Dial 111 AND GET A TAXI ????

[2_SL0]

Cant be bothered replying to all this with a long winded point of view. So here is the short version. Under no circumstances should a Taxi be sent to a 111 call. The police are underfunded, understaffed, and in a difficult position. Your average front row officer is not the cause of the problem, infact I imagine they feel rather unhappy with the enviroment they work in. They no longer have the backup of their superiors. It has become (from my understanding) a dog eat dog enviroment to work in. The politics have got in the way of the job. The public has lost confidence and respect for the police force. This is fueled by the media who pick on all the negatives as well as sensationalizing the unimportant. I am not defending the police as I feel on average they are doing a poor job, (No I dont feel I could do better) BUT I dont feel it is the front row officers fault. HOWEVER, from the point of view of the average NZer, they appear to be dwelling on the minor things and not on the larger and more important items. (I am not saying this is true, just how it is perceived from the community) The media love it, to undermanned to send a officer to a 111 call, but able to pull Joe Bloggs over and issue a ticket for 111 kmh, (this is a example, If the officers here argue this point, then you have missed the point.) Because this is how IT is seen to the public and it is how it is pushed down are throats via the media and Politicians. Your house gets robbed in Auckland, do the police come out to inspect or investigate, Nope, no time. This is a sad fact that occurs more and more often.

I agree, If we dont like the way it is, we should try and change it. This would require people to get off their ass and do something. LMAO, this is NZ, we just dont do that. I do have one question for any of the officers here. " How come in NZ the law states you are required to wear a safetly helmet for riding a motorcycle. Yet for a certain gang members funeral, I noticed that the entire gang rode down the motorway in formation, without a single helmet on? No one was prosecuted for this ?
I will not go into the Road toll, speed ticket saga, as it is almost funny to discuss. I mean no disrespect by any of my statements, you may take them how you may. This is a subject that everyone how an opinion, and no one can ussually agree on.

[spudchucka]

I do have one question for any of the officers here. " How come in NZ the law states you are required to wear a safetly helmet for riding a motorcycle. Yet for a certain gang members funeral, I noticed that the entire gang rode down the motorway in formation, without a single helmet on? No one was prosecuted for this ?

There's a discrepancy allowed for funeral prosessions. I'll have a look for it if I get time and post it for your information.

[2_SL0]

LOLOL I luv it a discrepency.

[scumdog]

LOLOL I luv it a discrepency.

Used that one myself, the old ex-MOT guy at work nearly had a coniption when he saw me in the pack riding past!

Maybe in MOT days they didn't have 'discrepencies'?

[Kickaha]

Cant be bothered replying to all this with a long winded point of view. So here is the short version. Under no circumstances should a Taxi be sent to a 111 call.
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Not even if it's someone pissed wanting a ride home?

As has been pointed out not all 111 calls are a genuine emergency and as yet no one has been able to tell us what that particular call was about.

[scumdog]

Quite a few 111 calls are from pissed night-clubbers who haven't got any time left on their cell-phone and the only number they can call without time is 111, - and that's what they call when they want??? yes, a taxi!!

[spudchucka]

I believe there is a report out tomorrow, hopefully the 111 call dialouge will be made public, then at least all this speculation will be over. Then again the media will probably only report the juicy parts and it will all be on again................round two.

[spudchucka]

LOLOL I luv it a discrepency.

Are you pissing yourself over my spelling or the fact that there is a "discrepency"?

[2_SL0]

I didnt look at your spelling dude, I cant spell to save my life. No it was more the fact the use of the word.

[spudchucka]

I didnt look at your spelling dude, I cant spell to save my life. No it was more the fact the use of the word.

Well you asked and thats the answer

[2_SL0]

Quite a few 111 calls are from pissed night-clubbers who haven't got any time left on their cell-phone and the only number they can call without time is 111, - and that's what they call when they want??? yes, a taxi!!

In a perfect world, we should have a nice policeman to go and pick these sad sorry drunken people up AND LOCK EM AWAY for the night or two to teach them a lesson of what the 111 line is for. I dont doupt the call was thought of as just another noddy. But the problem remains doesnt it. IT developed into a missing person. Its a mistake, but its one that should really not of happened. Possibly a better calibre of person taking the calls and some training with regards to assessing the call? (Yes we may have to pay them more, I hear Tamihere has a couple of 100 grand tax free spare.) I dont have the answers and Im well aware of the difficulties. I recently heard there was two squad cars available in West Auckland to attend?

[marty]

where are all the 'never send a taxi to a 111 call' know-it-alls now?

[Stinger]

now it looks like it was a 13 year old that took the call from the police for the taxi company.

[magnum]

anyone watch tv3 last night??they recon that she called to say that she was being pressured to have sex with this guy who shed only known for 1 week and that she wanted to get the hell outa there.she was then told by police to go to the petrol station[3kms away]and wait.im not saying this is all true but tv3 is normally closer to the money than tv1.i hope for her and family that this is not true.

[magnum]

oh, and to the spelling police who love to point out our mistakes