Police killing us again!

[Smifffy]

You would be surprised how many people won't work if you take their perks of the job away.
Its called motivation.

Must be one of the few jobs left in the country that still has perks.

I wonder who pays for those perks?

[peasea]

To look cool apparently

Oh, like having long hair waving in the breeze etc.

I'm fuckin' bald as a badger's arse, so that won't work!

[Max Preload]

Telling people to join the police force - and you will give them a camry is like saying you enjoy wanking for the physical excercise. I don't know fuck all people who would join the cop shop if they had camry's.

So they're not joining for the noble job of serving and protecting the public but instead so they can drive a specific car in a lout-like manner, with impunity? That pretty much confirms everything I thought I knew about them: we're back to "Do as I say, not as I do".

[peasea]

Perhaps the tradition of removing your hat as a mark of respect? You don't wear a hat in church.

But I don't ride my bike in church.............maybe I go to the wrong church.

Oh hang on, I don't go to church at all. Maybe if I did I could ride right in. Without my lid, of course.

[scumdog]

So they're not joining for the noble job of serving and protecting the public but instead so they can drive a specific car in a lout-like manner, with impunity? That pretty much confirms everything I thought I knew about them: we're back to "Do as I say, not as I do".

Yep, I too make assumptions based on what avgas and others post on KB, beats trying to find out the facts anyday...

[marty]

Must be one of the few jobs left in the country that still has perks.

I wonder who pays for those perks?

dunno - my current job has some pretty good perks

[miloking]

Ok so it has been a week today since the official investigation started, any new facts or evidence found? Or any other updates from fuzz?

[Smifffy]

Ok so it has been a week today since the official investigation started, any new facts or evidence found? Or any other updates from fuzz?

This is a no win situation - any results now, and there will be cries that the investigation, was rushed, botched and stuff got swept under the carpet.

If it takes months (and I'd expect it to) the same people would moan that the investigators are dragging their heels.

[miloking]

This is a no win situation - any results now, and there will be cries that the investigation, was rushed, botched and stuff got swept under the carpet.

If it takes months (and I'd expect it to) the same people would moan that the investigators are dragging their heels.

I didnt mean it like that, i understand that this will take time to investigate properly...iam just wondering if there is any new information to ponder about related to the accident instead of this "camry vs commodore" argument (possibly some insider info leaked or some other witness cropped up...etc)

[Robert Taylor]

Yep, I too make assumptions based on what avgas and others post on KB, beats trying to find out the facts anyday...

Yep, everything posted on forums is authoritative and correct. This is another ''night of the long knives'' and a case of mass hysteria.
Sure there will be a few police personnell that are ''cowboys'' but that is no reason to tar all the police with the same brush.

[Smifffy]

Yep, everything posted on forums is authoritative and correct. This is another ''night of the long knives'' and a case of mass hysteria.
Sure there will be a few police personnell that are ''cowboys'' but that is no reason to tar all the police with the same brush.

Actually I'd be happy for them to outright admit something went wrong and vow to get to the bottom of it, much like the Air force's AVM did after the ANZAC day crash.

Instead, they have mostly chosen to tar themselves with the same brush.

[scumdog]

Actually I'd be happy for them to outright admit something went wrong and vow to get to the bottom of it, much like the Air force's AVM did after the ANZAC day crash.

Why?

So you can be entertained?

I'll just sit it out and wait....

[Smifffy]

Why?

So you can be entertained?

I'll just sit it out and wait....

No, just an announcement of an investigation without all the same old tired justifications pre-empting it.

We've done this thousands of times etc.

Same old knee-jerk reactions, same old giant leaps of logic, same old go directly on the attack, same old smoke & mirrors mystery vehicle, and mystery man obfuscation.

Same old shit actually.

I guess I'm wrong after all, I really thought the police would be interested in getting rid of the drongoes from their ranks, in improving road safety and improving their procedures so that they avoid causing harm to themselve and others.

It appears that all they really want to do is get a licence to hoon around and issue tickets.

No wonder they have an image problem.

[scumdog]

No, just an announcement of an investigation without all the same old tired justifications pre-empting it.

We've done this thousands of times etc.

Same old knee-jerk reactions, same old giant leaps of logic, same old go directly on the attack, same old smoke & mirrors mystery vehicle, and mystery man obfuscation.

Same old shit actually.

I guess I'm wrong after all, I really thought the police would be interested in getting rid of the drongoes from their ranks, in improving road safety and improving their procedures so that they avoid causing harm to themselve and others.

It appears that all they really want to do is get a licence to hoon around and issue tickets.

No wonder they have an image problem.

Troll........

[Dodgy]

I have been reading an interesting book called 'Blink', written by Malcolm Gladwell.

In a nutshell, one thing it looks at is snap/impulse reactions and how the human condition processes them. It appears that, and explains that (from reading this book) the consqences of NYC police reacting too quickly. It talks about high speed chases being banned as the offender and the officer are so hyped up at the commencement and closure of these, usually more harm than good results (in the case of the US, he quotes that 300 innocent victims are killed each year as a result of piloce car chases). He talks much of police units being trained to slow things down, to take a moment before reacting on impulse. This officer who killled Paul no doubt did not think at all, he leapt straight into using the part of his brain (cock?!) that does not engage in rational thought (ie: is this a safe place to do a 3 point turn?)

Interesting that this training may not be actually applied here in NZ?