Police chief gets $120 fine for speeding - from stuff.co.nz

[Motoracer]

It’s OK to think outside the square. It wasn't my conclusion either but I thought I'd give another perspective just so that we aren't all lead to believe something, which may in fact be not entirely true.

[Two Smoker]

This kind of thing happens all the time, i know of one situation where a policeman pulled over his boss (both in police cars) and ticketed his boss for speeding (78 in a 50 i think, anyway it was reasonably high)....

In the end, the boss got a good bollocking from higher up, and had to pay the ticket.... And for the Constable that pulled him over....... Well my dad bought him a box of beers hehehe

[Hitcher]

I well remember the comparatively recent case of a Police Commissioner and his bit of skirt who got stopped by a young Constable who allegedly "forgot" to breathtest said Commissioner when confronted. The Commissioner in question shortly afterwards became an ex-Commissioner...

[Mongoose]

Is this from an inside source? Do we have another Mr ?

If what you say is true then it WAS all for show.

Maaaybe

[marty]

and the winner of today's lateral thought prize is........

[spudchucka]

idiots like this make it harder for the rest of the cops.
as if it isn't bad enough that they are seen as being 'overzealous revenue collectors' now they get to add 'hypocrite' to the list.

Hypocrite or human being?? We all make mistakes and just because someone wears a uniform doesn't make them perfect. I reckon it was handled well and the Supt deserved the ticket, if only because police should be seen to be as accountable as any other citizen using the roads. As for discretion, well the Supt should know better and any excuse offered would be laughable, so he gets a ticket. Well done that cop.

[riffer]

Hypocrite or human being??

Exactly spud. Where is it written that police must be better than the rest of us humans?

The point I was making when originally posting this is that anyone can make mistakes. At least the superintendent had the balls to take the ticket, pay up and shut up.

Unlike the ex-commissioner Hitcher referred to.

[Lou Girardin]

You pricks make some awful quantum leaps of assumption!!!

I heard he was only doing 112kph but both of them thought it would look better if the speed was a bit higher, to show that we all can forget what speed we are doing and make mistakes

It's slightly suspicious that a minor speeding infringement made the news.
I wonder who leaked it?

[riffer]

It's slightly suspicious that a minor speeding infringement made the news.
I wonder who leaked it?

Most likely the police them selve leaked it. After the flak they've been copping (pun not intended) it makes for pretty good PR.

[Motoracer]

Most likely the police them selve leaked it. After the flak they've been copping (pun not intended) it makes for pretty good PR.

And that's exactly what I said! :sneaky2:

[spudchucka]

Exactly spud. Where is it written that police must be better than the rest of us humans?

The point I was making when originally posting this is that anyone can make mistakes. At least the superintendent had the balls to take the ticket, pay up and shut up.

Unlike the ex-commissioner Hitcher referred to.

The cop at the time of that incident was pretty much a newly graduated constable. I've never met him but I'm told he still hasn't had to buy his own beer since the incident led to the resignation of the commisioner.

[spudchucka]

It's slightly suspicious that a minor speeding infringement made the news.
I wonder who leaked it?

So what if they used it to gain a little PR. If it was swept under the carpet or covered up in some way then they would cop endless flak over it. Its better to be up front from the start.

[pete376403]

I well remember the comparatively recent case of a Police Commissioner and his bit of skirt who got stopped by a young Constable who allegedly "forgot" to breathtest said Commissioner when confronted. The Commissioner in question shortly afterwards became an ex-Commissioner...

The constable had no reason to test the guy, the woman was driving. My (then) next door neighbour was an ex cop, who said that, when the constable went to test the woman, he was allegedly told by the guy (can't remember his name) "that won't be necessary". THAT is what the fuss was about, and rightly so, too. He should have shut up and stayed in the car.

[Big Dog]

my faith in the NZ Police just went up a notch.

If you want my faith to improve you will need to start ticketing all the police cars who park illegaly for "personal" reasons eg to get lunch, go to the bank etc.

[Indo]

It's slightly suspicious that a minor speeding infringement made the news.
I wonder who leaked it?

To someone like you though, if it didn't make the news, it would be

POLICE SPEED TOO2222, POLICE COVERUP, CORRUPTION REIGNS!!!!, ONE LAW FOR SOME!$#% RAHHHH!~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!