Bullshit speeding ticket from arrogant cop. Complaint

[Toaster]

They run a GPS device on cars now. COMMS knows how fast they are travelling, when lights and activated or not, and they are monitored. They are allowed to drive at a speed appropriate for the haste needed to attend the job they are going to, notwithstanding conditions/enivronment etc. Not too different to pursuit rules.

Yeah, I had a cop car rocket past me on Hargest Terrace, heading towards the lights. No real idea of how fast he was going, but it was enough that the wind gust was strong enough to buffet the baby's stroller. Too fast to catch a rego though, otherwise he'd have had a *555 for him. It's a very quiet, residential area with plenty of kids playing out there.

[Toaster]

This sort of stuff makes me real angry. There's a whole new breed of young cop coming out of training that think they are Nazis and not upholders of the law. False accusations to make up the ticket quota just sucks big time and the targetiing of motorcyclists is giving them a bad name.

Feel for ya buddy but in court we all know who the judge listens to

If they are indeed making up false tickets, this would be an utter disgrace. I would love to see anyone like that exited from the job asap. I loved the job. Loved catching crims and doing my bit to keep people safe on the roads too. Hated cleaning up dead people off the road and hated even more having to go tell their familes.

There was NEVER any need to be a dick with people, no matter how much of a dickhead they were, or make stuff up.

If this guy is a genuine plonker, he will eventually be caught out. From my experience, where there is smoke there is fire. Constant complaints against an individual paints a very bad picture to the bosses indeed.

[CookMySock]

They run a GPS device on cars now. COMMS knows how fast they are travelling, when lights and activated or not, and they are monitored. They are allowed to drive at a speed appropriate for the haste needed to attend the job they are going to, notwithstanding conditions/enivronment etc. Not too different to pursuit rules.

Good, but whats the point if the general public doesn't access to this information? We see some idiot cop doing dangerous shit, so we report them, comms checks the GPS records and goes "ooops he did too" and then does fuck all about it.

Whats the point, except to cover their own arse?

Steve

[Toaster]

Good, but whats the point if the general public doesn't access to this information? We see some idiot cop doing dangerous shit, so we report them, comms checks the GPS records and goes "ooops he did too" and then does fuck all about it.

Whats the point, except to cover their own arse?

Steve

Mate, I never saw the bosses cover any arses. They actually deal very harshly with their own. They have to and are taught that in promotional courses. The last thing you want in your section of staff is a liability that means you get your butt kicked too.

All stuff that goes through COMMS is recorded and can be used in evidence. Especially in cases of pursuits that end badly. Timing etc is critical in those cases.

[kwaka_crasher]

Good, but whats the point if the general public doesn't access to this information? We see some idiot cop doing dangerous shit, so we report them, comms checks the GPS records and goes "ooops he did too" and then does fuck all about it.

Whats the point, except to cover their own arse?

You have to hope they're not ALL in on this conspiracy...

[mashman]

Might be worth asking him why he tried to do a U-ey up ahead... maybe to chase someone doing 74kmh perhaps... The whole thing sounds wrong. Not sure about NZ, but in the UK you can ask for a calibration certificate as all cameras need to have one. This will note when the camera was last calibrated/serviced etc... Good luck man.

[CookMySock]

Good replies. Well, we all want the same thing then. I am unable to reconcile what I am seeing. Good intent on one hand, and corrupt behaviour on another.

This is why we should start taking action against bad cops - pressure applied in the right place might afford some success. I bet the rest of the force is embarrassed by said members' bad behaviour as well.

Steve

[kwaka_crasher]

Might be worth asking him why he tried to do a U-ey up ahead... maybe to chase someone doing 74kmh perhaps... The whole thing sounds wrong. Not sure about NZ, but in the UK you can ask for a calibration certificate as all cameras need to have one. This will note when the camera was last calibrated/serviced etc... Good luck man.

Camera?

[Jantar]

Camera?

I believe that in the UK all radar units have digital movie cameras attched that show the vehicle speeding, the speed and the time. I wish we had that here as it would prevent any arguments as to whether or not a particular vehicle is the one speeding and it would show whether or not any other vehicles were in the beam.

[mashman]

I believe that in the UK all radar units have digital movie cameras attched that show the vehicle speeding, the speed and the time. I wish we had that here as it would prevent any arguments as to whether or not a particular vehicle is the one speeding and it would show whether or not any other vehicles were in the beam.

Cheers for that. In which case, the laser should still have a calibration certificate. Not sure how often they need the maintenance, but am sure you'd be able to find out if you wanted to pursue that avenue.

[rapid van cleef]

Take it to the press.

[mynameis]

That sucks man !! Good luck with it, hopefully justice is served without much cost.

[Flying Spanner]

In my car I had a similar experience. I have an in car GPS that records data and can be printed out on pc. I took a cellphone photo of the exact point where I was said to have been pulled over and had the gps co-ordinates for that location. And what'd ya know my speed at the time of passing the cop was 15km/hr less than what was stated. I was still speeding at precisely 102km/hr but got off the fine. I got pulled over atleast 5-10 times a week for months after that for "random" lisence and rego checks. It was like I had a huge target on my back. Such is life when you live in a small town and the local cops are arseholes.

[kwaka_crasher]

I believe that in the UK all radar units have digital movie cameras attched that show the vehicle speeding, the speed and the time. I wish we had that here as it would prevent any arguments as to whether or not a particular vehicle is the one speeding and it would show whether or not any other vehicles were in the beam.

With microwave it is physically impossible to determine which vehicle, if indeed any, is giving a reading. A camera in that circumstance could only be used to perhaps assist in arguments as to the presence of other vehicles and traffic flow, not to establish the source of the signal.

[kwaka_crasher]

Cheers for that. In which case, the laser should still have a calibration certificate. Not sure how often they need the maintenance, but am sure you'd be able to find out if you wanted to pursue that avenue.

Laser?