Any one visiting the South West Rocks & general area in NSW; there's a new cop in the town & nothing is off limits. He's being a real pig & booking any one & every one for any thing he can come up with.
At the weekend he tried to book a guy at the boat ramp , he had removed the removable tail light board from his boat as to be able to launch his boat; tried to book him for no lights as reversed down a boat ramp. A very heated debate took place & he was out numbered so let him go with a warning; I would guess the victim is now a marked man being watched ready for another day.
The word is all over town here; I even heard about it from SWR local two hrs before we even got home.
As well the shackle & chain are on his hit list; cross your T's & dot the I's or else.
As for all this chain & shackle business I would be checking his qualifacations; Remember about three mths back I had a lengthy discussion with a Highway Patrol about this issue which I posted here.
He said he knew nothing about all these blitzes & fines as local Hwy Patrol have nothing to do with it & didnt know it was happening. He said that any of that type of checking was done by heavy transport dep out of the cities; & that local Hwy cops do not have engineering qualifactions to judge what is right or wrong in this field.
So just how much are these blokes getting away with?? filles their books & raises revenue.
JC>
2foot6 said
09:05 PM Jan 22, 2015
So just how much are these blokes getting away with?? fills their books & raises revenue.
That just doesn't sound right to me ,,,,the Police raising revenue,,,,,,,...What's next,we will have to live to 150....cheers Peter.
-- Edited by 2foot6 on Thursday 22nd of January 2015 09:09:23 PM
Woolly said
10:03 PM Jan 22, 2015
This would be the same guy who pulled up a farmer and booked him for unsecure load, the unsecured load was his muddy gum boots in the back of the ute. Also booked a elderly lady for unsecure load which was a bag of groceries on the back seat. Have heard a heap of other reports about him too.
rockylizard said
10:10 PM Jan 22, 2015
Gday...
Is this all for real INCREDIBLE ! !
My response to this would be to ensure the reason for the "unsecure load" was clearly noted on the ticket and then quite simply to take a photograph of the "offence" (my gumboots in the back of my ute, or my groceries on the back seat) and then contest the ticket in the court.
I guarantee the charge would be thrown out.
Unbelievable.
Cheers - John
-- Edited by rockylizard on Thursday 22nd of January 2015 10:13:16 PM
Woolly said
10:14 PM Jan 22, 2015
He has been booking people for not locking there cars properly because their windows are down a little bit more than the allowed amount.
rockylizard said
10:18 PM Jan 22, 2015
Woolly wrote:
He has been booking people for not locking there cars properly because their windows are down a little bit more than the allowed amount.
Gday...
That is a valid law and enforceable. Introduced to help slow the high incidence of car theft - doors must be locked, keys not in ignition, and windows not down more than a very small amount (if down at all).
Makes sense to me.
However, one of the things that annoys me these days, is that in the "good ole days" the local copper would see the "infringement" and give ya a warning. Get caught again and he would issue a ticket. They reach for their ticket book immediately these days - no latitude.
Cheers - John
DeBe said
10:29 PM Jan 22, 2015
We have a similar problem when ever a new cop is transferred here. Book any thing that moves for a few months, then goes quiet. Not realy good policing in small country towns. Latest quote from SA police commissioner, we don't have Quotas, but we do have Benchmarks. bit of a play on words.
justcruisin01 said
10:36 PM Jan 22, 2015
There was another one of them here many yrs back, no brains & out of control untill some one nailed a wreath to his front door.
JC
Big Gorilla said
06:46 AM Jan 23, 2015
justcruisin01 wrote:
There was another one of them here many yrs back, no brains & out of control until some one nailed a wreath to his front door.
JC
I like that !!!
peterblack said
06:57 AM Jan 23, 2015
hi all. unfortunately there are lot of them out there in all parts of police force
some have chip on shoulder
others are just idiots
some are quiet good
that's just the way it is
enjoy
Bruce and Bev said
10:13 AM Jan 23, 2015
as an ex-cop who did work in very small country towns, I know there are a few ****s like him out there, but they generally don't last long. He will get treated by all the locals as a prick and his wife and kid will be sent to "Coventry".
He will then either pull his head in and calm down, or move on - usually back to the city.
But some locals in small towns think they can break all the laws (not the silly things in the posts above) and then get very upset when theyre pulled up by the local cop on it. In my time, I seldom did more than chat to the local who was breaking something fairly minor............if he/she chose then to continue, then they could expect a hit to their bank balance.
Life is about common sense and most country cops apply that as they are known to everyone, but have to live as part of that community
brickies said
10:35 AM Jan 23, 2015
Sounds like he didn't like the posting South West Rocks and this his way of getting a posting out of town when his boss start get all the complaints .
justcruisin01 said
05:21 PM Jan 23, 2015
brickies wrote:
Sounds like he didn't like the posting South West Rocks and this his way of getting a posting out of town when his boss start get all the complaints .
If he doesn't like the area then he is hard to please; right on two beaches with a river mouth as well, very pretty.
littledick said
06:09 PM Jan 23, 2015
There was another one in the Ryde area in the early 60s. A motor cycle cop that carried a shortened broomstick to check the exhaust pipes.
He caused a lot of problems. After his bike was fire bombed a couple of times his superiors thought it wiser to transfer him to the country.
Everybody who lived in the area at that time knew him by name.
And no, it wasn't me.
Dick.
deverall11 said
07:06 PM Jan 23, 2015
Typical of NSW cops. Pathetic at best. Did you check if he was wearing his underpants on the outside? And to think we are supposed to 'respect' these idiots when they go out and these things. As an old saying goes: Catch a real crim!
Larry
aussietraveller said
08:23 PM Jan 23, 2015
There are some cops That get a bit carried away but if you had to deal with the motorists on our roads you too might end up getting a bit carried away, I have worked with serving police officers out in the community and by far they are very genuine and careing people who deserve our respect and the odd few idiots need a formal complaint back to their superiors asap
Bruce and Bev said
12:12 PM Jan 25, 2015
while a few people join police forces for the glory, power and good pay, most do for altruistic (just typing this post to show off that I know one big word lol) reasons - they think they can make a positive change to society.
That's why I joined. But I found out that you were just a number in a huge machine and you were just a "pimple" that couldn't change any of the bad things. Once this sort of cop finds this out, they either leave, stay on and do the best they can at the time or become a prize prick like the guy described in this thread. Once in a while, a civilian prick evades the employment process and goes onto to be the same, but this time with a uniform, power and a gun.
I currently have a female friend who intends to join the police (and she will be employed) because she wants to change domestic violence. Despite long chats about the fact that she wont change anything and only a change of community attitude towards violence generally will cause change, she intends to join. Ive even had her chat to a female police offiver friend who has been in the job for around 20 years.
Not all cops are bad cops!! Those enforcing traffic laws are usually hated - but remember the police don't make the laws you don't like, the pollies do. If a cop doesn't like the law, he doesn't have the right to decide not to enforce it - its his job to do so, even though he/they will be hated for it. Blame the pollies, not the cops (excluding the few bad by nature and attitude cops)
If your house is burgled, car or van stolen, you are assaulted, who ill you call for help?????
Jenzarl said
02:27 PM Jan 25, 2015
I have only ever met one copper who was truly evil. I went in to Bunbury Police station to change my license over He never did or said anything wrong But the evil emanating from him was very strong. That was 40 odd years ago.
All the coppers I have met since have been nice people doing their duty.
Some a very admirable people indeed. I have much admiration for the work they do to keep our community safe.
Without them we would have anarchy and chaos
aussie_paul said
02:31 PM Jan 25, 2015
Jenzarl wrote:
All the coppers I have met since have been nice people doing their duty.
Some a very admirable people indeed. I have much admiration for the work they do to keep our community safe.
Without them we would have anarchy and chaos
Absolutely, the odd bad apple in every group of people.
Aussie Paul.
HANSON47 said
10:32 PM Jan 26, 2015
hi Jenzarl, I wonder if he was the copper/traffic inspector who got thrown off the Waroona Bridge with his Motor Cycle in the mid 1960's.
the locals ambushed him on the bridge he couldn't go back or forwards. very quite after that .......... 'no it wasn't me I go witnesses'
gold dandelion said
09:55 PM Feb 2, 2015
I guess its like Grey Nomads, some are good and some are bad, as I keep reading on hear
Any one visiting the South West Rocks & general area in NSW; there's a new cop in the town & nothing is off limits. He's being a real pig & booking any one & every one for any thing he can come up with.
At the weekend he tried to book a guy at the boat ramp , he had removed the removable tail light board from his boat as to be able to launch his boat; tried to book him for no lights as reversed down a boat ramp. A very heated debate took place & he was out numbered so let him go with a warning; I would guess the victim is now a marked man being watched ready for another day.
The word is all over town here; I even heard about it from SWR local two hrs before we even got home.
As well the shackle & chain are on his hit list; cross your T's & dot the I's or else.
As for all this chain & shackle business I would be checking his qualifacations; Remember about three mths back I had a lengthy discussion with a Highway Patrol about this issue which I posted here.
He said he knew nothing about all these blitzes & fines as local Hwy Patrol have nothing to do with it & didnt know it was happening. He said that any of that type of checking was done by heavy transport dep out of the cities; & that local Hwy cops do not have engineering qualifactions to judge what is right or wrong in this field.
So just how much are these blokes getting away with?? filles their books & raises revenue.
JC>
So just how much are these blokes getting away with?? fills their books & raises revenue.
That just doesn't sound right to me ,,,,the Police raising revenue,,,,,,,
...What's next,we will have to live to 150....cheers Peter.
-- Edited by 2foot6 on Thursday 22nd of January 2015 09:09:23 PM
Gday...
Is this all for real
INCREDIBLE ! !
My response to this would be to ensure the reason for the "unsecure load" was clearly noted on the ticket and then quite simply to take a photograph of the "offence" (my gumboots in the back of my ute, or my groceries on the back seat) and then contest the ticket in the court.
I guarantee the charge would be thrown out.
Unbelievable.
Cheers - John
-- Edited by rockylizard on Thursday 22nd of January 2015 10:13:16 PM
Gday...
That is a valid law and enforceable. Introduced to help slow the high incidence of car theft - doors must be locked, keys not in ignition, and windows not down more than a very small amount (if down at all).
Makes sense to me.
However, one of the things that annoys me these days, is that in the "good ole days" the local copper would see the "infringement" and give ya a warning. Get caught again and he would issue a ticket. They reach for their ticket book immediately these days - no latitude.
Cheers - John
We have a similar problem when ever a new cop is transferred here. Book any thing that moves for a few months, then goes quiet. Not realy good policing in small country towns. Latest quote from SA police commissioner, we don't have Quotas, but we do have Benchmarks. bit of a play on words.
There was another one of them here many yrs back, no brains & out of control untill some one nailed a wreath to his front door.
JC
I like that !!!
some have chip on shoulder
others are just idiots
some are quiet good
that's just the way it is
enjoy
He will then either pull his head in and calm down, or move on - usually back to the city.
But some locals in small towns think they can break all the laws (not the silly things in the posts above) and then get very upset when theyre pulled up by the local cop on it. In my time, I seldom did more than chat to the local who was breaking something fairly minor............if he/she chose then to continue, then they could expect a hit to their bank balance.
Life is about common sense and most country cops apply that as they are known to everyone, but have to live as part of that community
If he doesn't like the area then he is hard to please; right on two beaches with a river mouth as well, very pretty.
There was another one in the Ryde area in the early 60s. A motor cycle cop that carried a shortened broomstick to check the exhaust pipes.
He caused a lot of problems. After his bike was fire bombed a couple of times his superiors thought it wiser to transfer him to the country.
Everybody who lived in the area at that time knew him by name.
And no, it wasn't me.
Dick.
Larry
That's why I joined. But I found out that you were just a number in a huge machine and you were just a "pimple" that couldn't change any of the bad things. Once this sort of cop finds this out, they either leave, stay on and do the best they can at the time or become a prize prick like the guy described in this thread. Once in a while, a civilian prick evades the employment process and goes onto to be the same, but this time with a uniform, power and a gun.
I currently have a female friend who intends to join the police (and she will be employed) because she wants to change domestic violence. Despite long chats about the fact that she wont change anything and only a change of community attitude towards violence generally will cause change, she intends to join. Ive even had her chat to a female police offiver friend who has been in the job for around 20 years.
Not all cops are bad cops!! Those enforcing traffic laws are usually hated - but remember the police don't make the laws you don't like, the pollies do. If a cop doesn't like the law, he doesn't have the right to decide not to enforce it - its his job to do so, even though he/they will be hated for it. Blame the pollies, not the cops (excluding the few bad by nature and attitude cops)
If your house is burgled, car or van stolen, you are assaulted, who ill you call for help?????
I have only ever met one copper who was truly evil. I went in to Bunbury Police station to change my license over He never did or said anything wrong But the evil emanating from him was very strong. That was 40 odd years ago.
All the coppers I have met since have been nice people doing their duty.
Some a very admirable people indeed. I have much admiration for the work they do to keep our community safe.
Without them we would have anarchy and chaos
Absolutely, the odd bad apple in every group of people.
Aussie Paul.
hi Jenzarl, I wonder if he was the copper/traffic inspector who got thrown off the Waroona Bridge with his Motor Cycle in the mid 1960's.
the locals ambushed him on the bridge he couldn't go back or forwards. very quite after that .......... 'no it wasn't me I go witnesses'