Separate the Police from the scum...

[Ixion]

So how DO you tell an Oldskool MoT boy from 'sworn police' these days - both lots wear the same uniform. (Yes, there's still ex-MOT patrolling the roads...)

S' easy. All those years of wearing jodhpurs have made their legs a funny shape. And their lips keep twitching, still unaccustomed to lack of moustache. So you just look for a cop with funny shaped legs and twitchy lips. Shitloads of them out there.

[red mermaid]

Nah, they are the 'E'xcellent ones out there....

[Blackflagged]

Beware of what you wish for.

IF they do have a 'new' Traffic Department you may well find it is manned by even more zealous types handing out even more tickets for even more trivial offences...53kph anyone???.

Anyone remember when Auckland City had there own traffic deptment. Falk!

[oldrider]

Anyone remember when Auckland City had there own traffic deptment. Falk!

People who don't remember those times have no idea how bad it was, it was like the keystone cops and even worse than it is now!

Who said "be carefull what you wish for", it would be wise to think about that and I have been through all of it, I think it is better how it is!

But I do think the police need more support from parliament and the Judicary and even more from the public at large!

The public at large today are absolute arseholes by comparison to the public at large (if take an equal time span) when traffic and police were merged!

Maybe we are focussing on the behaviour of wrong group!

[duckonin]

There are plenty of sworn police that are assholes. I reckon start a website up with examples of their stupidity. That will make them think twice.

Steve

Most don't think at all DB, just power trippers, ex council gardners, rubbish collectors that type join the force to get the free dope push others around and drive fast cars for free, trouble is now they may let them loose with firearms now fuck that would be a worry for if they miss the target ...Well....

[duckonin]

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

smoky I would love to be earning $60,000 plus and I an't no monkey

[scumdog]

Most don't think at all DB, just power trippers, ex council gardners, rubbish collectors that type join the force to get the free dope push others around and drive fast cars for free, trouble is now they may let them loose with firearms now fuck that would be a worry for if they miss the target ...Well....

Summed up nicely - so when do you join??

[Toaster]

The public at large today are absolute arseholes by comparison to the public at large

Exactly right. And police have pushed for years to ensure their ranks are filled with a more accurate representation of society.

[Berries]

join the force to get the free dope push others around and drive fast cars for free,

Fuck. Where do I sign up ? Now that would be a better work story. Not sure about the group sex initiation thing though.

[CookMySock]

Most don't think at all DB, just power trippers, ex council gardners, rubbish collectors that type join the force to get the free dope push others around and drive fast cars for free, trouble is now they may let them loose with firearms now fuck that would be a worry for if they miss the target ...Well....

Exactly. MoT officers from way back I have always found to firm but fair. Idiot pigs are just always-right idiot pigs on a mission. Fuck help you if you get on the wrong side of them. There will be exceptions both ways I am sure.

Bring back the MoT officer. Get them talking about the problem, doing stuff in schools, teaching motorcycling skills, and bridging the gap between them and the public. Vet them to avoid the power trippers.

Sure, speedsters are still going to push it here and there, and they are going to get taxed for it, and that is never going to change.

Steve

[scumdog]

Exactly. MoT officers from way back I have always found to firm but fair. Idiot pigs are just always-right idiot pigs on a mission. Fuck help you if you get on the wrong side of them. There will be exceptions both ways I am sure.

Bring back the MoT officer. Get them talking about the problem, doing stuff in schools, teaching motorcycling skills, and bridging the gap between them and the public. Vet them to avoid the power trippers.

Sure, speedsters are still going to push it here and there, and they are going to get taxed for it, and that is never going to change.

Steve

Well, what can I say??

[caseye]

Not much,our DB actually made sense!
I'd be all for seperating the two and then for taking the Politicians oars out of the back pockets of the senior Police members so that the police can be run as the autonomus entity it once was and still shoud be.

[scumdog]

Not much,our DB actually made sense!
I'd be all for seperating the two and then for taking the Politicians oars out of the back pockets of the senior Police members so that the police can be run as the autonomus entity it once was and still shoud be.

Too hard to 'unmake the omelet' (for the politicians.)

[duckonin]

Summed up nicely - so when do you join??

HA HA I wouldn't fit in SD I have not got a big guts on me with sticks for arms typical of the NZ police and I do tend to tell the truth..

[Indoo]

Academically you would also struggle and racists really don't last long in any profession aside from maybe gardening, rubbish collecting and the the like.