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Potts Point, Sydney
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October 2003
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 Police Excuses
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Wed, 11 August 2004 12:48
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I watched A Current Affair tonight about police speeding and getting away with it with dumb ass excuses which we all would get fu**ed on 
One of them was doing 85 in a 60, and their superintendent wrote to the RTA saying that "85 in a 60 isn't excessive" WTF?!?!
I know its a minority (hopefully), but what are your views?
Cheers
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Location:
Melbourne
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November 2003
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Re: Police Excuses
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Wed, 11 August 2004 13:05
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Minority? What are you talking about? I have never seen a Police car doing the speed limit. I was on the freeway doing 105 and a cop car blasted passed me at about 120-130. No lights of course. Rarely do I see them doing less than 5 kms over.
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Location:
Mooroolbark, Melbourne
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April 2003
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Re: Police Excuses
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Wed, 11 August 2004 13:21
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I think thats absoulte bullshit, THEY are the ones that should be setting examples for the rest of the motoring community.
I see so many cops speeding, running lights, not giving way. It really shits me, that they seem to think their above the law or it doeesnt apply to them cuz they enforce it.
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Location:
Potts Point, Sydney
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October 2003
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Re: Police Excuses
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Wed, 11 August 2004 13:26
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The thing that really shit me was that they said 85 in a 60 isnt excessive Although they say "there's no such thing as safe speeding" or 65 in a 60 can fuk you up
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Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: Police Excuses
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Wed, 11 August 2004 13:53
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i thought they could breach most traffic regulations when undertaking any enforcement duties ... <shrugs>
must have been a slow news day for A Current Affair? or they;ve run out of diet fads and weirdo cults to do stories on?
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Location:
Melbourne
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November 2003
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Re: Police Excuses
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Wed, 11 August 2004 13:58
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Why was it that 3 years ago 60 in what is now a 50 zone was perfectly safe? But now it isn't? What has changed? Why is it that what used to be perfectly safe at 60 isn't now? What I wanna know is has this change in speed limits actualy lowered road fatalities? Oh and this is for Vic, dunno about other states.
And I think it's fine for cops to speed. They are better drivers than average road users... just like me... so why the hell can't I speed?
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Location:
Melbourne
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November 2003
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Re: Police Excuses
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Wed, 11 August 2004 14:00
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| thechuckster wrote on Wed, 11 August 2004 23:53 |
i thought they could breach most traffic regulations when undertaking any enforcement duties ... <shrugs>
must have been a slow news day for A Current Affair? or they;ve run out of diet fads and weirdo cults to do stories on?
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Nope. Can't break the law without the lights and sirens on. At least thats what I have heard from a few sources. What makes them so damned special anyway? Without their lights on they are just as dangerous to other road users as any other car. It's all bullshit.
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Sydney
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July 2004
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Re: Police Excuses
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Wed, 11 August 2004 14:00
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i second dat!
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Location:
Potts Point, Sydney
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October 2003
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Re: Police Excuses
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Wed, 11 August 2004 14:23
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"By law we're all equal" *cough*bullshit*cough* 
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Location:
Ballarat, Vic.
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September 2002
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Re: Police Excuses
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Wed, 11 August 2004 16:14
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I've almost been t-boned by a cop that ran a red without using lights/siren etc.
Guess i woulda been a really rich boy if they did (witnesses all around)
Guilty untill proven innocent for ya av citizen, not guilty even if proven guilty for cops.
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Location:
Girraween,Sydney
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September 2003
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Re: Police Excuses
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Thu, 12 August 2004 03:25
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Frustrates me when they sit at a set of traffic lights then get bored there so the put their lights & siren on, drive through the traffic lights, then once they reach the other side of the intersection they turn everything off & just cruise away,
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Location:
SW Brisbane, Qld
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February 2004
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Location:
toowoomba qld
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March 2004
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Re: Police Excuses
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Thu, 12 August 2004 06:32
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| Beer_is_good wrote on Thu, 12 August 2004 13:32 |
That's farked.
I'm guessing reporting their plates wouldn't do much good as it's your word against theirs, plus a million other 'oh your complaint got lost in paperwork' excuses?
Perhaps we should form our own vigilante squads, armed with shotguns and MC Hammer megaphones and perform citizen's arrests.
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 I'd join that because I have been watching way too much of the Simpsons!
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Location:
Potts Point, Sydney
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October 2003
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Re: Police Excuses
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Thu, 12 August 2004 06:55
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| mick wrote on Thu, 12 August 2004 16:32 |
| Beer_is_good wrote on Thu, 12 August 2004 13:32 |
That's farked.
I'm guessing reporting their plates wouldn't do much good as it's your word against theirs, plus a million other 'oh your complaint got lost in paperwork' excuses?
Perhaps we should form our own vigilante squads, armed with shotguns and MC Hammer megaphones and perform citizen's arrests.
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I'd join that because I have been watching way too much of the Simpsons!
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Dont forget the sack full of door-knobs...you gotta provide your own knobs. Love the Simpsons
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Location:
toowoomba qld
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March 2004
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Re: Police Excuses
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Thu, 12 August 2004 07:03
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| dimmy77_03 wrote on Thu, 12 August 2004 16:55 |
| mick wrote on Thu, 12 August 2004 16:32 |
| Beer_is_good wrote on Thu, 12 August 2004 13:32 |
That's farked.
I'm guessing reporting their plates wouldn't do much good as it's your word against theirs, plus a million other 'oh your complaint got lost in paperwork' excuses?
Perhaps we should form our own vigilante squads, armed with shotguns and MC Hammer megaphones and perform citizen's arrests.
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I'd join that because I have been watching way too much of the Simpsons!
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Dont forget the sack full of door-knobs...you gotta provide your own knobs. Love the Simpsons
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Location:
Sydney
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May 2003
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Re: Police Excuses
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Thu, 12 August 2004 08:04
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shits me hey
saw one the other day driving in peak hour along the hume highway speeding cutting between traffic without indicating and on a fucking mobile !!!!!
great example of what not to do hey
btw anyone got acess to the actual details of that superintendant stating 85 in 60 isnt excessive/dangerous etc ?
might make a nice little precedent...
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