Damn Damn Damn Damn

**wkid_one** · 28th February 2004, 14:14

Agree with Lou and JR - not illegal to own one - and having one sitting on your dash board doesn't necessary mean you were using it. Provided it is turned off by the time you are pulled over - he hasn't got a s h i t show of proving he didn't ping you because of the jammer - let alone proving you were speeding in the first place

**Wenier** · 28th February 2004, 15:38

Yea every cop should just about no wut a jammer looks like so should most people the idea really is to build it into the structure of your vehicle as best as possible that way it wont b as easily notice by a policemen when pulled over.

**sAsLEX** · 28th February 2004, 16:30

Now here is one for the law buffs.

A mate got caught under the new Boy racer act and was given a ticket with demerits included which pushed him over the magic 100 mark. He thought he had been charged unfairly so took the case to court and go it dismissed, yet the demerits were still added to his total and he lost his licence.
His dad was rather angry at this so tried to get them taken off to no avail.

Can they do this??

**Lou Girardin** · 28th February 2004, 17:31

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Now here is one for the law buffs.

A mate got caught under the new Boy racer act and was given a ticket with demerits included which pushed him over the magic 100 mark. He thought he had been charged unfairly so took the case to court and go it dismissed, yet the demerits were still added to his total and he lost his licence.
His dad was rather angry at this so tried to get them taken off to no avail.

Can they do this??

No, demerits only apply on conviction.
They need to get a good lawyer.
Lou

**marty** · 28th February 2004, 20:33

did he get an infringment for something else (like breaching his restricted - 25 demerits) and only get off the boy racer charge?

**wkid_one** · 29th February 2004, 08:23

I agree with Marty.......

No charges apply if the conviction is overturned. He must have picked demerits up for some other breach...

**Wenier** · 29th February 2004, 14:18

yea he must have got the demerits from something else otherwise the cops have made a mistake and will have to take them off.

The boy racer law is actually pretty shit in the way that it has been written in that if you take it to court there is usually a loop hole in the law so you can get off the charge, unless you get caught doing a skid then your gonna get charged. things like excessive acceleration and noise are actually quite easy to get off

**pete376403** · 29th February 2004, 16:43

Originally Posted by spudchucka

They don't have to show you the readout or even lock the speed on. Just seeing the readout and identifying the offending vehicle is sufficient.

Given the well-known "integrity" of some of the Pleece Farce, this means there is every opportunity for a cop to write out tickets to make quota, regardless of whether the victim was speeding or not. And ally this with the courts belief that the Police are always right, is there any wonder that the revenue being brought in by tickets is going through the roof?

**Wenier** · 29th February 2004, 18:05

ahh i think the answer is no there isnt any wonder everyone knows they are doing it and hate them for it.

Now i wonder if any cops would be reading this forum and taking notice of the amount of dislike that is put on all cops from the general public

**k14** · 29th February 2004, 18:50

Nope, i know this case. The reason he got the ticket was for doing a wheelspin when he was doing a u-turn in the wet. Not sure how much of a wheelie he did but it cant have been too major. The LTSA wouldnt budge an inch and he has lost his licence for 3 months.

He also had to go to court to get a special work licence (or whatever you call it).

Such a load of bullshit.

**pete376403** · 29th February 2004, 18:50

And don't I just laugh out loud when I hear of some event and "the police are asking the help of the public in identifying....etc". Treat all motorists (bikes AND cars) like a cash cow then come asking for help to do their job.

**marty** · 29th February 2004, 19:57

Originally Posted by Wenier

Now i wonder if any cops would be reading this forum and taking notice of the amount of dislike that is put on all cops from the general public

there's probably more than a few, and they're probably thinking that there are some real wankers talking some absolute shit on here too

**dangerous** · 29th February 2004, 21:09

Originally Posted by marty

there's probably more than a few, and they're probably thinking that there are some real wankers talking some absolute shit on here too

Well marty, 'then good on em' even though they are only doing there job and doing as they are told, to me (I hope the minority not majority) are the "real wankers"

Case in hand: Some friends (Mr, Mrs, & 2 kids) were out for tea the other night he had a couple of drinks she did not, They were pulled over-breath tested- and she (the driver) was told by a young up himself full of shit look at me I'm a cop attude "thats a FAIL...........if you are a youth" Well is there any need for that?
You can imagine how she felt when he said 'fail' how would she get the kids to school etc and that gut felling.
This cop could tell that she was no youth I recon he said this to show of his misrible powers This sort of thing has you respecting them EVEN LESS