All charges dropped

[warewolf]

Remember, humans tell porkies. Even those writing on KB.

And remember, cops are human, so they tell us.

[warewolf]

Please also consider that those of us who turn up each day and do an honest days work have been scarred by the actions mentioned, and find it hard to take the virtually constant tirade of abuse.

Please also consider that those of us who make an effort to drive safely and well have been scarred by the speed persecution mentioned, and find it hard to take a trivial speeding infringement allegedly in the name of "safety".

[scumdog]

Please also consider that those of us who make an effort to drive safely and well have been scarred by the speed persecution mentioned, and find it hard to take a trivial speeding infringement allegedly in the name of "safety".

Please consider some of us ride/drive in a manner that we spread our ticket reception thinly over a long period of time hence are not scared by the speed persecution mentioned.

And don't give a fat rats arse about what reason the ticket is given out to us, we accept yeah, we shouldn't have been doing that speed...maybe they should drop the 'safety' message and say outright "You speed - we ticke, end of story, bad luck".

[Kiwibaconator]

Remember, humans tell porkies. Even those writing on KB.

Spooky, innit.

The spooky part is the attitude that anyone pleading not guilty is telling porkies.

Doppler speed measurement is fraught with issues, these issues need to be understood by the staff using these devices to minimise the false positives. Another significant issue is no time or location stamp on the readings.

[davereid]

Yeah, heard that quite a lot over the years. I can't say I blame you. That's the point in jurys. If a Popo does something to destroy your faith in the system, who could blame you for not having faith in the system....Please also consider that those of us who turn up each day and do an honest days work have been scarred by the actions mentioned, and find it hard to take the virtually constant tirade of abuse. Still, that never seems to get mentioned.

Right now Im reading the paper. Its headlines include a 5 year old child attacked in a Turangi Motorcamp, but thats just the tip of the iceberg.

I would hate that case to collapse because a jury member wanted to punish the police for his speeding tickets.

But the days when a policemans word can automatically be relied on are gone as well.

[ital916]

Right now Im reading the paper. Its headlines include a 5 year old child attacked in a Turangi Motorcamp, but thats just the tip of the iceberg.

I would hate that case to collapse because a jury member wanted to punish the police for his speeding tickets.

But the days when a policemans word can automatically be relied on are gone as well.

Actually, the amount of corruption in modern day western police forces is probably a hell of a lot lower than police forces from decades past. Anyone here want the police force of the 50's....I don't thanks.

[rastuscat]

Actually, the amount of corruption in modern day western police forces is probably a hell of a lot lower than police forces from decades past. Anyone here want the police force of the 50's....I don't thanks.

Have a look at a programme called Life on Mars. A 21st century british cop woke up one day and found himself in the 1970s. He can't believe the staggering difference between then and now. In one episode a 70s cop got a confession by battering a suspect with a phone book. Everyone else seemed to think it was routine.

Go back to the old days if you want, but remember that the old days weren't always that good.

[actungbaby]

I got ticket in my mx5 doing 120kph passing this dude in falcon who speeded up dick.. and said to afficer i was over taking
still he said u shoudint go over the limit thats daft how can u overtake and not go over 100kph and do it safe
esp in shorter distance , and why do have passing lanes up hills all the time i undersand its for passing trucks
because the weight slow ;-(
Anyways i did little spin up on gravel when i left just say yeah right officer i cant drive ;-(

Anyway Have safe christmas new year and enjoyable one too

A close friend got ticketed passing in a passing lane last week. We'll be getting him off. Updates here as they occur.

[Oblivion]

Actually, the amount of corruption in modern day western police forces is probably a hell of a lot lower than police forces from decades past. Anyone here want the police force of the 50's....I don't thanks.

If it can teach the tweens that think that having their pants round their ankles is somewhat cool, and think that its funny to call people hoes and bitches, a lesson, then I think that a "little" 50's police brutality would do a bit of good.

That and he couldn't catch up to my bike

[Ocean1]

Have a look at a programme called Life on Mars. A 21st century british cop woke up one day and found himself in the 1970s. He can't believe the staggering difference between then and now. In one episode a 70s cop got a confession by battering a suspect with a phone book. Everyone else seemed to think it was routine.

Go back to the old days if you want, but remember that the old days weren't always that good.

You do know it's fiction, dude, eh?

One thing about the old days; a genuinely bad cop didn't last long in a small community. In the cities then, as now they've got the advantage of herd protection and the lack of community you find in high population densities.

It's must be a bastard failing to get a conviction when you know it's kosher, but telling porkies to make up for bad luck or poor police work in the age of smart-phones and GPS is plain dumb. Telling porkies when you know it ain't kosher isn't just dumb, it's criminal.

[scumdog]

One thing about the old days; a genuinely bad cop didn't last long in a small community. In the cities then, as now they've got the advantage of herd protection and the lack of community you find in high population densities.

It's must be a bastard failing to get a conviction when you know it's kosher, but telling porkies to make up for bad luck or poor police work in the age of smart-phones and GPS is plain dumb. Telling porkies when you know it ain't kosher isn't just dumb, it's criminal.

I've no need to tell porkies even if the 'innocent' person does - I know he'll screw up again in the future....with a bit of luck he will screw-up with his porkies anyway.

[scumdog]

Anyways i did little spin up on gravel when i left just say yeah right officer i cant drive ;-(

so it was YOU i had a cop tell me about giving somebody a ticket and this dude that got the ticket then spun it up on the gravel and the cop telling me the story said like that bozo sure couldn't drive and he was right!

[actungbaby]

yes i agree they behaviour is bad.. i always talked to everone as you liked to be spoken too easy to follow

and police officers are people , in fact i got caught driving mate home to his house on my restricted i was 40 at the time
always had bikes and had no rego just lasped and was going about 7 kph over in town

he let me of as was just polite as normal and owned up i just done wrong thing was understanding i mean dumb enough to do the same thing again i got fines...but fair engough we all know the laws

If it can teach the tweens that think that having their pants round their ankles is somewhat cool, and think that its funny to call people hoes and bitches, a lesson, then I think that a "little" 50's police brutality would do a bit of good.

That and he couldn't catch up to my bike

[actungbaby]

if was blue mx5 1990 model between pammy and auckland hehe maybe

and u be bozo in the falcon hehe

i can drive just fine i had muftie police dog handler ute following me around twisting roads coming back from
shannon when had some reall corners then and kept just on 100kph all the way right behind me , only lifted once and car
got tiny bit unstelted so just sqwezed peddle back fine , must admit was commodore and they chould drive
i was in car like only 1000kg

am not racing driver never whould be but i can drive safely just fine never had accident in 8 years driving my little mx 5
and done numerous trips to auckland and back in some heavy rain, i even driven to auckland back
in the same day , gone to concert Blondie and driven right back gone to work few hours later

call mr bozo so stick that in your pipe smoke it stranger doesint even know me
merry xmas to you too

so it was YOU i had a cop tell me about giving somebody a ticket and this dude that got the ticket then spun it up on the gravel and the cop telling me the story said like that bozo sure couldn't drive and he was right!

[red mermaid]

Must have been a real dodgy ticket this one...I wonder who wrote it?

http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-stan...to-pay-officer