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

[Squeak the Rat]

In fact, you're all so on to it you'll probably be exempt from having to do the recruit course and just go straight to the coal face;

Probably a good thing - bypass the brainwashing

[Finn]

All you experts should join up, it would make a huge difference having a bunch of such enlightened experts in the force. In fact, you're all so on to it you'll probably be exempt from having to do the recruit course and just go straight to the coal face; "Here you go son, take this ticket book and go catch us some burglars"!

I'm not allowed to join. I asked once and they said "I don't think so Finn"

[The_Dover]

They don't take recruits with a criminal record or GCSE's do they?

[Indoo]

[Edit:] About 3 years ago there was a speight of about 5 armed robberies on banks in as many days within a couple of mile radius in Mt Eden. You would have thought by the sixth one the cops would have clicked and arranged a stake out or something, but no they got away.

I am sure that never occured to any of the detectives or intel analysts, what a ground breaking thought Sherlock. Because we all know that in Auckland Police are so overstaffed and detectives so underworked that they have the luxury to be able to stake out every bank in the Central Auckland area with armed staff.

Lemme guess your also one of the internet experts who spout off after every Police shooting, why didn't they just shoot him in leg?

[Squeak the Rat]

I am sure that never occured to any of the detectives or intel analysts, what a ground breaking thought Sherlock. Because we all know that in Auckland Police are so overstaffed and detectives so underworked that they have the luxury to be able to stake out every bank in the Central Auckland area with armed staff.

Lemme guess your also one of the internet experts who spout off after every Police shooting, why didn't they just shoot him in leg?

Thats the point. Where were the cops?

It was so obvious that it would happen again that the bank tellers were shit scared the day before the last robbery. The guy who served me said "I bet we are next". He was right.

$100 says that if i had driven 65km/hr up the road that day i would have got a speeding ticket from a police officer. Priorities huh?

BTW - when I talk about "the cops" it isn't usually aimed at individuals, rather the organisation. If you can't distinguish between the two then lets hope you don't make detective.

[Indoo]

BTW - when I talk about "the cops" it isn't usually aimed at individuals, rather the organisation. If you can't distinguish between the two then lets hope you don't make detective.

Clueless people spouting on like experts about something they have no clue about irritate me regardless of what or who they are talking about. I don't like Keith Locke either, so your not alone.

[Lou Girardin]

Spare us the under-staffed rubbish indoo, they can find them when they want to.

[Finn]

Thats the point. Where were the cops?

They were robbing the banks stupid. We know they are rapists so what makes you think they are not up to robbery?

[The_Dover]

Spare us the under-staffed rubbish indoo, they can find them when they want to.

Yeah, just look for the nearest gang bang.

[Squeak the Rat]

Clueless people spouting on like experts about something they have no clue about irritate me regardless of what or who they are talking about. I don't like Keith Locke either, so your not alone.

Yeah, ranks up there with people who fire personal insults behind the anonymity of the internet.

I am sure that never occured to any of the detectives or intel analysts, what a ground breaking thought Sherlock. Because we all know that in Auckland Police are so overstaffed and detectives so underworked that they have the luxury to be able to stake out every bank in the Central Auckland area with armed staff.

So you're saying that what I said occured to the analysts and detectives. And you're saying that I'm clueless? So if we thought the same things you are calling cops clueless? Good argument there....

[MWVT]

I'm going to be unpopular, but here goes:

We all accept that going slower, all other things being equal, means less people die.
However if we decide that we should minimize road deaths/injury as much as is possible, we are going to be setting some seriously low speed limits. Somewhere around the point where crash deaths balance with road rage deaths I reckon.

So bearing in mind that road deaths are going to occur whatever the speed limit, as a society we have to draw the line where we believe the cost in life and injury is worth it for the benefits (economic, social, quality of life, having fun etc.) I for one think the line could stand a few extra kms per hour under it.

I know this sounds brutal to those who have lost loved ones on the road (that includes me). But it's still what i think.

For me the bleating when one gets a ticket is silly (but completely understandable), we should be bleating about what the law says, because after all cops are just enforcing it. As we saw in snipers hijacked FFS thread, cops struggle to enforce laws that don't exist.
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[Indoo]

Spare us the under-staffed rubbish indoo, they can find them when they want to.

Thanks for enlightening me, I must have been dreaming then 3 years ago when we were considered extremely lucky to have one front line car and an enquiry car for the entire East Auckland area on a busy nightshift.

If we were that undermanned on the front line just how do you think they could spare enough detectives and plain cars to sufficiently stake out all banks in the central city area? Or would you rather they interupted and screwed up murder/rape investigations by pulling staff off those.

So you're saying that what I said occured to the analysts and detectives. And you're saying that I'm clueless? So if we thought the same things you are calling cops clueless? Good argument there....

What I'm saying is that obviously if they could they would have, but you seem to think its some kinda T.V series where Police actually have the resources and staff to do such thing. But hey keep thinking all cops are useless cos they failed to stake out every bank in Mt Eden back in the great armed robbery spree of 2002.

[Swoop]

Spare us the under-staffed rubbish indoo, they can find them when they want to.

Highschools now I guess...

[The_Dover]

Thanks for enlightening me, I must have been dreaming then 3 years ago when we were considered extremely lucky to have one front line car and an enquiry car for the entire East Auckland area on a busy nightshift.

Fuck, I bet that has increased a shit load now they've got a Dunkin Donuts drive-thru at Botany

But hey keep thinking all cops are useless cos they failed to stake out every bank in Mt Eden back in the great armed robbery spree of 2002.

It's not fucking Wall Street, how many banks are there in Mt Eden??

One pig with a box of Dunkin Donuts at each one, and those lovely little radios, could have his porcine friends there in a matter of minutes. And even if he got shot whilst waiting the others would still get the bad guys I imagine.

[Squeak the Rat]

What I'm saying is that obviously if they could they would have, but you seem to think its some kinda T.V series where Police actually have the resources and staff to do such thing. But hey keep thinking all cops are useless cos they failed to stake out every bank in Mt Eden back in the great armed robbery spree of 2002.

Yep, you obviously know what I'm thinking.

As explained, I am arguing about the organisation. And that is exactly the point of this thread: lack of resources, or more specifically where these resources are assigned.

Chill out and check out my earlier post where I was asking some one not to make it personal about indvidual coppas.