Te Kuiti cop: taking him 2 court

[Patrick]

Heh, you are so full of personal development advice aren't you. I think if you want to give up, roll over, and give in, well be my guest. It will be me in line behind you, making what was yours, mine - I have no qualms about that.

Steve

Somebody from International headquarters tell me what this dick head just said please..??!

Dude - some manage to be successful without left overs and sloppy seconds :lol You could only get what I choose to leave behind.

Tank got it Boomer - DB likes anal sex...???

Cue the recent examples on KB where some bloke gets heavily targetted coz the fuzz hears some bike nearby at redline - well into the 'iffy' category. Next example, some bikie splits a cop off and then cruises along at 105-108 km/hr and the cop books him for 115k. From behind a line of cars. From the other end of the straight. 'iffy' !

Steve

MOving on from sexual preferences...

Now this DB post is how I would say, "Spot on, chappie..." VERY iffy...... especially with a detector on board.

Down side is if your speedo is out, you are only talking of a 9kmph difference. Still, hard to see how a bike, which is a poor radar reflecting target in a line of cars, would be picked up easily on radar (possible, but not easy from the sounds of the scenery you were riding in...) unless you were lasered? Does it activate if pinged from behind?

[geoffm]

The cops won't lie in court, not about a pissy speeding ticket anyway - Its not worth it. This is only their job, not their religion. The judge will believe the cop if its his word for yours.

Steve

My personal experience says the cops will lie through their teeth in court about tickets, safe in the knowledge that evidence is not required and their word is gospel. It was a number of years ago, but I see no reason why things woudl have changed. They are even more revenue focused here in Auckland than ever.
Once the cop issues the ticket, you are automatically guilty and have the burden of proof upon you. Proving innocence is of course impossible.

[pritch]

Does it activate if pinged from behind?

Mine activates if receiving a radar signal from behind, there is second rear facing aerial on the top of the unit. On the bike this works well even through my not inconsiderable bulk.

Experience indicates that the unit detects laser beams from the front but I can't comment as to the unit detecting laser signals from the rear, I haven't experienced that situation. May that state of affairs continue...

[Lias]

Crazy thought here, have you actually thought about obeying the speed limit?

Don't blaspheme in here woman!

[MarkH]

Don't blaspheme in here woman!

Damn straight! Anyway I don't think it is a speed limit, more a speed suggestion - I am pretty sure it is a recommended minimum or something like that. I see the sign that says 100 and I am pretty sure it is supposed to be read as "100kph, at least".

If I am wrong I am sure at some point someone will correct me

[paulmac:Me]

remember that often in rural areas the cop that gives you a ticket will also be the first guy on the scene if you have an accident. He's also the same guy who will go out in shit weather in the middle of the night for search and rescue !!

[Boob Johnson]

Damn straight! Anyway I don't think it is a speed limit, more a speed suggestion - I am pretty sure it is a recommended minimum or something like that. I see the sign that says 100 and I am pretty sure it is supposed to be read as "100kph, at least".

If I am wrong I am sure at some point someone will correct me

That's sig worthy Mark

[Boob Johnson]

remember that often in rural areas the cop that gives you a ticket will also be the first guy on the scene if you have an accident. He's also the same guy who will go out in shit weather in the middle of the night for search and rescue !!

Good point

[serious4]

I got a ticket 3 weeks a go for 114ks and my Speedo said 114 when I saw the cop so its spot on but I am getting it calibrated this week to cheek.

Classic

[bsasuper]

I hope you took it on the cheek,it wont be the last time the fuzz will have you up on some bullshit, what comes around goes around, I had great pleasure driving off leaving a patrol car with a flat battery after they said please can we get a jump off you mate

[sil3nt]

this is over a year old

[bsasuper]

this is over a year old

You wont worry about things like that when you get older

[Muppet]

My personal experience says the cops will lie through their teeth in court about tickets, safe in the knowledge that evidence is not required and their word is gospel. It was a number of years ago, but I see no reason why things woudl have changed. They are even more revenue focused here in Auckland than ever.
Once the cop issues the ticket, you are automatically guilty and have the burden of proof upon you. Proving innocence is of course impossible.

This is why you have the opportunity to defend the matter in court. As far as burden of proof is concerned, what are you talking about please? The burden of proof is with police and you are innocent until proven guilty here in NZ, not the other way round.

[breakaway]

This is why you have the opportunity to defend the matter in court. As far as burden of proof is concerned, what are you talking about please? The burden of proof is with police and you are innocent until proven guilty here in NZ, not the other way round.

Hahhaah and the award for most naieve post ever goes to... ^!

Your word counts for nothing in a court of law. The police officer's word is fact. You are a filthy criminal. Have experienced it first hand. But I kept fighting, and eventually the police gave up and I won.

[CookMySock]

This is why you have the opportunity to defend the matter in court. As far as burden of proof is concerned, what are you talking about please? The burden of proof is with police and you are innocent until proven guilty here in NZ, not the other way round.

Bullshit.

What happens is, the pigs pull you up and run the "attitude test" on you, which means they waste your time, inadvertantly accuse you of a whole lot of baseless crap, and generally rake up a bunch of inflamatory shit until you respond, and then they throw the fucking book at you.

THEN they trump up any crap they like and book you for it and force you to jump through ten thousand hoops in a fucking court of law and PAY $500 for a lawyer, and THEN they threaten you with a fuckload of horrific consequences unless you PAY the said $600 fine, so you spend ANOTHER grand getting affidavits filed in the district court, and GUESS WHAT?? THEY WITHDRAW their action!!!

The pigs are a fucking law unto themselves, and have little care or regard for members of the general public unless said public are prepared to suck the pigs' cock. They should get on and do their job impartially, just like any other public servant.

edit: uh yeah, merry christmas.

Steve