Community service?

[skidMark]

I got given 80 hours the last time i stood infront of the judge.

57 down 23 to go, learnt my lesson this time, i think they should issue community service more often, the first 2 times they just slapped me an $800 fine, which i throw on my 'tab' that drip feeds them it each week.

anybody else been given community service, and do you think say 100 hours community service is a far more effective punishment than a $1000 fine, i mean in general not just driving offences.

I think hitting people on thier time instead of thier wallet...

i mean offences that go to court, not just general speeding / breach of license stuff.

i found it sinks in alot more than being hit in the pocket.

vote.

[Headbanger]

Its a rort.

Used and abused, and the shade of your skin has a bigger impact then your crime or your time. Just another racist load of bullshit.Fuck em all, fuck em all to hell.

[skidMark]

Its a rort.

Used and abused, and the shade of your skin has a bigger impact then your crime or your time. Just another racist load of bullshit.Fuck em all, fuck em all to hell.

Harley not starting today? Need a tissue?

[Katman]

Yeah, you may be right Mark - especially with the figures 100 hours = $1000.

What pisses me off though is when you hear of cases like the one a few years back where a young guy had $60,000 of accumulated fines converted to a period of community service that effectively valued his time at $300/hour.

[Headbanger]

A tissue?

Nay.

A scissor kick to the face to all the bastards on my list.

That will make me smile.

(adds Skidmark back onto the list)

[skidMark]

A tissue?

Nay.

A scissor kick to the face to all the bastards on my list.

That will make me smile.

(adds Skidmark back onto the list)

Be my guest.

[skidMark]

Yeah, you may be right Mark - especially with the figures 100 hours = $1000.

What pisses me off though is when you hear of cases like the one a few years back where a young guy had $60,000 of accumulated fines converted to a period of community service that effectively valued his time at $300/hour.

Yup, the maximum hours is 350 or 400 i believe, i have $2500 sitting there, i am contemplating converting it to community work hours. just to have it off my plate.

[Usarka]

What sort of work have they had you doing?

[skidMark]

What sort of work have they had you doing?

Cleaning a rugby club that hosts events, clean up all the beer bottles, fill up bins, mow lawns, sweep the hall floor. mop the floor painting over graffiti...

all that kinda stuff.

[ynot slow]

Is bloody cruisey community service,300 hours no worries if you can do say 3 or 4 days a week or more,no incentive really if the person is on the dole and has shit loads of free time,courtesy of taxpayers funding their lifestyle.300 hours doing 30hour p/w is 10 weeks big deal.The other 42 weeks they are free.

If you're on the dole why the f.ck would you pay the fines from a benefit,put it onto c/s but work the fine out at $10.00 per hour,heaps of people only earn this much in the hand but WORK for it.

P.S not getting at you Mark just the bloody system,I was done for DIC in 2000,cost me $850 which I paid.Lesson learnt,some clowns don't learn i.e driving hours,wof,rego etc.

[R6_kid:Me]

For someone who doesnt have a job 80hrs of community service is nothing.

[Headbanger]

Especially as they only need to turn up once a month for an hour or so, and if you prove to be useless then you get to kick back and eat pies, and for every hour your present for they will probably write off another nine.

Its bullshit.

They should drive em hard, and beat them every time they break pace.

[1vanvan1]

I got given 80 hours the last time i stood infront of the judge.

57 down 23 to go, learnt my lesson this time, i think they should issue community service more often, the first 2 times they just slapped me an $800 fine, which i throw on my 'tab' that drip feeds them it each week.

anybody else been given community service, and do you think say 100 hours community service is a far more effective punishment than a $1000 fine, i mean in general not just driving offences.

I think hitting people on thier time instead of thier wallet...

i mean offences that go to court, not just general speeding / breach of license stuff.

i found it sinks in alot more than being hit in the pocket.

vote.

Give them both, $1000 fine and 100 hrs.

Will learn their lesson twice as quick!

[Katman]

It appears I'm getting confused between community service and periodic detention.

[Madness]

I got (from memory) 40 hours for around $2,500 in fines when I was less old. I lived close to the local cemetary, so off to see the sexton I went.

On the first day I was asked to dig over some gardens near the rememberance flagpole. Anzac day was just a few days away and they wanted the area to look schmick for the old diggers.

The sexton warned me several times to watch out for a water pipe buried quite shallow in the flowerbed. Well, fuck me it was shallow alright. Water everywhere. The sexton sent me home, he looked quite upset.

About a month later the probation office sent me a letter, requesting that the sponsor file a return with them showing how many hours I had done. I rocked up to the cemetary, letter in hand.

Cut a long story short, 10 minutes of me in the flowerbed led to quite some drama for all concerned, not to mention a soggy Anzac ceremony.

2 dozen Double Brown later, I had a clean slate. I love the justice system.