Would you ride with coppers?

[3umph]

I'd say a lot of people have ridden in groups with some cops and not even realised it... how many have ridden in a group and not known some in it... or what that person does for a job???

a hell of a lot I would say

[Toot Toot]

There has been people I have brought along to many KB rides over the years... a lot of which were police officers, and none of you had any idea!! I ride with cops a lot. It is about being sensible.

[jeffs]

If he's a bike cop, who is trained to ride. I'd love to ride and learn. I spent time with car cops in the UK who teach police roadcraft to jo public. They may not be the fastest drivers, but they are professionally trained to ride fast.

[TOTO]

Yes , any time.

[The Stranger:Me]

Hypocrisy implies a belief.
Need a cop believe speeding is the root of all evil in order to do what may well be an unpleasent job effectively?
Even if it is their belief, is it not possible to effecitvely agree to disagree and/or allow somone else the benefit of a doubt?

Personally I would have no moral dilemna with riding fast one day and handing out tickets the next were that my job and what I were paid to do. One is what you enjoy the other is work.

Need a traffic warden believe that some ill will befall the world should you park in a given spot for longer than an hour to give you a ticket for doing so? Hell I get tickets for parking too long in a spot when adjacent spots are available.

It's just a job mate.

[SARGE]

I ride with one quite often.. A few on here know him (used to have a string of zx14's but they kept falling over due to busted radiators and such)

yes spb.. We are normally over 120 (mostly over 150).. He is willing to eat a citation if we get nailed..

Damn good guy too.. I'd ride with him anytime if it wasnt for the bloody honda cruiser he rides now...

And the tassles

[FJRider]

Think about the answer.

Riding with off duty copper-a good bugger and genuine motorcyclist enthusiast, the kind of person you would be happy to drink with and talk shit. Not likely to say anything unless you make a real coont outa yourself.
Here's the rub.
Now while said copper is not going to report back to base after a spirited sports ride, he will have witnessed excessive speeding, the same type of behaviour that in a day or week he will be ticketing some other hapless soul for........
Tempted, but can't get my head around the hypocrisy.

As I recall, you were going to be possiblly sleeping with one a while back... whats your thoughts on that... ???

[MaxB]

As I recall, you were going to be possiblly sleeping with one a while back... whats your thoughts on that... ???

Bling on it's way 'cos it made me laugh out loud.

[SARGE]

As I recall, you were going to be possiblly sleeping with one a while back... whats your thoughts on that... ???

i heard SPB loves a guy in uniform.......

[Brett]

Yeah I would have no problems riding with a cop, and have done so. They are also just normal men and ladies who enjoy much the same things as the rest of us. If they wanted to bring work to the weekend ride (or whatever ride) that would be the last time I rode with them.

[Big Dave]

Mate of mine is peacekeeping in the Solomons at the moment.
Rides a GSX1400 and an Ariel 500. Staunchest bloke ever.

[The Pastor]

I'd think a more suitable question would be, if one of your mates becomes a bike cop (worst kind of cop) would you still be friends with them?

[babyB]

i have ridden with them few years ago now. & yep the are just like every body else. their time off it their time. their job dosent change who they are.

now if it was a surgeon would you expect to be cringing, or wrapping ya in plaster-cast b4 getting on bike
there could be a repoman & hes just found a missing owner. their job is irrelevant
work is work, play is play.

[SixPackBack]

Thanks for all your answers.

3 years ago I lost my licence doing 147..........a few months later I witnessed the same copper travelling way over 100 on a quiet suburban street

I struggle to find anything other than hypocrisy in his actions. Well aware its his job, he may not believe in that part of the law etc, however it still makes me uncomfortable.

Interestingly the recent commission of inquiry concurs. They also believe coppers should not be breaking the same laws they up hold when off duty.

Time is conspiring against me however. Mrs SPB gave serious thought to joining the force and decided against because of the long stretch of training away from home. Questionably worse; my daughter goes out with a lad whose old man is a traffic cop in Orewa, working along side the same cop who clocked me at 147!?

The only other comments I would make would be: is it possible some of you are twisting your morals because these same officers are good friends? And if its not obvious my personal experience has left me a tad bitter and twisted, questionably incapable of rationalising this subject!

[jtzzr]

I`d ride with a cop , no issues.