what the hell!?

[alastabesta]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/st...ectID=10352806

this country's police force has some of the most screwed up policies I have ever heard...

(no offence to the police officers, but just the people who makes all those policies...)
maybe abit extreme but it just sounds to me very very WRONG that a civilian can, in an indirect way, issue tickets to the general public

[TLDV8]

Here you go .... Click here

[Lou Girardin]

It's very cost effective. They don't even need to run a patrol car, just a cop and a pen.

[Ixion]

I don't approve of "dobbing" in general, and I'm not condoning it.


But - the practice is really no different to a lot of police procedure. A member of the public makes a statement that an offense has been committed, and is willing to swear to that in court. The police proceed on the basis of that information. No different to Percy Plonker running up to a copper "Please Mr Policeman, that guy over there just stole my wallet.He took the money out and threw the wallet awa. I saw him do it all, I'll testify in court". If the cop believes Percy he may arrest that guy over there and charge him with theft (or something) . Even though the cop didn't see the offence. Where's the difference ?.

In practice of course I imagine the police would be hesitant to arrest and charge on the basis of one persons unsupported statement. Comes down to one person's word against another's. But of course if one person is a motorcyclist - well we all know that motorcyclists have no credibility. Comes with the territory I'm afraid.

But I imagine that if the person in the cited case had stoutly denied everything, he might have heard no more of it. Never admit nothin