Family wagon crash...

[madbikeboy]

Just had a call from the MP's and they have spoken to the offender to get her story, turns out she is a new driver (which makes it worse as the road code will be fresh in her mind) and she has stated the reason that she did the runner, and not to tell anyone about it blah blah, was due to the fact that I had jumped out and swore at her, which intimidated her....boo hoo

what the fuck did she expect, she just broke a fairly basic road rule and smacked into me while I had my young family in the car, course I'm going to call her a fucking stupid bitch.....anyway just waiting to hear back from the police to see what the next step is , Ill keep ya posted......

WTF?? What sort of soldiers is this army creating?? I know ex-soliders who are hard enough to make rotties think twice without saying a word. Damn woman is an idiot and a PUSSY. Can you imagine her in battle - "I can't charge that gun emplacement, the guy shooting as is thinking mean thoughts!"

And another thing, if someone endangered the lives of my kids (wish I had some), then I'd do more than swear at the bitch...

[Forest]

Just had a call from the MP's and they have spoken to the offender to get her story, turns out she is a new driver (which makes it worse as the road code will be fresh in her mind) and she has stated the reason that she did the runner, and not to tell anyone about it blah blah, was due to the fact that I had jumped out and swore at her, which intimidated her....boo hoo

what the fuck did she expect, she just broke a fairly basic road rule and smacked into me while I had my young family in the car, course I'm going to call her a fucking stupid bitch.....anyway just waiting to hear back from the police to see what the next step is , Ill keep ya posted......

Sounds like somebody needs to HTFU.

Good to know that the MPs have followed up on your report.

[Toaster]

She may be in the army but she is still under the auspices of a civilian. The Minister of Defence.

Skyryder

Nope - both military staff and police members are held accountable for actions in private life that reflect disrepute upon their respective employers under the relevant codes of conduct/HR regulations. You can get effectively "done" twice.

[MadDuck]

she has stated the reason that she did the runner, and not to tell anyone about it blah blah, was due to the fact that I had jumped out and swore at her, which intimidated her....boo hoo

And I bet you are so scary in real life with your wife and kids in tow

Good for you. If this is the kind of person being sent out to defend our country time to get a gun I say

[HTFU]

thats a shocker. Hope she gets her dues. Also make sure the 4wd person gets a thank you for their part to play in getting her caught. Good to hear there are people willing to help out when its needed. Good luck.

[speedpro]

The Air force at least take a dim view of serving members doing anything that may tarnish the services' good name.

Things like failing to stop, shooting on to base through a side gate, having everyone up to the base adjutant dragged out of bed, all exits blocked, dogs, etc etc will see you doing time standing at attention and then cleaning stuff and then being banned from driving on the base forever which includes as a passenger.

My brother was banned from one base for wearing a t-shirt with a simple message on it and I think chasing rabbits round the football field, pissed, on his CB900 got him banned from another one as well.

[Number One]

Make sure you make a formal complaint to the Army CO at Linton. I am sure the MP's will investigate as well.

Give them full details of her description and rego, actions and the fact she brought shame upon the Army by doing what she did whilst wearing her uniform and breaking the law - twice... crashing AND leaving the scene with ascertaining injury of the other party.

Yup she SHOULD get in big trouble for taking off. Throw the book I say - glad you and your babies are ok

[Jdogg]

here is the update a year on.....and again the courts have failed to impress.....

they gave her diversion as they didn't want to damage her army career , so all she got was a $150 fine payable to a charity and to write a letter of apology to us (which wasn't that apologetic)...and that is it.....pretty much what I have come to expect from the NZ justice system (if you can call it that)....

[Mom]

here is the update a year on.....and again the courts have failed to impress.....

they gave her diversion as they didn't want to damage her army career , so all she got was a $150 fine payable to a charity and to write a letter of apology to us (which wasn't that apologetic)...and that is it.....pretty much what I have come to expect from the NZ justice system (if you can call it that)....

Read my signature mate. That is a direct quote from a lawyer on here.

[Mully]

here is the update a year on.....and again the courts have failed to impress.....

they gave her diversion as they didn't want to damage her army career , so all she got was a $150 fine payable to a charity and to write a letter of apology to us (which wasn't that apologetic)...and that is it.....pretty much what I have come to expect from the NZ justice system (if you can call it that)....

Hmm. Write back something to make her feel really guilty. Hopefully the silly bint has a bit of a consience (i.e. "we nearly lost the twins at birth, they're out little miracles" and so on).

Failing that, send her letter to her CO with a note about why you think it's unacceptable. Might as well twist the knife while you have the chance.

Did her insurance pay up?

[Mully]

Read my signature mate. That is a direct quote from a lawyer on here.

Originally Posted by Mr X
Cinnamon is a tasty enhancement to the mug of hot chocolate your beloved sips while you massage her feet with essential oils...

What sort of lawyer do you have??

[PeteMun]

Woah, is this Jarrod ?

Anyway that makes me angry and Im glad everyone was ok !

Typical NZ lack of justice I got a bigger fine for doing a skid on my own driveway

[James Deuce]

Dear CO Linton Army Camp

I am appalled that the NZ Justice system has seen fit to grant Diversion to an Officer of the NZ Military given the cowardly response displayed in the face of a simple MVA. I am a NZ citizen and expect better from people charged with the defence of NZ.

My children were in the car and if I had not registered that the officer in question was about to perform an illegal turn and taken avoiding action the consequences may have been far worse. It is only because a concerned citizen displayed the sort of moral fibre expected of Army officers that this Army Officer was even called to account, thanks to her inability to own the consequences of her actions.

I am writing to express my disappointment that her apology wasn't anything of the sort. If the NZ Military and the NZ Justice system value an Army career over basic principles of respect and responsibility to the citizens they serve then heaven help us if we should have to rely on the Army if it were ever called to defend the people this officer has such a casual disrespect for.

If the officer in question had stopped at the accident scene then the court process would not have even been initiated. It would have been an insurance issue.

Yours, most sincerely,

NZ Citizen - You know, the guys you get paid to protect, to help in times of need.

[Mully]

" you must spread some rep before giving to James Deuce again"

Nice.

[pzkpfw]

What I don't get is this:

She seems to have gotten off lightly, and I'd guess if she'd managed to hurt the kids in the car she'd have been punished more severely.

So (if my guess is right) the amount of punishment here is based on the outcome.

Yet, on the other hand, people seem to get fined harder for stuff like speeding - where no actual "bad stuff" has actually occured. The fines there are supposed to stop the risky behaviour from being performed.

So which way around do the authorities want it?


The kids are allright. That's about the best part of it. Could have been worse.