Who just watched the article on Closeup about the teen done for dangerous driving?

[Milts]

Hopefully this will also somewhat alter the perception in court that the police officer's view of events is infallible and should be trusted regardless of any mountain of contradicting evidence or witnesses.

And although a little over two years doesn't seem like a lot of time, this will also have completely destroyed his career, pension plans... etc.

[Mom]

I actually felt a bit sorry for the bloke that had to front the cameras tonight. He had no way of answering questions without pissing his own staff or the general public off. I think he did it very well.

Terrible thing to have happened, and thankfully it is not something that happens all the time in NZ.

[Jantar]

...... and thankfully it is not something that happens all the time in NZ.

Most of the police in New Zealand do an outstanding job. Unfortunately, just as in any profession, there are a few that give a bad name to the many. At the time that this occured Alexandra was going through a bad spell with traffic policing. It was so bad that one senior cop I know (used to be Scummies boss) turned down a promotion to Alexandra because, as he put it, he would either have to be an arsehole and earn as bad a reputation as the previous senior, or have poorer traffic stats.

Well, one of those bad cops is now out of circulation. Its unfortunate that the young police woman got caught up in this as she was simply following her senior's instructions, but she gets to be a scapegoat.

[Toaster]

I actually felt a bit sorry for the bloke that had to front the cameras tonight. He had no way of answering questions without pissing his own staff or the general public off. I think he did it very well.

Terrible thing to have happened, and thankfully it is not something that happens all the time in NZ.

Well that is why he is paid the big bucks....

[Toaster]

Most of the police in New Zealand do an outstanding job. Unfortunately, just as in any profession, there are a few that give a bad name to the many. At the time that this occured Alexandra was going through a bad spell with traffic policing. It was so bad that one senior cop I know (used to be Scummies boss) turned down a promotion to Alexandra because, as he put it, he would either have to be an arsehole and earn as bad a reputation as the previous senior, or have poorer traffic stats.

Well, one of those bad cops is now out of circulation. Its unfortunate that the young police woman got caught up in this as she was simply following her senior's instructions, but she gets to be a scapegoat.

Well said. Although all constables need to stand up and do the right thing regardless of pressure from anyone in the job. Swaying to peer or supervisory pressure is no defence.

[far queue]

... Its unfortunate that the young police woman got caught up in this as she was simply following her senior's instructions, but she gets to be a scapegoat.

The Germans tried the "I vas only following orders" line too and it didn't wash for them either! She made her choices and will now reap the consequences of them.

I have to agree with Winstons sentiments earlier also that unfortunately there's a lot of good cops out there that will be tarred by the actions of those involved in this incident. No doubt the good guys jobs will be made a little more difficult by the distrust that this will cast upon them all - deserved or not.

[Jantar]

The Germans tried the "I vas only following orders" line too and it didn't wash for them either! She made her choices and will now reap the consequences of them.....

Yes, she withheld information, but she did ask for an independant investigation, and was turned down.

[far queue]

... but she did ask for an independant investigation ...

Which would never have been required had she just been honest in the first place.

[Jantar]

And hence the very reason that she was convicted.

[Banditbandit]

Good Job .. two more people we can do wthout in the police force have gone ...

[BoristheBiter]

Good god, do not let boristhebiter see this thread

Fanny

Sorry sister twat oops i mean aunt fanny, i saw this thread back in may when it first started.

You are a bit late on this.

[rickstv]

I wonder how this would have all panned out if the young guy had died at the side of the road.

The cop may still have had his job.
Rick.

[MSTRS:Me]

I wonder how this would have all panned out if the young guy had died at the side of the road.

The cop may still have had his job.
Rick.

Good point. Witnesses can be damned inconvenient, eh?

[kit]

Fantastic Outcome..... Good to see he got what he deserved, 2yrs seems a bit minimal for the amount of yrs he has been denying he was in the wrong.

[Jantar]

Sorry sister twat oops i mean aunt fanny, i saw this thread back in may when it first started.

You are a bit late on this.

That's May 2006. 3 years before you joined this site? Long time lurker perhaps?