So, a rozza enters my home...

[tri boy]

Well they did it not once, but three times.
Heres the skinny on it:
Hamilton h/way patrol are "blooding" their new recruits on a random breath test on Te Kowhai Rd where I live. (a road out of town that links with nth/sth bound highways).
They always set up the test about 200mtrs past our driveway due to stopping distances etc.
So i turn into my drive, after work, go down the back where i park, I'm patting the dog, while entering my house, and a rozza pulls up.
"Excuse me sir, do you live here, blah, blah blah"
"Yes, I says. This is Rosa the collie, what do you want?"
"I need you to undertake a evidential breath test, as I believe you were driving that car"..
WTF!
I walked back into the house, logged on to my emails, and got comfy, while the newbie stood behind me (in my bed room), going on about giving a breath test. Double what the fuck! Leave my bed room, I've given my name and address, and unless your willing to argue in court, that I had committed a crime, best you leave now.
He left.

So i see my niece about ten minutes later, and she tells me that she was followed into the property by a female newbie, with the same approach, and her dad went through their road block, turned onto the property, and was breathalyzed again. Tripple WHAT THE FUCK!

They have just alienated an entire family.
Their senior officers need to look closely at themselves, and reassess their approach. We live within a kilometer of their base, and up till now have had a good relationship with them. (even helping out with situations on the road).

My Q is. Do i make a complaint, or let it ride. (remembering that the rozza stood over me pushing his limits on a situation that need not of happened).
And no, i wasn't pissed, was just pissed off with his approach.
Get me on the road arsehole.

[wbks]

Boohoo. You're pissed they were a little pushy about it? Either tell them you're not going to cooperate right off the batt, or give them 30 secs of your time to conform you're not drunk. Wheres the problem again?

[Alice69]

Oh my god! Maybe someone has it in for use

[tri boy]

Not pissy at all. Even wished him " aveagoodweekend".
Just surprised how far they push the boundaries now.
If i was doing something out of the ordinary, or giving them a reason to drive 150mtrs onto the property, follow me into my room, and argue the toss, then fair call.
Maybe i remember when the force had a bit more style and nouse about how to handle situations. he was out of line, but kept pushing. (probably grew up with playstation Terminator games)

[Squiggles]

Not pissy at all. Even wished him " aveagoodweekend".

Just wish it into his box next time, you dragged the first encounter out

[Alice69]

Yep some arseholes out their.Maybe the uniform goes to their head.

[wbks]

Well there wasn't such a large portion of people drink driving once apon a time either. If you're not pissy than maybe don't lodge a comment that could screw something up for a new officer. Do what you want though, I don't care

[McJim]

Well there wasn't such a large portion of people drink driving once apon a time either. If you're not pissy than maybe don't lodge a comment that could screw something up for a new officer. Do what you want though, I don't care

No - actual drink driving is waaaaay down on previous decades (there used to be a real laisez faire attitude on this suject - no-one batted an eyelid when you drove home drunk from the pub). So is actual speeding believe it or not. However there is far less tolerance of either by the Police these days since despite the level of drink driving and speeding dropping fatalities are still about the same.....

[Madness]

Well there wasn't such a large portion of people drink driving once apon a time either.

When was that?, before the internal combustion engine or summin?.

Complaining would be pointless imho. No point in yelling at the deaf.

[FJRider]

To impede an officer of the Law, in the execution of his duties, still is.... I believe, against the law....

[tri boy]

Didn't realise that I had impeded him. (only rosa did that, she's an old collie that don't move to quick now)

He wasn't a bad bully boy, just learning the ropes so to speak. Will leave it at that with regards to hassling the boys about it.
At least he knew he was out of order. (couldn't prove it was me in the car, as he was at least 100mtrs away). Least he has gumption and a "can do" attitude.
He will need it dealing with some folk in the waikato.

[wbks]

Then it seems there are just as many if not less drink drivers, but either way it isn't exactly a bad thing to minimize the amount in any way. Roadblocks breath testing for instance

[JimO]

lots of people try the old turn into the nearest driveway at the sight of a checkpoint trick, they are trying to make the road a safe place for you and yours how hard would it have been to say...shure was me driving orificer let me blow on your thing, then he would have fucked off back to catching murderers, rapists and p crazed dropkicks

[Skyryder]

Well they did it not once, but three times.
Heres the skinny on it:
Hamilton h/way patrol are "blooding" their new recruits on a random breath test on Te Kowhai Rd where I live. (a road out of town that links with nth/sth bound highways).
They always set up the test about 200mtrs past our driveway due to stopping distances etc.
So i turn into my drive, after work, go down the back where i park, I'm patting the dog, while entering my house, and a rozza pulls up.
"Excuse me sir, do you live here, blah, blah blah"
"Yes, I says. This is Rosa the collie, what do you want?"
"I need you to undertake a evidential breath test, as I believe you were driving that car"..
WTF!
I walked back into the house, logged on to my emails, and got comfy, while the newbie stood behind me (in my bed room), going on about giving a breath test. Double what the fuck! Leave my bed room, I've given my name and address, and unless your willing to argue in court, that I had committed a crime, best you leave now.
He left.

So i see my niece about ten minutes later, and she tells me that she was followed into the property by a female newbie, with the same approach, and her dad went through their road block, turned onto the property, and was breathalyzed again. Tripple WHAT THE FUCK!

They have just alienated an entire family.
Their senior officers need to look closely at themselves, and reassess their approach. We live within a kilometer of their base, and up till now have had a good relationship with them. (even helping out with situations on the road).

My Q is. Do i make a complaint, or let it ride. (remembering that the rozza stood over me pushing his limits on a situation that need not of happened).
And no, i wasn't pissed, was just pissed off with his approach.
Get me on the road arsehole.

I generaly have a pretty healthy respect for the boys in blue as a whole but there seems to be an arrogant attitude developing amongst some members of the police in that now they just blatently lie and refuse to respect the wishes of the landowners.

This

About ten minutes before Mr Key's arrival this morning two undercover police officers were busted by Marae security staff for posing as tourists.

The officers went on to claim they were media, before eventually confessing to their true identities when Mare staff threatened to confiscate a camera being carried by one of the officers.

A debate, witnessed by Stuff.co.nz, then began between the two police officers concerned, an additional three officers and Marae staff.

The situation was eventually resolved when police put their camera away.

It's understood the Marae had earlier requested that police did not to come onto the grounds.from http://www.stuff.co.nz/4838870a11.html




Skyryder

[tri boy]

No problem with with the test. Just the fact that he "thought" it was me. (there are a few people around, and he was about three minutes astern of me), never saw me in the car, or get out of it.
Then pushed it further by entering the house, still pushing it, stood over me using every angle he could think to flog a dead, disinterested old horse.
He will learn, actually, I gave him a free lesson in the legalities of random breath testing. i'm such a kind sole.