Separate the Police from the scum...

[scumdog]

Respect is subjective and can only be earned not demanded or legislated for!

The real reason there is no respect for the police is because members of New Zealand society have lost their own "self respect"!

Physician, heal thy self!

In other words take a good look at the man in the mirror!

Now ain't THAT the truth!

It's the 21st century, John.

It's always 'somebody elses' fault nowadays.

No such thing as personal responsibilty.

[caseye]

Here here, well said oldrider.

[FJRider]

It's always 'somebody elses' fault nowadays.

No such thing as personal responsibilty.

And every dipshit on the road knows THEIR rights ... regardless of the fact that they have endangered the safety of other road users, thus impede on their rights to a safe journey...

The "my rights are more important than yours" syndrome ...

[MotoKuzzi]

Seems to me the only genuine reason for splitting traffic away from the rest of police is same reason it was merged in the first place. Lower cost. Dumb down traffic by employing officers with fewer legal powers and pay them less.

[smoky]

Now ain't THAT the truth!

It's the 21st century, John.

It's always 'somebody elses' fault nowadays.

No such thing as personal responsibilty.

And of course there is no balance to be had;
Wanky one eyed cops overly officious and inflexible in the discharge of their duties, “fishing’ or patrolling for the sake of the biggest catch $$$$ only, wouldn’t even think of their responsibility to the reputation of the police would they?

Cops who can’t see past their own perceived importance and the need to impose their authority on some on else, to see the harm they do to the image and uniform they portray, who loose sight of the real job – the greater good they could achieve - where’s their responsibility?

Sitting on your F###kin fat arse with a radar gun, eating donuts waiting to entrap anyone who slightly digresses from the strict letter of law. Bunch of wankers

And every dipshit on the road knows THEIR rights ... regardless of the fact that they have endangered the safety of other road users, thus impede on their rights to a safe journey...

The "my rights are more important than yours" syndrome ...

That's a very fair point - and if that was the case, no one would argue. I've seen drivers doing the most appalling thing on the roads, you see people coming coming out of the pub obviously impaired and getting behind the wheel of a car, those driving unregistered unwarranted cars (normally because they car isn't safe enough to get a WOF); when the cops were actually targeting those wankers it's all good.
Yesterday we saw a van full of adults and children - it was so full the children had nowhere to sit down, the back wheels were on an insane angle, they were doing about 100 Klm/hr on the motorway with a space-saver wheel on? A cop traveling the same direction, ignored them and pulled over a guy in a BMW who was doing maybe 120.
Now you can say he deserved it because he was speeding - speed kills of course, but to ignore the obvious accident in the waiting? That's when I find it a bit stupid - who's the most at risk of killing someone? But then again who's most likely got the deeper pockets? and if you were a cop; you'd feel much more important and cool if you harassed a dude in a flash BMW than a poor Islander family in the van - wouldn't you

[scumdog]

waiting to entrap anyone who slightly digresses from the strict letter of law.

Oh, EVERYBODY thinks THEIR particular 'digress' is minimal - and in their opinion not their fault....

[smoky]

Seems to me the only genuine reason for splitting traffic away from the rest of police is ..... Dumb down traffic by employing officers with fewer legal powers and pay them less.

From what I can see they already pay peanuts - and employ monkeys

[smoky]

Oh, EVERYBODY thinks THEIR particular 'digress' is minimal - and in their opinion not their fault....

And that's about the limit of your thinking

[humphrt]

being a traffic cop must be like goin fishing. theres a river full of the basterds but you are never gonna catch them all or the biggest either. if you are caught speedin thats your own dumb fault, its got nuttin to do with what the other fish were doin, wrong place wrong time. you made the choice. not sayin im innocent at all just gotta take responsability for what YOU do.

[scumdog]

And that's about the limit of your thinking

Wrong.

It is my experience.

Have I met you??

[FJRider]

That's a very fair point - and if that was the case, no one would argue. I've seen drivers doing the most appalling thing on the roads, you see people coming coming out of the pub obviously impaired and getting behind the wheel of a car, those driving unregistered unwarranted cars (normally because they car isn't safe enough to get a WOF); when the cops were actually targeting those wankers it's all good.
Yesterday we saw a van full of adults and children - it was so full the children had nowhere to sit down, the back wheels were on an insane angle, they were doing about 100 Klm/hr on the motorway with a space-saver wheel on? A cop traveling the same direction, ignored them and pulled over a guy in a BMW who was doing maybe 120.
Now you can say he deserved it because he was speeding - speed kills of course, but to ignore the obvious accident in the waiting? That's when I find it a bit stupid - who's the most at risk of killing someone? But then again who's most likely got the deeper pockets? and if you were a cop; you'd feel much more important and cool if you harassed a dude in a flash BMW than a poor Islander family in the van - wouldn't you

So Police target "activities" that are illegal ... not merely unsafe ... and you see a problem with that ... ???

[FJRider]

Oh, EVERYBODY thinks THEIR particular 'digress' is minimal - and in their opinion not their fault....

and the first words out of their mouths is often "I wasn't hurting anybody ... what the big deal ???" ...

[Ronin]

and the first words out of their mouths is often "I wasn't hurting anybody ... what the big deal ???" ...

Yup and they will stick with that argument right up to the point where someone else guilty of the very same digression affects them.

Movable Morals.

[FJRider]

Yup and they will stick with that argument right up to the point where someone else guilty of the very same digression affects them.

Movable Morals.

Bling limits suck ...

[Ronin]

I sued to work in a high pressure, high stress job. There was one particular employee would would given any chance tell me in no uncertain terms how easy my job was, how I was doing it wrong and making his job that much more difficult. After 14 long years I was offered the job of my dreams and jumped ship. They have now (to my knowledge) been through 4 different people trying to do the job I used to do, one of them of course being the gentleman who knew better. He lasted 3 months before the absolute mindfuckery of the job aggravated his heart condition and he collapsed under the stress of it all.

My point? If you really feel that policing the roads, community, scum bags and dear old ladies is so easy, apply for the job and do it your selves.

I know I wouldn't for all the tea in China and I have a great deal of respect for those that do.