Quarter of Police unhappy in job

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Do you guys honestly think that all the cops do is sit around giving people tickets?

Are you talking about all cops, or just the traffic half?

[Maha]

Fat chance of a warning in these revenue collecting days though. When was the last time anyone here had a warning?

I got a warning last Friday...not a verbal one, more the 'Finger' wave. I take that as a warning.
Revenue collecting?... I have never understood that statement. If it were Revenue collecting, then I would think they would want you on the road for a longer time, not demerit you off the road. You know, collect more that way aye?
If it were Revenue collecting, would it be a fair assumption that demerit points would be set at say.....5 points per tickett? ya know, to keep you on the road longer.
I dont but into that Revenue bla bla....'you speed you pay', thats the part that is real easy to understand.

[Ting Tong]

I remember talking to a copper and his mates years ago about policing the roads. They were rather happy that the MOT/TC's were undertaking the law enforcement. Their reasoning was that where the police undertook traffic enforcement they lost the respect of the public. I wonder if this is the case in NZ? People show no respect which makes the job harder and less enjoyable. Hence complacent attutudes with some staff.
Maybe a good reason to bring back the MOT/TC's

You think that traffic police are hard now, if they bring back MOT then we are all knackered. They will only concentrate on traffic law and not crime, its better this way. Do you think that by segregating the Police and Traffic that we will still have the same amount of Police Officers?. NO we wont, they will need to pay for MOT somehow, some officers will go to MOT as they enjoy traffic policing and the government will reduce the amount of money given to the Police, thus less police!!!!

[Ting Tong]

Yeah apparently only Traffic cops sit around waiting to give you a ticket, get real!! Traffic cops cant give you a ticket unless you do something against the law!! so dont have a go at them, they are only doing their job. DONT HAVE A GO, HUG A COP!!!!

[Edbear]

Yeah apparently only Traffic cops sit around waiting to give you a ticket, get real!! Traffic cops cant give you a ticket unless you do something against the law!! so dont have a go at them, they are only doing their job. DONT HAVE A GO, HUG A COP!!!!

Hey! We could start a trend...!!!

What reaction would we get if we get off the bike and give the cop a hug when he stops us...?

[jahrasti]

I find it rather interesting how the majority of the comments here are in regards to traffic cops. Do you guys honestly think that all the cops do is sit around giving people tickets?

........and eating donuts

Don't forget we drink coffee as well, jeez everyone knows coffee goes hand in hand with donuts.

[Patrick]

Hey! We could start a trend...!!!

What reaction would we get if we get off the bike and give the cop a hug when he stops us...?

Pepper spray? Baton? He would think he was being attacked and call for the dogs.... Unless you were a busty blonde... or a brunette... or a red head... oh all right, just busty.... that would be OK then...

[Grahameeboy]

Hey! We could start a trend...!!!

What reaction would we get if we get off the bike and give the cop a hug when he stops us...?

Yeah but in this PC world we would get arrested for assault...

[Edbear]

Pepper spray? Baton? He would think he was being attacked and call for the dogs.... Unless you were a busty blonde... or a brunette... or a red head... oh all right, just busty.... that would be OK then...

Mmmm! I'm a little "busty", but maybe not the type you're meaning...

I guess we should say that Ting Tong told us too... Of course if it was a niced female cop...? Nah, I'd probably get into more trouble...

[peasea]

Hey! We could start a trend...!!!

What reaction would we get if we get off the bike and give the cop a hug when he stops us...?

Worse case scenario? The male cop you hug is gay, he cuffs you then you spend the worst night of your life in the cells.

With your hands cuffed you couldn't even 'beat him off'.

[spudchucka]

I applaud the Police management for being brave enough to embrace Gallup in the first instance. But their challenge working with all of their staff to turn around a highly disengaged workforce just got a whole lot harder.

I've been away for a week and haven't kept up with this but just thought it would be worthwhile highlighting the fact that the poll results were released as a result of an official information request by the media, it wasn't released by the police management simply as a "Ohhh, have a look at this" exercise.

[spudchucka]

Layabout troublemakers?
Maybe.

But how about being grossly understaffed and being told you can'yt have a coulor printer 'cos your station is too small (despite the single months Colour-Plus photocopying bill would more than pay for the colour printer) -THAT kind of stuff makes for disgruntled workers....

Not to mention having to chase miscreants down the street in the buff!

I can't believe the departments stingy arsed attitude to printers, you'd think that Howie has to start clucking and lay one every time there's a request for a new one approved.

[spudchucka]

Why don't we have a "Make a policeman happy" day?

Perhaps bake a cake and then track down a policeman on the side of the road, and present it to him/her.
Say "cheer up old chum, you could use a nice treat"!

Wouldn't that be nice?

There is a General Instruction somewhere that says police officers are not to eat in public, (not to mention not being permitted to accept public gratuities) so you'd be encouraging the poor sod to break the company rules and therefore contribute to his / her misery.

[Swoop]

There is a General Instruction somewhere that says police officers are not to eat in public

So the cheap McChew&spew for officers on duty, is un-necessary then?

[Patrick]

So the cheap McChew&spew for officers on duty, is un-necessary then?

Only if I can have fries with that too, please....