Are the NZ police for real?

[Zedder]

Yeah its strange, ive not been attacked by the Police yet either.

Maybe we're part of a generation that miraculously escaped the rampant police brutality that some people believe is out there.

Anyway, I've just got back from a ride north and have survived any form of government oppression (apart from on road costs) that I know of, or any other threats for that matter, although I did pass a herd of belligerent looking alpacas near Dairy Flat.

A great ride out and I'm looking forward to many more now I'm back in the country.

[SPman]

..... although I did pass a herd of belligerent looking alpacas near Dairy Flat.

Gotta watch out for those Alpacas....an angry Bull Alpaca is a fearsome animal .....true!

[Tazz]

Too right!

If something has never happened to you/in front of you, how could it have ever happened/be happening at all

[SPman]

The Police are generally pretty good, as are motorcyclists, because very rarely do you see any bikers in the wrong.

sort of reminds me of Boris.....

I know this may wound some of the sensitive, limpid-eyed souls among you, but we are not one big happy motorcycling family. We are not brothers of the handlebars, and we are not some cheery fraternity of two-wheeled stallions rumbling down the highway of life.
A valid argument could be mounted that once, around the time that mastodons bristled with the spears of the Neanderthal hunters, we were indeed some kind of brotherhood. A weird commonality bound us together, and it was a time when the motorcycle called to only a chosen few.
Then what happened? Lots of things, actually. Not the least of which was the formation of various volunteer-based organisations that set themselves up as representatives of the whole. And, as is the case with all such creations, they invariably became peopled with committee-loving creatures who actually represented nothing but their own interests and views and liked nothing more than to attend meetings.
There was a push to make motorcycling socially acceptable and respectable.
There was drive to make motorcycling more accessible.
And as these insipid opinions began to gain traction with the policy makers and government myrmidons, so did it come to pass.
In a few short years, the very essence of motorcycling became diluted, neutered and to a great degree became some kind of sad imitation of what it once was.
And then it began to fragment, which was exactly what was always going to happen. The purity and truth and validity of riding became some idiotic scramble for broader social acceptance................................

.....................................a vast and very disparate group of 11,000-odd motorcyclist gathered in the space of two weeks. There were bone fide outlaws, commuters, HOG members, racers, scratchers, learners, tourers, dirt-riders, and crusty old bastards who had been riding since the Roman Empire marched its legions across the world.
And they had nothing at all in common.
Hell, they didn’t even like each other.
The motorcycle did not bind them with commonality!

Which is, of course why we all bitch at each other like querulous old Hyenas.......


http://www.bikeme.tv/index.php/democracy-sucks/

[Zedder]

Gotta watch out for those Alpacas....an angry Bull Alpaca is a fearsome animal .....true!

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind if I find myself inadvertantly in a field with one of them.

I've been working in WA over the last 5 years off and on and have had a few interesting encounters with wildlife.

Been attacked by a kangaroo once, the bloody things are vicious and I'd certainly not advise taking one on. Water buffalo are very dangerous as well and kill quite a few people. Also, I've had a few snake frights but all in all, still enjoy going there.

[Zedder]

Too right!

If something has never happened to you/in front of you, how could it have ever happened/be happening at all

If something is supposedly as rampant as it's made out to be then it would have been experienced at some time.

[Tazz]

If something is supposedly as rampant as it's made out to be then it would have been experienced at some time.

Yeah I guess because you haven't heard much about it that's a fair call. I'll just go back to being sick with this rampant bird flu epidemic that is killing us all...

I hear your point, but I've come across people that shouldn't be cops, who most unfortunately are, and they can tend to be heavy handed. Bear in mind these dudes are pretty much running in and whacking over a bunch of kids when this sort of thing happens, takes a real man to do that (and no not all cops are bad/not suited to their job, but the ones that are should be held accountable)

[Katman]

Maybe we're part of a generation that miraculously escaped the rampant police brutality that some people believe is out there.

I don't think anyone's necessarily suggesting there's a problem with rampant police brutality.

The fact is though, there should be zero police brutality.

[husaberg]

I don't think anyone's necessarily suggesting there's a problem with rampant police brutality.

The fact is though, there should be zero police brutality.

Err shouldn't there also be no murders, no assaults and so forth as well then.
I am picking there is a lot more criminal offending that is gotten away with than there is actual cases of police brutality.

I also agree with you about whether there is an actual problem with rampant over zealous violence from the police.
They are likely far to busy filling the ticket quota

[Akzle]

The Police are generally pretty good, as are motorcyclists, because very rarely do you see any bikers in the wrong.

have they changed your meds? Did you play with nuclear waste?
Your retard level is down, and your trulz level is up...

[Zedder]

I don't think anyone's necessarily suggesting there's a problem with rampant police brutality.

The fact is though, there should be zero police brutality.

Well, some people think there's enough of a problem with police brutality etc to do this: http://nzpca.co.nz/police-brutality-in-new-zealand/

[G4L4XY]

September 5, 2009.

4 years later wow

[unstuck]

[craigdek]

Ok no comment. I have seen way worse where I come from.

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[scumdog]

have they changed your meds? Did you play with nuclear waste?
Your retard level is down, and your trulz level is up...

ALMOST a sensible reply. Almost.