sister was babysitting in a house along with a small child and saw someone prowling round the house. police rung... they too busy. it turned out the prowler went away on his own but who knows.

respect for cops? Bleh.. And they already proved to me at least they dont have any interest in my safety or the safety of my family. Ill look after my own and they can all go fuck themselves.

YMMV (I certainly hope it does)

**DMNTD:Me** · 10th November 2010, 13:25

Originally Posted by cowboyz

aside from the whole 'you are breaking the law and should be punished' I would have alot more respect for them if they policed on safety rather than some hard nosed rule of money making...

From my experience.

1. I have been booked at 111km/hr at 1am in the morning on SH1 with only me and the cop on the road.
2. I have been booked at 61 km/hr going into fielding (long stretch of nothing that is technically a 50km/hr zone but no one really does 50 cause its painful!)
3. I have waited for over a week before having an assault charge investigated that resulted in me being off work for 9 days... and then when they did investigate it they rung the 2 accused up 2 days in advance and told them to get their story straight and interviewed them together
4. I have been told to 'not worry about it' when my (then young) sister was babysitting in a house along with a small child and saw someone prowling round the house. police rung... they too busy. it turned out the prowler went away on his own but who knows.

respect for cops? Bleh.. And they already proved to me at least they don't have any interest in my safety or the safety of my family. Ill look after my own and they can all go fuck themselves.

YMMV (I certainly hope it does)

Well said and I agree ...but I,and I'm certain you're probably the same here, don't tar ALL of the Police with the same brush.

**Bald Eagle** · 10th November 2010, 13:29

It's the old story, they get the authority with the warrant card, they have to earn the respect and some of them come up short in that area. Thats just life.

**scumdog** · 10th November 2010, 16:56

Respect?

I don't get paid enough to earn respect.

I can do the job OK without it, it's waay over-rated.

**twinbruva** · 10th November 2010, 17:29

Originally Posted by BoristheBiter

A bit like all the whingers on here crying about getting a ticket for doing something wrong.
As you said no one forced them to do wrong, they chose to do it so "Take whatever comes and shut the fuck up"

Fair enough if they're guilty, no argument. (Even though you misquoted me.)

I have had my current ride for well over two years and not had even a parking ticket on it. I guess it's the luck of the draw and the joy of living in a low cop-per-k area. My previous bike (owned in a large city) got all sorts of attention and I was ticketed for the most minor infringements, one of them I still feel was unjustified. (That guy had an attitude.) All the rest were technically correct, so no argument there either. I was also amazed at the lengths some cops go to when they feel the need to ticket someone for the most trvial transgression.

Still, that's their job....the job they chose.

**twinbruva** · 10th November 2010, 17:30

Originally Posted by BoristheBiter

Actuly most don't give a shit, just do the job they are paid to do then go home.

I did say "rare breed".

**Smifffy** · 10th November 2010, 18:21

That's fine with me, just don't go crying for the waaaaambulance when your fellow officers get dissed on an internet forum.

Originally Posted by scumdog

Respect?

I don't get paid enough to earn respect.

I can do the job OK without it, it's waay over-rated.

**scumdog** · 10th November 2010, 20:35

Originally Posted by Smifffy

That's fine with me, just don't go crying for the waaaaambulance when your fellow officers get dissed on an internet forum.

No, I'll leave the whaaaambulance to posters on KB, they're pretty good at screaming for it.

And don't YOU go crying when your fellow riders get dissed on an internet forum

**SMOKEU** · 10th November 2010, 21:31

Originally Posted by scumdog

Respect?

I don't get paid enough to earn respect.

I can do the job OK without it, it's waay over-rated.

Whatever happened to 'respect is everything'?

**Smifffy** · 10th November 2010, 21:44

The difference is that I expect and deserve to be treated with a little respect, at least enough to be shown some common courtesy, and be treated fairly by those who represent Her Majesty.

Originally Posted by scumdog

No, I'll leave the whaaaambulance to posters on KB, they're pretty good at screaming for it.

And don't YOU go crying when your fellow riders get dissed on an internet forum

**scissorhands** · 10th November 2010, 23:26

Originally Posted by Smifffy

The difference is that I expect and deserve to be treated with a little respect, at least enough to be shown some common courtesy, and be treated fairly by those who represent Her Majesty.

You got to be joking right?

I live in Auckland and around here even the supermarket check out ladies are skimpy with respect

Common courtesy left the building around 2000 I think. Welcome to hell bitches

**Smifffy** · 11th November 2010, 10:18

Check out staff aren't sworn servants of Her Majesty's government. Once upon a time the selection criteria for police officers was set at a different standard to that of check out staff. I guess they all use the same yardstick now.

Originally Posted by scissorhands

You got to be joking right?

I live in Auckland and around here even the supermarket check out ladies are skimpy with respect

Common courtesy left the building around 2000 I think. Welcome to hell bitches