Wellington Bikers Be Warned

**Coldkiwi** · 28th January 2004, 17:09

slimy turds. why don't they go stop a burglary instead of skulking in the bushes (oh yes, thats right, it doesn't gather money)

I'm glad the jafa pigs haven't cottoned on to this level or sneakiness yet. *touch wood*

**Lou Girardin** · 28th January 2004, 18:09

Originally Posted by Coldkiwi

I'm glad the jafa pigs haven't cottoned on to this level or sneakiness yet. *touch wood*

Too late! Watch for filth in the flora along Quay St by the container terminal.
Lou

**Slingshot** · 28th January 2004, 21:19

slimy turds. why don't they go stop a burglary instead of skulking in the bushes (oh yes, thats right, it doesn't gather money)

I had a friend that had his house done over during the Christmas break. It took the fuzz 2 days to get there and fingerprint etc.

The most anoying thing was, when they called us and told us the news we went over to see how they were, about 2 minutes before their house there was a police check point with 2 patrol cars, they were there for at least 3 hours.
The next day we went back up to the house and sure enough...the fuzz was back at the checkpoint but they hadn't yet made it to check the house

**Lou Girardin** · 29th January 2004, 06:01

Be fair! They're under resourced.
Lou

**Slingshot** · 29th January 2004, 08:02

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Be fair! They're under resourced.
Lou

Yes, I realise that...but to have a couple of cop cars sitting literally 2 minutes from the scene of a crime yet it took them 2 days to get there. I realise that not all police are trained to deal with burglaries as well but they could have at least popped in.

I think the police could do a lot to improve their image.

**boris** · 29th January 2004, 19:30

today i saw three on Haywoods hill,thats from the top down to hutt m-way.Then i when over the rimatuckers (wrong spelling)and back into WGTN didn't see any until the cake tin and there was five or six.

**Lou Girardin** · 29th January 2004, 20:42

I was being facetious. Couldn't find the smilies
Lou

**mangell6** · 29th January 2004, 21:03

Originally Posted by Slingshot

I think the police could do a lot to improve their image.

As do a lot of Police. I know a number of policemen and in quiet conversations they are also concerned with the damage that the traffic policing is doing to what they term as 'real police work'.

But then their bosses boss wants the road toll

down.

Mike

**James Deuce** · 29th January 2004, 21:09

Originally Posted by mangell6

As do a lot of Police. I know a number of policemen and in quiet conversations they are also concerned with the damage that the traffic policing is doing to what they term as 'real police work'.

But then their bosses boss wants the road toll

down.

Mike

Then teach people how to control their vehicles adequately and how to drive for the conditions they face

It's real simple.

**riffer** · 30th January 2004, 07:36

Yesterday on the way to work three(!) on motorcycles came the opposite way (going north) to me just south of Moonshine Road bridge - 79UBA and a couple of mates - all going in excess of 120.

But then this morning, just south of Haywards, I was in the fast lane as usual, traffic doing about 120, me doing about 125-130, and an HP car came towards me on the other side of the road and flashed his headlights at me. I guess he was checking my speed and the light were to say "slow down buddy".

**Hitcher** · 30th January 2004, 07:41

I went for a toodle last night at about 10:00pm and there was a conurbation of constabulary by the Ngauranga underpass at the Hutt end of Old Hutt Road. They were very intent on something to do with their cop kit. Fascinating...

**Lou Girardin** · 30th January 2004, 11:31

Originally Posted by mangell6

But then their bosses boss wants the road toll
down.

Mike

No, the Police want Politicians happy with the revenue stream so that they get their budgets increased.
Lou

**mangell6** · 30th January 2004, 11:48

Lou,

That is what I said "But their bosses boss wants the road toll" Theys do wants the road toll, looks at how much collecting they do. Theys haves lots and lots of collectors in candy cars.

Maybe they think it is a lolly scramble.

Mike

**franco** · 30th January 2004, 12:28

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Be fair! They're under resourced.
Lou

Heh. About two months ago my flatmate (Stu) was driving his car down a very wide road which is quite twisty. (Brooklyn Hill). It was 6pm on a Sunday with like one other car on the road (opposite direction) at the time. Literally letting the car coast, and he was doing 62kph.

Anyway, he gets near the bottom, and low and behold there are no less than 3 cop cars and 6 officers at the bottom. They waved him over, and one of the cops asks the normal questions - did you know you were speeding? etc. Anyways it was a speeding ticket for Stu.

At this point, Stu thinks, why the hell are there like *6 cops* sitting here chatting away with each other, smiling, joking and looking as if they have nothing better to do, ticketing me for 62kph? He gets out and approaches the officer. Without Stu having said anything yet and the officer sees him approaching and says "you can't talk your way out of this one you are definitely getting a ticket".

Well Stu goes "Fair enough mate, but thats not why I want to talk to you. I want to ask why it's taking 6 cops sitting around doing nothing but chat and joke with each other, issuing speeding tickets on a stretch of road which has had next to no traffic on it for the last 10 min?"

He then asks the group what their average annual salaries are (no answer) so assumed $40K per annum and multiplied that number by 6. He asked why it was costing the taxpayer like $240K in annual wages for this obvious waste of taxpayer money.

The answer? Nothing, not a peep, they just stood there looking at each other with dumb expressions hoping someone else would say something. Stu took his ticket, walked back to his car, jumped in and drove away...

On ya mate.