Better not be one of you

[Lou Girardin]

What we need is a "P" scare... i.e. put the word out there's P been made, but one of the "chemists" didn't know what they were doing and there's been a couple of PAINFUL deaths where the user simply swelled up, multiple organ failure and slowly suffocated.

You mean like the 'paraquat in the dope' scare of the 70's?
That worked

[Lou Girardin]

Please explain to me, how the no seatbelt ticket you gave my dad (on a pension) when he got back in his car and shifted it 6 feet to a carkpark with some money left on it made us all safer?

I guess he COULD have collided with the meter.

PS. There is no way you could reach 300 k's on Greenlane Rd and live longer than 10 seconds. I think this cop needs retraining on laser usage. Or was it an "estimate", based on his years of experience seeing vehicles travelling at 250 plus k's?

[Grahameeboy]

Mikey I will pray for you................

[Grahameeboy]

Get off this Police shit stuff guys...they are doing their job. We all have targets at work and if they just gave out more warnings or just did nothing and they would stand out come review time and this affects their livelihoods.

Yes , like all jobs there are dickheads so why are you so niave to expect that all Police Officers should be 100% perfect when there are site members who do not fit that attitude.

We should all look at ourselves before we judge others.....

Sorry for rant.

[Lou Girardin]

If you're going to enforce pissant laws with pedantic zeal, you will get bagged for it.
And because they are in a position of power, they have to maintain higher standards than the rest of society. Not engaging in gangbangs with 18 year old girls is a good start.

[Finn]

Not engaging in gangbangs with 18 year old girls is a good start.

No Lou, that was a PR strategy by the recruitment office to get more applicants.

[Grahameeboy]

If you're going to enforce pissant laws with pedantic zeal, you will get bagged for it.
And because they are in a position of power, they have to maintain higher standards than the rest of society. Not engaging in gangbangs with 18 year old girls is a good start.

Reading this , I actually feel sorry for you Lou......................I will pray for you.

[Grahameeboy]

No Lou, that was a PR strategy by the recruitment office to get more applicants.

Don't encourage him...........ya know he is self motivated......or is that just a flowery word for 'W!@#ker'

[Lou Girardin]

Reading this , I actually feel sorry for you Lou......................I will pray for you.

I actually feel sorry for Louise Nicholas. Why don't you save that prayer for her.

[Stevo]

I didn't give your dad a ticket and I don't care that he got one.

This is what I was referring to.
A rather carefree attitude when it comes to handing out tickets, to anyone and everyone, and not really giving a f*ck!

Rightly or wrongly, I believe when the cop goes back to his car to check the licence details etc with base, perhaps he/she should ask if the driver in question has had a ticket in the last 10-15 years. If the answer is no, and the infringement is minor, then just give them a warning. THEN all the citizens who have been so well behaved for most of their driving lives won't be so horribly offended with petty policing.

For instance my father got a ticket 18months ago for 112kms/h, (his first ticket since he was 21 (some time ago now) and made to feel like a criminal.

Unfortunately the above wouldn't help me any, but the next generation of New Zealanders is just going to grow old living with demerits, periodically. But at least the current older generation could be shown a little respect.

Do you know what respect is Spudchucka? Show some, and hell one day ya might get some. I wise fella once told me "what goes around comes around".

[Stevo]

If what she is saying happened it is disgusting and repulsive and those men should never have worn the uniform.

True. I agree none of us are perfect, least of all me. But unlike the Auditor General these guys (if indeed guilty) can't just say it was an error in judgement. Time will tell. Not the kind of publicity NZ Police want though. Worst job in this country must be the Chief of .

[spudchucka]

This is what I was referring to.
A rather carefree attitude when it comes to handing out tickets, to anyone and everyone, and not really giving a f*ck!

Not At all. I warn more speeders than I give tickets to, I give compliance on expired WOF, rego and drivers licences but I actively target any dangerous manner of driving and dangerous vehicles. However one area that I show no compassion at all on is the wearing of seatbelts.

If you aren't wearing it you get a ticket, I don't care who you are, what your driving record is or what your excuse is. I've seen too many broken bodies to care what you or anyone else thinks about it. I've lost count of the bodies I've had to clean up in the mortuary, trying to make them presentable to the relatives who have the grissly task of identifying their expired loved one.

Do you want to come along next time? Even better, would you like to come and witness the post mortem and see for yourself the internal damage done to fools who don't wear their seatbelts.

Rightly or wrongly, I believe when the cop goes back to his car to check the licence details etc with base, perhaps he/she should ask if the driver in question has had a ticket in the last 10-15 years. If the answer is no, and the infringement is minor, then just give them a warning. THEN all the citizens who have been so well behaved for most of their driving lives won't be so horribly offended with petty policing.

I do that now. Not 10 - 15 years back but as far as I'm concerned if they have demerits on their licence then they aren't learning from the previous experiences and they can keep collecting them till their licence gets removed.

If their licence is clean then 90% of the time they get a warning.

For instance my father got a ticket 18months ago for 112kms/h, (his first ticket since he was 21 (some time ago now) and made to feel like a criminal.

Again, it wasn't from me so don't give me grief about it. If it had been me I wouldn't have bothered puling him over.

Unfortunately the above wouldn't help me any, but the next generation of New Zealanders is just going to grow old living with demerits, periodically. But at least the current older generation could be shown a little respect.

Show respect - sure, no problem. Let off every driving offence because they are old - no way.

Do you know what respect is Spudchucka? Show some, and hell one day ya might get some.

Know it well and dispense it liberally where its deserved.

I wise fella once told me "what goes around comes around".

That guy has been a friend of mine for many years and he hasn't failed me yet.

[Grahameeboy]

I actually feel sorry for Louise Nicholas. Why don't you save that prayer for her.

I would have a specific pray for you and every Sunday I say a pray for everyone.......that do ya......or I could feel sorry for myself like you do and pray for me too......so my prayer will be to help you see through things and spread a little more love...

[Lou Girardin]

If what she is saying happened it is disgusting and repulsive and those men should never have worn the uniform.

I dont see how that is really related to this subject though apart from being a dig at Police.

Lou wernt you a traffic cop once? or is that a rumour?

About living longer than ten seconds..he nearly got taken out three times, i have now seen the video and all i can say is that its pretty amazing.

He had decided that him getting away was more important than anything else.

Whether it was rape or not, three adult cops (at least one with a partner and kids) took advantage of, and exploited an 18 year old girl. In a particularly disgusting manner as well. From a purely moral persppective, these guys weren't fit to wear the uniform, much less reach Asst Commissioner.
So my comment was directed at Grahameeboy, not your lot this time.
Because other people need his prayers more than me.

And yes, I was a MOT cop on Auck motorways for 7 years. 1977 - 1984.
That experience is part of why I am critical of this new style of traffic policing.

[Grahameeboy]

[QUOTE=Lou Girardin]Whether it was rape or not, three adult cops (at least one with a partner and kids) took advantage of, and exploited an 18 year old girl. In a particularly disgusting manner as well. From a purely moral persppective, these guys weren't fit to wear the uniform, much less reach Asst Commissioner.
So my comment was directed at Grahameeboy, not your lot this time.
Because other people need his prayers more than me.

And yes, I was a MOT cop on Auck motorways for 7 years. 1977 - 1984.
That experience is part of why I am critical of this new style of traffic policing.QUOTE]

Hey I said I will pray for you.......but you will have to stand in line cause that is what happens to naughty boys.

22 years ago.......geeze....I know don't tell me it was different in those days......yawn....

Lou it is good that you have a focus I guess.....but come on focus on something more important....other than hammering the Police at EVERY opportunity.......

Putting all that aside, my beer treat soon eh?