We weren't chasing them. No no no no no way.

[TLDV8]

And some people wonder why we bother......

Don't worry, it guts us too when we see a sentence like that.

The reality is if you didn't bother we the citizens would be in the shit.
As far as some of the whingers and tough guys on this site,if they were put into some of the situations faced by front line Police in South Auckland,they would be paralyzed on the spot in a puddle of their own urine.

[Animal]

And some people wonder why we bother......

Don't worry, it guts us too when we see a sentence like that.

Hell, Scum, I don't envy you guys. My job can be frustrating at times, but you guys... ? Yeah, I do sometimes wonder why you bother. But thanks for bothering, anyway.

[scumdog]

Hell, Scum, I don't envy you guys. My job can be frustrating at times, but you guys... ? Yeah, I do sometimes wonder why you bother. But thanks for bothering, anyway.

Yeah, no worries, nice to have a + comment instead of the standard slack-jawed mouth-breathing mental-midget comments about being a 'ticket dispenser' and 'waste of a telephone call' etc.

Just watch out for some of those dodgy Ch-ch KBers eh, ( Dangerous, Rashika, Speedy-girl, Onearmedbandit, Imdying et al) - seems you've got a bit too much common sense to be in Ch-ch!!

[Animal]

Now there's a wee chuckle... I met imdying at his place two days after OAB threw his bike all over Ruapuna. I'm working with imdying on designing a custom underseat exhaust system for his SV. Bloody interesting characters!

[scumdog]

Now there's a wee chuckle... I met imdying at his place two days after OAB threw his bike all over Ruapuna. I'm working with imdying on designing a custom underseat exhaust system for his SV. Bloody interesting characters!

Yeah, I've met all the ones I mentioned, all good sorts ( and a shitload of other Canty ones) and none ride Harleys either!
('cept Rashika but it's not like it LOOKS like a Harley - and none wear tassles either - but ask Dangerous when he is going to get some!!!)

[James Deuce]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3817292a11,00.html

[kro]

The old boys in blue can't win. If someone steals a car, and the cops give chase, and the car crashes, and kills or injures the occupants, the cops get media raped. If someone steals a car now, they have to chase them, without looking like they're chasing them or they get media raped.

The next one will be that someone steals a car, and drives to a house, and kills 3 innocent people, and the media will say "why weren't the cops pursuing this individual?".

Bah, if I was in charge of them, I would chase the lowlife theives in the hope that they crashed and burned, and saved our taxpayers some serious coin in the process. Hard line approach, but that's me.

[Edbear]

Hell, Scum, I don't envy you guys. My job can be frustrating at times, but you guys... ? Yeah, I do sometimes wonder why you bother. But thanks for bothering, anyway.

Well said! I concur!

[ajturbo]

Just watch out for some of those dodgy Ch-ch KBers eh, ( Dangerous, Rashika, Speedy-girl, Onearmedbandit, Imdying et al) - seems you've got a bit too much common sense to be in Ch-ch!!

dam.. and i was thinking of moving south.. thanks for the heads up.. now i wont be ( maybe north though )

[sAsLEX]

The old boys in blue can't win. If someone steals a car, and the cops give chase, and the car crashes, and kills or injures the occupants, the cops get media raped. If someone steals a car now, they have to chase them, without looking like they're chasing them or they get media raped.

I think I should add that I have no problem with cops chasing crooks, its why we employ them, but it is a little too conveinient that ever single time there is a cop behind a car and the car crashes there either was never a pursuit or the pursuit had just been called off.

If they were chasing them man up and admit it, but we know from certain members on this site that what comms hears from the scene might not reflect whats actually happening......

[McJim]

The reality is if you didn't bother we the citizens would be in the shit.
As far as some of the whingers and tough guys on this site,if they were put into some of the situations faced by front line Police in South Auckland,they would be paralyzed on the spot in a puddle of their own urine.

Most of them aren't tough guys they're piss takers - big difference, a lot of it's tongue in cheek. There's a lot of support for the Police, myself included, when they are dealing with violent criminals, thieves etc.

Disappointed they took the driver of the stolen car back by helicopter - should have dragged him back to Auckland behind a car and charged whatever was left of him.

[WINJA]

Dunno Lou , Even I Wouldnt Wanna Blame The Pigs For This One, On A Brighter Note At Least Some Scum Died

[keza]

good job the scums are dead feel foir the ather driver hope they will get better
frankly we are to soft in this country we should play hard bring back death penalty and then make an example of the bastards and think of the money we could save on putting them up in five star accomidation (mount eden prision) and when they do the crime loose all rights at the prision door fuck emor let the victims deal with the offenders that wiould do it

[Pixie]

Sounds like the 16 yr old thief / driver is to be charged with man's laughter
TV one noon news

[TLDV8]

They just had something about it on the Radio

The two killed were passengers in the Merc.
The Driver will be in Youth Court today..Yep you got it,he is 16 years old.
He may be charged on other crimes previous on the day.