Have the Police blown it?

[Skyryder]

I am happy to supply rope.

Yu guys gotta stop horsin' aound. It might bolt at an awkward moment.


Skyryder

[Littleman]

There are those of course who would say that the police "blew it" in 1951, and have never recoevered the trust of the working man. If they ever had it, since others would say they "blew it" with Massey's Cossacks in 1913.

The police are there now just as they always have been, to look after the rich. If they can do so without actively attacking the poor it's the best that can be hoped for.

One day Les, one day you'll get over the merger buddy. One day.

[rudolph]

I take it most of the people here have never actually had to call the police, Never been lying in the gutter bloody and bashed and then get told by the cops they are to busy to come. or get made a murder suspect and get fucked over looking for drugs and weapons and when they don't find anything try to pull some other stunt.

[Conquiztador]

The minimum wage has just gone up to $12.00 per hour. 12 multiplied by 40 (hours) multiplied by 52 (weeks per year) equals $24,960 per annum salary / wage.

I'd hardly think that anyone of average intelligence would attempt to pass off the minimum wage as being the national average wage, the current government excluded of course.

The better method of determining whether the police starting salary is a fair salary to start on would be to look at the average wage of the demographic that they are trying to recruit taking into consideration, age, education, experience etc etc. Most people in their 30's or 40's take a fairly significant pay decrease when they join the police. Personally it cost me 20K when I joined up.

The minimum wage is in NZ $11.25. The $12.00/h is only a suggestion.

Here:

"Minimum wage announcement soon
7:00AM Tuesday December 18, 2007

The Government is to make an announcement this week on the minimum wage which could see it rise to $12 an hour.

The Government's goal is for the adult minimum to reach $12 an hour by the end of next year depending on economic conditions.

Last December, the Government announced the minimum wage would rise to $11.25 - from April this year - and at the time the Council of Trade Unions said it expected the next increase to bring it up to $12 an hour.


Not all work 40h/week. Many in NZ work part time, therefore the average will be lower. 2006 average wage in NZ was calculated as $610/week.

[scumdog]

Most people on that $12/hr do not work 40 hours/week. The 'test' for full time employment is based on 30 hours/week, but many people do less than that.
The average wage/salary in NZ is somewhere about <$35,000

Ah well, first night on after the Great Stagin Post Rally.

Three attempts/threats of attempts of suicide to deal with - one the result of a successful attempt, only one hour late home tonight.(And our overtime rates are so up there too!)

Man I earn my money easy eh!

[spudchucka]

September this year - Enzo.

Police dog Enzo's killer convicted.
http://stuff.co.nz/4330031a11.html

Shame it only carries a two year jail term.

[Toaster]

Yu guys gotta stop horsin' aound. It might bolt at an awkward moment.


Skyryder

mmmm horse.... my favourite steak.

[scumdog]

A quieter night tonight
Only one fight, one crash, one assault, one brawl, one suicide threat and one arrest (should have been 4-5 more)....and started on a couple of crash files and a burglary one.

[spudchucka]

Shit man I thought it was pretty peaceful and happy down south, you're not working in Gore again are ya?

[Pixie]

I've lost faith in the Police management,their ministry bosses and their pitiful training.But it was so long ago that I can't remember when it was.

[Patrick]

After having to wait four hours for the police to turn up to a 111 call, when there was a violent person outside trying to break into a friends house hours after he had been released from prison, I have lost faith in the police.
I am not anti-police, I just understand that they are understaffed, underfunded and mismanaged to the point where they have become useless. I believe that most police officers are worthy of respect, but that the force as a whole is a farce. Even when the police do manage to get a criminal into court, the justice system is so toothless that they must be left wondering why they bothered.

It took him 4 hours to try and get in? Determined bugger...

Or he gave up and left while the call was made?

BIG difference there....

Yep, the courts disappoint at times... But hey, the losers keep coming and give me something to do...