Police working to a quota?? Surely not...

[Grahameeboy]

Its not about revenue gathering or road safety, its all about getting more tickets than your colleagues so that you can make them shout the first round at the policemans ball!

Right..that is more acceptable......now when is the ball???

[eliot-ness]

Its not about revenue gathering or road safety, its all about geting more tickets than your colleagues so that you can make them shoot the first round at the policemans balls!

Sounds a bit drastic!!

[Skytwr]

First off there is no quota, I can issue as many notices as I like.

Now that i have your attention here is the way i see it.

I am in traffic enforcement and enjoy it. Reason being, how do your burglars, rapist and all other shitheads get around, they bloody drive. Do they walk down the road with your tv, video and other items in their car, NO.

I have had more arrest of burglars and other serious offenders than some of my mates on the front line. Why because I am mobile and can be anywhere at anytime as i have a set area but can cover other areas when required.

good to have a debate over these topics as it keeps everybody on their toes.

[spudchucka]

We have on this site a number of members who are police oficers. They have various commented that they apply discretion and common sense in their policing actvities, statements borne out by their general attitude. So it is clearly possible for individual officers to override or disregard any over zealous orders from on high

There is also more than sufficient evidence of other police officers whose attitudes are markedly different.

Now, the question is, if the KB coppers can behave decently, then why cannot the others.

So, as Mr WINJA says, the finger cannot only be pointed at "the bosses" or "the government". Clearly it is they who set the tone, but it is individual coppers who choose to go along with it. Our own members evidence that despite the bosses or overnment, it is the individual who chooses to be a cunt, or not.

I haven't written anyone a ticket for about two months simply because I haven't come across anyone that deserved one. Nobody is telling me to get my ticket count up!

The meat-head who wrote that memo suggested that his his minions should target speed in road work areas to get there ticket counts up before the close of for the financial year. Personally I think that stinks and the public have every reason to bitch about the attitude it represents.

However, I have spoken to a few cops that work in the HP group in question and the tell me that this attitude isn't typical????? Believe it or not, thats up to you but even the area commander was on the news tonight saying it was BS. I think the author of that memo is going to have a bit of explaining to do on Monday.

[spudchucka]

Right..that is more acceptable......now when is the ball???

Its a secret!!

[spudchucka]

Sounds a bit drastic!!

Thats naughty, you don't work for the media do ya, miss-quoting like that I'd say you may have missed your calling!

"Occupation: Retired."

Retired what?

[eliot-ness]

Thats naughty, you don't work for the media do ya, miss-quoting like that I'd say you may have missed your calling!

"Occupation: Retired."

Retired what?

Editor!!!!!!!!!!!!

[igor]

The meat-head who wrote that memo suggested that his his minions should target speed in road work areas to get there ticket counts up before the close of for the financial year. Personally I think that stinks and the public have every reason to bitch about the attitude it represents.

I think it is just typical of the quality of all the staff in the District the "meat-head" is from.

whadda reckon spuddy

[MattRSK]

Why not just target young guys. Even if they are not doing anything wrong. I have been issued an $800 ticket for something I have had no part in doing. So a big Fuck You to the cop who pulled me up.

[spudchucka]

I think it is just typical of the quality of all the staff in the District the "meat-head" is from.

whadda reckon spuddy

Yeah except most of us can't read so memos are useless and the bosses have to follow us around with tazers to encorouge ticket writing.

They never said WHO the trial was going to be on...... did they?

[spudchucka]

Editor!!!!!!!!!!!!

Figures!!!!!!!

[eliot-ness]

Figures!!!!!!!

Nah.. Books.

[igor]

I think it is just typical of the quality of all the staff in the District the "meat-head" is from.

whadda reckon spuddy

Uncle ALAN the STOREY teller will like that

[Timber020]

I have friends who work in all the wrong and right places. If you want to bitch about all the speeding tickets, is the fucking LTNZ that you should be bitching about, they are after returns for the money that they put into land transport in various form, they are the ones that are pressuring the police from what I understand.

Not the police, they are just following orders from the LTNZ

[WINJA]

I have friends who work in all the wrong and right places. If you want to bitch about all the speeding tickets, is the fucking LTNZ that you should be bitching about, they are after returns for the money that they put into land transport in various form, they are the ones that are pressuring the police from what I understand.

Not the police, they are just following orders from the LTNZ

LIKE THOSE GUYS GASSING JEWS WERE JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS