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    Fucking cagers.

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    Had two in my street in the past month or so...was actually great to see

    ...I like it when they target drunk drivers

    Got stopped the last time with my rego out by a month or so(again!)....not a word was said, except "How's this gonna work with a helmet lol, thank you sir, you have a nice evening and thanks for not drink dri...riding"....

    Nothing but the finest service from our local ChCH popo, and it was all was served with a friendly smile

    ...I love to see professional & polite service

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ulsterkiwi View Post

    Police have a tough job and all and I know most are decent spuds but come on!!...a telling off even though the vehicle and driver are perfectly legal? Its not really the way to engender community spirit lads is it? Safer Communities Together, hmmm work on the community bit is required methinks.......
    Fucken harden up, some people are waaaayyy to precious!

    I got the same treatment tonight and thought 'meh, whatever'!
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    Quote Originally Posted by R650R View Post
    But that goes for any job and there are plenty of other people in jobs they don't like or weren't what they were promised but don't treat it as an excuse to treat joe public rudely.
    Police need to look at who they are hiring instead of grabbing every retired sportstar or club rugby player, there's too much emphasis on team players. What they really need is semi pyscotic people who've already experienced a breakdown of some sort who wont crack under pressure.
    There's been a culture shift as the police have gradually become militarized that everyone not in a blue uniform is potential enemy.
    Used to be always a smile and chit chat at checkpoints and they would even wave the trucks straight through without stopping.
    Now its the thousand yard stare of a shell shocked vet ordering you to say name and address instead of hows your day going?
    Yeah, sure like it's the first time they've had to deal with an agrieved 'innocent' driver....

    "I wasn't drinking,it's not my car, I've only had two drinks, I'm the sober driver...yadda-yada-yadda."

    Sorry, I know what you mean but sometimes you feel like saying "Whoa, I've had enough, fuck-off" after the gazillionth smart-arse behind the wheel that you've stopped.

    It grinds you down.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumph View Post
    Akzle....seen in the back window of an enormous Cadillac in Invercargill - "Jew Canoe".......
    the fuck that has to do with me?

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    Quote Originally Posted by scumdog View Post
    sometimes you feel like saying "Whoa, I've had enough, fuck-off" after the gazillionth smart-arse behind the wheel that you've stopped.
    im that guy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scumdog View Post
    Sorry, I know what you mean but sometimes you feel like saying "Whoa, I've had enough, fuck-off" after the gazillionth smart-arse behind the wheel that you've stopped.

    It grinds you down.
    Fair enough. Maybe its time under OSH that some sort of psychometric testing or monitoring was put in place to monitor happiness levels and redirect staff to appropriate situations.
    We had a case down here where an officer smashed the windscreen of a family car (2 adults and kids inside) with nightstick as they left a checkpoint. They thought they had been waved through not to stop etc and the cop at end thought differently.
    There were couple articles in paper but no follow up as to what happened.
    Now even if they had been a drunk driver the last thing you would want is a pursuit where the driver cant see properly through window....

    What gets me is at the checkpoints some will 'order' you to say name and address like your a criminal while others use the please count to ten request.
    I think if you implemented a dept wide change to only asking for the count to ten you would get better reception overall. I understand the benefit of name and address as you will catch wanted people from time to time though that but its time the dept thought of the bigger picture and keeping the public involved as partners.
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    Came through the same checkpoint. Mrs Berg was driving as I'd had a few. No worries for us and Mr policeman was very polite and friendly.
    Judging by the few cars heading back to the stn with people residing in the back they might have got a few.
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    Quote Originally Posted by R650R View Post
    What gets me is at the checkpoints some will 'order' you to say name and address like your a criminal while others use the please count to ten request.
    just say 'with protest and under duress'

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ulsterkiwi View Post
    He got a bit cross then and said "it should be on the car then"
    He just told you to breach the same piece of legislation that says you gotta have one in the 1st place... sounds like entrapment to me


    Quote Originally Posted by Akzle View Post
    just say 'with protest and under duress'
    It's usually them telling me I'm under duress'd... I'm wearing a helmet what more do they want!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Akzle View Post
    just say 'with protest and under duress'
    The law says they can require the name and address.

    When doing CBTs I always ask for the name and address into the machine as that is the only information I can legally require of a driver. If I asked them to count to ten and they said no, I'd just be having to demand the name and address anyway.

    I wish I had a dollar for every knob who thought it was the first time I had heard "Good afterbull Consternoon".

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    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    The law says they can require the name and address.
    *legislation.

    ('given the force of law')

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    Quote Originally Posted by Akzle View Post
    *legislation.

    ('given the force of law')
    You certainly have earned your black belt in pedantics!
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    Quote Originally Posted by scumdog View Post
    You certainly have earned your black belt in pedantics!
    catches out a few dumb cops alright!

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    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    The law says they can require the name and address.

    When doing CBTs I always ask for the name and address into the machine as that is the only information I can legally require of a driver. If I asked them to count to ten and they said no, I'd just be having to demand the name and address anyway.

    I wish I had a dollar for every knob who thought it was the first time I had heard "Good afterbull Consternoon".
    Just because you can doesn't mean you should. Your guys lives would be a lot easier if it went back to the old days of a more relaxed approach while achieving the same objective.
    If a driver refuses to count to ten then you can open a full can of legal whoop arse on him and ruin his night. But I think the instances of that would surely be lower if asked to count to ten nicely instead of a gruff impolite name and address demand.

    Used to work with couple guys who loved winding up you fellas at checkpoints. I'd daren't be behind them if I could avoid it but usually the officer was in such a state he'd wave me and the next half dozen vehicles straight thru.
    Their favourite gems were:
    Does your mother know your doing this for a living....
    And for name and address the other guy would say Mickey mouse, Disneyland.....

    The worst I'd ever say is to inform them they are violating OSH truck entry by not maintaining three points of contact while climbing up side of cab holding breathyliser thingy....
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