I'll be watching you

**scumdog** · 17th December 2007, 10:17

So did the cops just swan around dishing out 111kph tickets and do-nut bar hopping in-between??

Or was it a quiet night?

**vifferman** · 17th December 2007, 10:19

Originally Posted by scumdog

So did the cops just swan around dishing out 111kph tickets and do-nut bar hopping in-between??

Is that what you do when you're out-n-about in your chopper, high above Central Otago?

**scumdog** · 17th December 2007, 10:25

Originally Posted by vifferman

Is that what you do when you're out-n-about in your chopper, high above Central Otago?

Yeah, - that and a bit of trout fishin' an' rabbit shootin' when the boss can't see me...

**vifferman** · 17th December 2007, 10:31

Originally Posted by scumdog

Yeah, - that and a bit of trout fishin' an' rabbit shootin' when the boss can't see me...

You'd have to fly a bit lower for that though - do some "low-level traffic reconaissance" or "investigation of suspected marijuana plantations".

**Finn** · 17th December 2007, 10:45

Originally Posted by scumdog

So did the cops just swan around dishing out 111kph tickets and do-nut bar hopping in-between??

Or was it a quiet night?

When we weren't attending armed hold ups, high speed get-aways, stabbings, aggravated burglaries, gang fights and failing to stop, we had a bit of time for general traffic duties. There was an incident with this old lady who didn't obey the 3 second rule when indicating... lowered the chopper to block her path, flicked on the 30000 watt spotlight and when it looked like she wasn't going to stop, we emptied the mag of a Bushmaster to disable her car and slapped her with a ticket. Bitch.

**scumdog** · 17th December 2007, 11:32

Originally Posted by Finn

When we weren't attending armed hold ups, high speed get-aways, stabbings, aggravated burglaries, gang fights and failing to stop, we had a bit of time for general traffic duties. There was an incident with this old lady who didn't obey the 3 second rule when indicating... lowered the chopper to block her path, flicked on the 30000 watt spotlight and when it looked like she wasn't going to stop, we emptied the mag of a Bushmaster to disable her car and slapped her with a ticket. Bitch.

Ah, you blew it in the first couple of lines - no way are cops THAT busy, how can they be, they're too busy ignoring 'real crime' and dishing out tickets, -

- stick with the second story and chuck in a few 111kph tickets and they'll all believe ya no-sweat...

**Finn** · 17th December 2007, 15:10

Originally Posted by scumdog

Ah, you blew it in the first couple of lines - no way are cops THAT busy, how can they be, they're too busy ignoring 'real crime' and dishing out tickets

Afraid so. No time for donuts either for christ sake!

While the current system works very well, if I were the Minister of Police, I would invest in two choppers just for Auckland and have one up pretty much all the time during peak shifts. If they weren't flying, it would be fueled up and on stand by. If there are no delays getting a chopper to a scene, scumsuckers don't stand a chance.