Would you ride with coppers?

**SixPackBack** · 26th February 2009, 21:17

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.

**Tank** · 26th February 2009, 21:20

Originally Posted by SixPackBack

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.

Ahh - but it wouldn't be hypocrisy if he was willing to accept a ticket if he got caught.

Id ride with the bugger - no problems.

**sidecar bob** · 26th February 2009, 21:22

Its just a job. I take the weekend off from my job too.

**hospitalfood** · 26th February 2009, 21:25

only on the road.
watch your donuts mate

**mujambee** · 26th February 2009, 21:29

I've done it, one of my friends is a copper and when he goes off-duty he rides with us his own bike.

However, it is not hypocrital on him, because:

1. He is willing to accept any ticket he gets when off-duty. Unlikely, because when he gets caught he just pulls off his helmet and greets the other copper by his name

. Even when riding far from home, just showing his ID is enough to get him/us out of trouble.

2. When on duty, he won't ticket a biker unless he sees a really dangerous action.

He always says that his work is not to ticket people but to help them arrive safely.

**fireliv** · 26th February 2009, 21:30

Yes. I have ridden with off duty cops in the past. They are just like everyone else, infact the last time I road with off-duties they hid in the middle of a group doing about 130km. I asked them why they said that they would be less likely to be pulled up if the group was flashed (ie cops either pull up leader or TEC)

**3umph** · 26th February 2009, 21:32

Originally Posted by sidecar bob

Its just a job. I take the weekend off from my job too.

yip and they are said to still be human...

**Madness** · 26th February 2009, 21:35

Originally Posted by 3umph

yip and they are said to still be human...

Urban myth.

**Maha** · 26th February 2009, 21:37

I guess the trick is....'choose your moments'.......cops cant ping ya if ya get it right. Harness that impulse.

**Skyryder** · 26th February 2009, 21:38

Originally Posted by SixPackBack

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.

I think if you are gonna ride with a copper you need to give him some respect by not 'deliberalty' breaking the law. It's a two way thing. If said copper is prepared to ride with civilians this respect needs to be demonstrated by not puttin the copper in a hypcritical position.

Skyryder

**xwhatsit** · 26th February 2009, 21:39

Originally Posted by Madness

Urban myth.

**smoky** · 26th February 2009, 21:42

I guess we have a habit of focusing on the face of their job that urks us the most
But police do far more than just pull us for speeding - they attend road accidents, clean up the mess after, they general do a pretty good job of maintaining order at large events, they keep traffic moving when roads are congested, when lights fail or traffic jams up.
They catch those useless pricks who drive like lightning in town and will kill people unless they're apprehended. They catch drink driver and get them off the road, keep our truckies honest with hours and tare weights (thank god for that).

I guess when they seem so unbending and unreasonable when issuing tickets, when you get pulled for doing very mild speeds on good roads, and yet when you get burgled you can't get anyone to turn up for love nor money.

But yep - I'd ride with one, who gives a shit