Cop charged with dangerous driving while responding to an urgent job

[Patrick]

I'm not surprised by that response and I fear that is not completely in jest. Any surprise a lot of kiwis don't like cops?

Only those that choose to speed and break laws and get caught occasionally...

The silent majority still rules...

[scumdog]

I'm not surprised by that response and I fear that is not completely in jest. Any surprise a lot of kiwis don't like cops?

I fear you see that as a negative thing??

[Grahameeboy]

I think that as long as the cops use sirens etc then they should be allowed to do what they do. This case seems to have been an issue because it happened at or near a school but surely with all bells blazing the Police have clearly made their presence known and adults, kids know the score.

Presumably the cops have to make a log of emergency incidents and like all of us in jobs, we can be pulled in for being wreckless in doing our jobs.

I think the cop has to be spoken to by his boss for the facts to be discussed but prosecuting seems a bit OT.

I agree that chases are a no brainer and the cops know the risks. The runner is only running because the cops are chasing. No chase........not worth the risk for a speeder or stolen car......no accident.

But as usual some here use this to castrate the Police

[MSTRS:Me]

4: Never met a copper? You met me recently on a ride from the Ashhurst Mobil. Were you speeding that day? My speedo never went past 100kph!

Don't think McJim has ridden that far south of Auckland....

[spudchucka]

Don't think McJim has ridden that far south of Auckland....

Must have been fatjim or jim2 or some other bloody Jim, they all look alike those bloody Jims.

[MSTRS:Me]

Must have been fatjim or jim2 or some other bloody Jim, they all look alike those bloody Jims.

One may very well think so....if one was O'd on donuts

[Lou Girardin]

Ask Lou how the MOT snakes were trained to deal with people.

"Good evening driver, may I have your driver's licence for inspection, please"?

That's it spud.
Never used outside of Trentham - unless you wanted to wind someone up.

I see that the copper has had the charge reduced to exceeding 50 km/h by the Judge.
Lucky bastid.

[Ixion]

'Ere, wot 'appened to "Good evening, Sir" . And touch yer forelock when ya say it , too.

[Pixie]

Are you able to submit a post without using the word 'troll' or 'trolls'?

Those words seem to consume you...

No trolls consume goats.
Or so I have been told

[Pixie]

Now , if a cop utilises that exemption in a way that shows poor judgement, then I suggest that should be a disciplinary matter within the force,

What kind of PR snowjob would that be?

[MSTRS:Me]

No trolls consume goats.
...

That is correct....however, I believe what you meant to say was, "No, trolls consume coppers"

[MWVT]

"He said in Smith's case, the argument for the prosecution was that the Fire Service had given a situation report to say that all persons were out of the vehicles and that there was no need for urgency at that time."

"Smith was taking his children to school when told about the bus crash that morning and had continued to do that after he had confirmed he would attend the crash."

I think the above two 'facts' (don't trust journos), would be sufficient reason to lay charges. Having said that, I think (as some others have already said) that the judges decision is excellent.

"Judge Phillips, delivering his verdict, said he did not think the driving was dangerous and amended the charge to one of driving at excess speed on a road where the speed limit was 50kph."

And another victory for common sense. Acknowledging that an assessment of 'dangerous' requires more than a speed readout.

"However, the judge agreed with a further submission from Mr Dawkins that Smith should be discharged without conviction."

The judge knew this was about 'threshold setting' and as such was far more concerned with setting a precedent than with punishing someone who was simply trying to do their job well.

Fundamentally here the system worked, a lot of us argue for speeding just for fun, how about some consistency and argue for speeding to enforce the law.

[scumdog]

That is correct....however, I believe what you meant to say was, "No, trolls consume coppers"

I think what YOU meant to say was "No trolls consume coppers"

[Ixion]

According to pterry , they consume copper, not coppers. They usually prefer a nice cocktail, such as molten sulphur on coke with phosphoric acid, but perhaps this troll is Zorgo the Retrophrenologist ?