1 Dec with Kanwaljit Bakshi National Papatoetoe

**dpex** · 4th December 2009, 16:49

Originally Posted by Addict

I did ask the cop why they wanted my licence details and the answer I was given was that we all arrived riding bikes and he just wanted to make sure we all had the appropriate licence.
As he answered this he stepped into my personal space -i believe- trying to make me feel threatened which actually made me feel homophobic.

I also had a friendly chat with the "rent a human shield" guy (with the shifty eyes) and asked if he had a gun in his jacket, "i can neither confirm nor deny that" was his response, I think he was being funny, hard to tell since his eyes didn't stop shiftying.

Mike

The last bit's a good funny.

Many years ago (1990 Commonwealth Games) I was about to interview (for TV Sport) the brother of the Crown Prince of some 'Gyptian state who, at the time, had three serious body-guards arrayed behind him. I made the mistake of producing a hand-held, old-style mike, from behind my back, which they immediately took to be a gun, and drew their weapons. Me, slapping my face into the ground screaming 'It's a Mike! It's a Mike!' only just stopped me getting shot.

I later learned that there had been a hell of a row because nobody other than registered cops can carry firearms in NZ. More amazingly, the DPS guys are unarmed!!?? Go figure.

Mind you, can you name any politician who would not benefit from being variously shot, blown up, blown down, blown away, or otherwise aided to toddle off this mortal coil?

**pete376403** · 4th December 2009, 23:04

Originally Posted by caseye

WRONG AGAIN See, we've all been asleep while gubbermint was being sneaky.
Aunty Helens mob put this little gem through.By law if you have a drivers licence and you cant produce it, you have commited a crime.Used to be you had seven days to produce it.
Course here in NZ it'd be a poor example of Law enforcement that actually did this for somone walking down a road minding their own business, or stood around a building dressed in Motorcycle gear.
But no they can if they choose to.

Was it under Labour? I thought it was on Shipleys watch.

**Skyryder** · 6th December 2009, 18:15

Originally Posted by Mom

See, I would take exception to that sort of thing personally. I would be wanting to ask why?

Yes, we all know we HAVE to tell the police our name etc when asked, but in a big group with only a select few asked? I would be asking bigger questions.

Yep thought crossed my mind too. No question about producing licence when 'in charge' of a vehicle but as a pedestrian??.wearing leathers?????....................could have bought an 'interesting' response if refused.

Skyryder

**Ixion** · 8th December 2009, 21:50

Original statement was not just "asked to produce driver's licence", but also that the cop wrote down the details.

Being asked for ID, I could go along with (though for some reason they didn't ask me). It was a private function on private property. The "writing it down" bit seems sinister.

**yachtie10** · 8th December 2009, 23:12

Originally Posted by pete376403

Was it under Labour? I thought it was on Shipleys watch.

wasnt it when the new licences came in? around 2000/2001 but dont quote me

**Conquiztador** · 9th December 2009, 00:33

Originally Posted by Ixion

Original statement was not just "asked to produce driver's licence", but also that the cop wrote down the details.

Being asked for ID, I could go along with (though for some reason they didn't ask me). It was a private function on private property. The "writing it down" bit seems sinister.

It was just in case you guys suddenly produced your patches and started to rape an pillaging after a pipe of P like all bikers do!