Another cop bashing thread

**Lou Girardin** · 18th August 2006, 11:17

Back to bashing cops, I've just read of a truckie having dangerous driving charges dismissed. He was on SH2 the 'killer highway' when his trailer unit rolled on a corner and hit an on-coming car, killing the driver.
An investigation showed that a trailer tyre had blown and that one of the spring leaves had snapped just prior to the accident. But, because he had stated he'd taken a 75km/h corner at between 76 and 80 km/h, he was charged.
So we have drivers causing injury not charged and innocent drivers being charged.
I wonder if, one day, could we get some bloody consistancy from the Police?

**Squeak the Rat** · 18th August 2006, 11:39

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Back to bashing cops, I've just read of a truckie having dangerous driving charges dismissed. He was on SH2 the 'killer highway' when his trailer unit rolled on a corner and hit an on-coming car, killing the driver.
An investigation showed that a trailer tyre had blown and that one of the spring leaves had snapped just prior to the accident. But, because he had stated he'd taken a 75km/h corner at between 76 and 80 km/h, he was charged.
So we have drivers causing injury not charged and innocent drivers being charged.
I wonder if, one day, could we get some bloody consistancy from the Police?

Glad he got let off..... Has your workmate taken this any further or is it a lost cause? (hope he's recovering well)

**Lou Girardin** · 18th August 2006, 11:43

Originally Posted by Squeak the Rat

Glad he got let off..... Has your workmate taken this any further or is it a lost cause? (hope he's recovering well)

The insurance co is following it up, but I doubt if they'll be as diligent as he would be.
He's badly bruised and hobbling around, but otherwise OK.

**Patrick** · 18th August 2006, 19:38

Yeah... better to bitch and moan instead of doing anything about it ay?

**Lou Girardin** · 19th August 2006, 09:05

Originally Posted by Patrick

Yeah... better to bitch and moan instead of doing anything about it ay?

Not everyone can be bothered. Apathy is our national sport. It's probably just as well or you guys would spend your lives in court.

**Indiana_Jones** · 19th August 2006, 12:07

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Originally Posted by Indiana_Jones

Fuck tha Po-lice!

-Indy

**scumdog** · 19th August 2006, 23:02

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Not everyone can be bothered. Apathy is our national sport. It's probably just as well or you guys would spend your lives in court.

Who cares, the pay is the same whether we are in court or not and we wouldn't have to deal with golf-club wielding p-addicts and other assorted nasty trash of society.

**inlinefour** · 20th August 2006, 01:12

Originally Posted by scumdog

Who cares, the pay is the same whether we are in court or not and we wouldn't have to deal with golf-club wielding p-addicts and other assorted nasty trash of society.

I had an incident up north with a couple of these sorts of individual. Had to talk them down until the Police arrived and took over. I deal with a fair bit of shit in my line of work, but nothing compared to what the Police get to sort out...