Better not be one of you

[EZAS]

If we had that attitude of put up with it or bugger off there would be no cops or people in other hard working positions as there would be no hope of improving your career choice.

Yea .. You're so right, it's always better to be the boss than to work for one

I'd just prefer that if people had such bad issues with there jobs then leave, or try and actually push for better positions, better pay, better working conditions. Not to tell everyone and anyone how hard it is to be a cop, personally I don't find issueing grandmas doing 60k in a 50k a very hard job at all.

If you want to work with the scum of the country (ie police working with criminals all day everyday), I believe that a police officers impression and understanding of society would be flawed. "Suspecting the worst"

I respect (not like) policeman for there job and role in society cos its a job that I rate as high as a toilet cleaner.

[scumdog]

Yea .. You're so right, it's always better to be the boss than to work for one

I'd just prefer that if people had such bad issues with there jobs then leave, or try and actually push for better positions, better pay, better working conditions. Not to tell everyone and anyone how hard it is to be a cop, personally I don't find issueing grandmas doing 60k in a 50k a very hard job at all.

If you want to work with the scum of the country (ie police working with criminals all day everyday), I believe that a police officers impression and understanding of society would be flawed. "Suspecting the worst"

I respect (not like) policeman for there job and role in society cos its a job that I rate as high as a toilet cleaner.

I never knew it was rated as high as a toilet cleaner!

The onlt reason I mention any negative aspects of my job is just to let people know "hey, it's not JUST issuing Grandmas tickets for doing 60 in a 50"
- as if I've ever done THAT)

"Suspecting the worst' - mate, sometimes it's what helps us to survive.

[Merwood]

OMFG!!11oneeleven
CALL TEH CARE POLICE : NINE WHINE WHINE

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[scumdog]

OMFG!!11oneeleven
CALL TEH CARE POLICE : NINE WHINE WHINE

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.../---( @ )====+===( @ )--/

Seems a bit repetetive, a bit repetetive, a bit repetitive....

Do you have a rubber stamp of the above??

[Toast]

The speed limit is 50k an hour, 65 is too fast though i do think that some areas in auckland should be a faster speed. The only problem is that if you want to set a speed limit higher say for example on tamaki drive, people will drive 10k over that so you do have to keep it at 50 k a hour.

Saying that people will just do 10 over and that makes it bad is bs. How about some of the industrial areas around Akl which are two lanes wide with few side roads and good vision...like around East Tamaki...set the speed limit to 70, watch them do the 80, and it's still pretty safe. The 10 over thing is a given.

The speed campaign does work despite what your saying, the road toll has come down substaintially over recent years. I do believe you are right in that currently it is over zealous and some of the assests could be used towards more general crime.

The roads in this country are rubbish i agree but that is not the main reason for crashes, its poor driving, alcohol and mostly, speed.

I'm glad that you can admit that the speed campaign is over zealous...but put a few statisticians in a room with the raw data on the road toll, and I can almost guarantee that you won't get a unanimous decision that the speed campaign works.

And how does handing out fines improve someone's use of vision, perceptive ability, car control, reading of the road conditions, distance judgement, reaction times, etc?

They say that speed is a factor in x% of crashes. There are many other factors, lack of skills probably covering most of them...so why only try to change the speed in future? Lou can answer that one, and I probably won't disagree...

Having said all that, please don't accuse me of hating cops. I don't. I've met some cunts, really small minded cunts. They are the minority though, and I wouldn't judge one that way until he proves himself so. I've got a heap of respect for your class of cop D50, dealing with the shit you do. Keep up the good work, I respect what you do, but don't use the fact that you deal with real shit to defend a limp, lazy, two-faced campaign on speed.

[Finn]

The association is pushing, they finally got us time and a half for working statutory holidays.

The Police were the only institution to challenge the law that time and a half must be paid to their employee's on public holidays. They lost but appealed, not because they thought they could win, but because the money set aside for the holiday pay was making good interest and they wanted to hang onto it as long as possible.

Even if i was on traffic i dont think there would be many grandmothers doing 60 in a 50, there are always idiots going way to fast in residential areas in circumstances where that cant totally control though.


Maybe that lets you understand what the mindset is of the movers and shakers who run us are like.

Fuck this really pisses me off. This hypocritial government forces it ideoligy onto the private sector and thinks they are exempt.

A coup is long overdue.

[Swoop]

I never knew it was rated as high as a toilet cleaner!

People should remember that toilet cleaners are top of the list of important people!

From past experience with employers, if the boss is away the place runs fine (often much better), HOWEVER if the toilet cleaner or the person who makes the tea is away all hell breaks loose!!!

[marty]

i've always wondered about the sensibility of the tea maker and the toilet cleaner being the same person......

[spudchucka]

Fuck this really pisses me off. This hypocritial government forces it ideoligy onto the private sector and thinks they are exempt.

A coup is long overdue.

It was nothing to do with the Govt, it was purely the police delaying the inevitable for as long as possible. For what reason, who would know, presumably just to hang onto the $$$$ for as long as possible.

[spudchucka]

It was the interest spud, they money had already been drawn out and deposited, they wanted to hold onto the interest as long as possible.

I guess we all know that was what it was all about. Still, the back pay will be nice, when they eventually get around to coughing up.

[Finn]

It was nothing to do with the Govt, it was purely the police delaying the inevitable for as long as possible. For what reason, who would know, presumably just to hang onto the $$$$ for as long as possible.

Okay, but if the private sector tried that one on, we'd get hung.

[spudchucka]

Okay, but if the private sector tried that one on, we'd get hung.

The employer would be taken to the employment court, which is exactly what happened to the police and they lost. They began an appeal to the high court but the appeal was withdrawn once a suitable agreement was established between the police and the police association.

[Stevo]

Meant to have 3 gdb - got 2, meant to have 3 STU - got two
2 of 3 CIB types away on leave/courses.
2 outstations on long service leave
I cover area 45km X 140km solo fairlt frequently.

Yup, overpaid and overstaffed.

And love the job, you meet the nicest types (Can't speak for the workmates but ).

Nice one!
With police it is only a select few who wind the public up with petty actions, and stoopid judgement. School teachers are much worse. Some of the most immature and petty people I came across at secondary school were teachers. Not that some students were nearly as bad, but they are not setting the example. Dreading the day I have to go to secondary school for parent teacher interviews. Had a few very good teachers, but they seemed outnumbered by dipsticks. And we all know what dipsticks are good for!!!

[Stevo]

An email I got espescially for all the police out there. Thought Scumdog might enjoy this......





Good, Better, Best


GOOD


A Central Otago Traffic Patrol Cop watching for speeders, but wasn't getting many.

Then he discovered the problem a 12-year-old boy was standing up the road with a hand painted sign, which read "RADAR TRAP AHEAD."

The officer then found a young accomplice down the road with a sign reading "TIPS" and a bucket full of money.

(And we used to just sell lemonade!)


BETTER


A motorist was mailed a picture of his car speeding through an automated

radar post in Central Otago with a Fine of $160 included.

Being cute, he sent the police department a picture of $160

The police responded with another mailed photo of handcuffs.


BEST


A young woman was pulled over for speeding.

As a Central Otago Cop walked to her car window, flipping open his ticket

book, she said, "I bet you are going to sell me a ticket to the Central Otago Police Ball."

He replied, "Central OtagoPolice don't have balls."

There was a moment of silence while she smiled, and he realized what he'd just said.

He then closed his book, got back in his patrol car and left.

She was laughing too hard to start her car.

[scumdog]

Yeah, got it at work about a week or so ago. (I feel it has also appeared as "A California Traffic Cop..." etc. - sounds like it came from Readers Digest).