With any luck the cat will scratch his balls off and serves him right.....Originally Posted by Despatch
Grumpy Old Bastard
With any luck the cat will scratch his balls off and serves him right.....
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e mare libertas
And you didn't think to yell back "Come over and make me, motherfucker!", drop a smoky burnout in the middle of the road and then ride off while making a rude gesture?
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- mikey
L-Plate Rider
I'm mostly interested to know whether others have had a similar experience, or whether this is an isolated instance. From the feedback so far it seems isolated.
Forum whore
You weren't being rude.
This, is rude.
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L-Plate Rider
Maybe the best suggestion so far...
Forum whore
I've heard of it happening. Never experienced it. "Are you addressing me, officer. I don't like your attitude .. "
You say he was a bikie cop? Was he a big maori guy?
L-Plate Rider
No, he is euro
Forum whore
Hm. Sounds like there's two of them. Unusual from a bikie cop, I've heard of it from non-bikie ones.
And yeah, the 15 minutes is pretty much his limit. Normally , would not recommend pushing that point, but in a case like that I'd be timing him (and make sure he knew I was)
Independant Police Complaints Authority is what you want. Insubordinate and out of line. Get his number (preferably , sight his warrant card. And if possible take a photo of him . they hate that , he'll erupt.
parting of the sensory
I've had a similar experience, years ago. Three of us were filtering through stopped traffic on the way to work. A cop on a bike was nearly apoplectic with rage (spittle flying everywhere, eyes bulging, etc.) He said to me (and presumably the other bikers when he raved at them), "If you rode like a proper motorcyclist instead of a bloody idiot, you wouldn't give the rest of us motorcyclists a bad name!"
I was too dumbfounded to think of asking him exactly what I'd done wrong or what his problem was. His attitude was SO over the top it was laughable.
So I laughed...
I think in this case, no further action is required. The thing to have done was discuss it with the oroficer concerned at the time, asking him what his problem was, pointing out you'd broken no laws, that you filtering past the traffic had made absolutely NO difference to their progress, that unlike the car drivers, you ran the risk of overheating while stopped in traffic, and that what you did wasn't rude but sensible and expedient.
... and that's what I think.
Or summat.
Or maybe not...
Dunno really....
gee wizzz
Dude the way I see it you had two choices. there n then at the time.
ask the cop what law you had broken or pull over and wait.
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The instructions are simple...
Hard to argue with a cop at the time. A cop is legally able to make you stop for up to 15 minutes, perhaps for no good reason. Doesn't mean s/he should or will, but because the 'request' is legal, you can't argue the point at the time, without risking an upping of the ante. But a complaint later about his un-necessary action and attitude is definitely in order.
Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?
L-Plate Rider
I didn't get the opportunity to question him. I waited at the side of the road like an idiot while he directed the traffic past me.
Cogito ergo zoom
That is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard! I've certainly never heard of such a thing happening before.
Rolling Italian Orchestra
I agree, that explanation would be interesting to read and posted up on here too.
Yes an explanation needed indeed.
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