Bikers collide with Police car in Buller Gorge (1 December)

**NordieBoy** · 30th March 2009, 08:11

Defence lawyer...

Originally Posted by Barkle

Bridgman was carrying out the turn on a clear stretch of road in favourable driving conditions, Mr Barkle said, when his car was struck by two middle-aged men reliving their youth in "biker's heaven", going far too fast and outside the law.

**RantyDave** · 30th March 2009, 08:11

Originally Posted by scumdog

The world don't run on 'whatifs'

You mean, like, whatif the cop had engaged his brain before chucking a U'ey? Or whatif light could bend around corners so the bikers could see what he was doing. Or whatif the cops, in general, as a collective were able to admit that their otherwise unemployable power trippy little arses occasionally made mistakes?

But you're right. It doesn't work like that. And as a consequence two bikers who were damn nearly killed (and would have had they been, y'know, properly speeding) are now being blamed for a f'off huge accident caused by a cop fucking up. Because it was a fuck up. But it was also only a fuck up.

Not that I expect you to understand, of course. As you were, Officer Gatso.

Dave

**HenryDorsetCase** · 30th March 2009, 08:31

many years ago when I was a public servant, the most useful skill I learned when driving one of their cars was the "handbrake turn". We became quite adept at these over time (and the odd bent steering rack "Dunno, it was like that when I got in it, I think someone has hit a kerb in it and not reported it....")

Useful skill for all motorists including the po po to know?

**NordieBoy** · 30th March 2009, 08:43

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

many years ago when I was a public servant, the most useful skill I learned when driving one of their cars was the "handbrake turn". We became quite adept at these over time (and the odd bent steering rack "Dunno, it was like that when I got in it, I think someone has hit a kerb in it and not reported it....")

Useful skill for all motorists including the po po to know?

Handbrakies are not socially responsible as they can create noise pollution and black marks.

**terbang** · 30th March 2009, 09:15

Good and bad things coming out of these cops in court covering their mates arses (for driving like a bloody idiot).
Good: the chances are slightly less for teenage girls to be baton raped.
Bad: there is now a better window of opportunity for scottish tourists to be murdered by angry youths.

**Rev DJ** · 30th March 2009, 12:22

Guilty as charged... the jury has returned a guilty verdict to the charges of dangerous driving - sentencing is at the end of May. DJ

**RantyDave** · 30th March 2009, 12:36

Yeah, guilty! http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2301...guilty-verdict

(article includes pic of crash site - may cause anger)

Dave

**Okey Dokey** · 30th March 2009, 13:45

I'm so pleased that the jury returned a guilty verdict.

**Winter** · 30th March 2009, 14:27

I have to say i did actually yell 'yesss! loudly in the car when i heard on the radio he was found guilty!

I bet that is such a relief to those riders and their familys.

**twotyred** · 30th March 2009, 15:06

Originally Posted by Rev DJ

Guilty as charged... the jury has returned a guilty verdict to the charges of dangerous driving - sentencing is at the end of May. DJ

result!

here's a link to the 4 min National radio audio piece this morning including the defence lawyers comments,as mentioned by Nordieboy (beat me to it!)

http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr...p_case-048.mp3

**scumdog** · 30th March 2009, 16:01

Originally Posted by Rev DJ

Guilty as charged... the jury has returned a guilty verdict to the charges of dangerous driving - sentencing is at the end of May. DJ

Oh no, how can this be?

Where was the great white-wash, the old school tie, the closing ranks to protect their own..yadda..yadda...yadda......oh calamity, oh my, how could this happen????

**idb** · 30th March 2009, 16:04

What a f%^&ing cover-up!!!

**scumdog** · 30th March 2009, 16:05

Originally Posted by RantyDave

Or whatif the cops, in general, as a collective were able to admit that their otherwise unemployable power trippy little arses occasionally made mistakes?

Not that I expect you to understand, of course. As you were, Officer Gatso.

Dave

Never having fitted into the above 'otherwise unemployable power trippy little arses' catagory I'll just have to take your word that somehow you know such people exist....

And make mistakes...

**NordieBoy** · 30th March 2009, 17:15

Originally Posted by scumdog

Oh no, how can this be?

Where was the great white-wash, the old school tie, the closing ranks to protect their own..yadda..yadda...yadda......oh calamity, oh my, how could this happen????

The mob got to the jury.