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Force Fed Fords
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Probably been done to death, and have had more than enough negative threads about the boys in blue, but this thread is to relate our satisfaction with the police.
I'll relate a story. For those of you that know, my parents retired to a sleepy little town on the mid north west coast of Tasmania between Devonport and Burnie named Ulverstone. Anyway, as I recently had my beloved G6E-T returned to me by my father (I'd swapped him for his Fairlane), I took an adventurous drive through the wine country of Victoria, and later the Spirit of Tasmania with his now immaculately cleaned and polished Fairlane. On the first evening of my annual pilgrimage to the great southern isle, I attempted some fishing. This was constantly interrupted by the plethora of young tools and their hotted up VR commodores, Toranas and the odd falcon (badly tarted up) doing circuits of the town. The obligatory cannons and doof doof music adorned the "Superschit auto" fanclub members' cars; and the noise generated between them in chorus can best be described as the mating call of a lonely, inbred bogan on heat. Not wanting to create trouble for my parents when I'm not there, I ignored it. As the days went on, it seemed to get worse, and the activity of these wanton creatures of the night reached an all new high on a Wednesday night - perhaps a coincidence of centrelink payday where they could again afford petrol. Further, on this Wednesday night, a 250cc motorbike joined the fray and started eminating his own sickly mating song of high revs and little speed; all designed to annoy. Obviously a resident got tired of this and called for law enforcement. At around 11:30 on this night, I saw a marked police car approach and heard the incessant hum of the hoard approach. A million thoughts entered my head; had the police been seen? Had the bogans been tipped off? Would they be so stupid as to drive past and deny it? Would they run etc etc. Well, No, no, yes and no. As soon as they turned into the street where the cops waited for them, the lights came on and faster than Angelina Jolie adopting jungle pygmies from Africa, they were all given tickets. The noise had gone, the residents got some sleep and the fish began to bite. All in all, it's satisfying to see the inconsiderate and downright foolish get their just deserts. Well done police for being there when and where it mattered.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Melb north
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glad your gettin some peace and quiet, 10 points to the boys in blue!
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Bearded Hermit
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: blue mountains, NSW
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another 10 points for me...i have had nothing but respect for them...even the one or 2 times i was a naughty boy...i like seeing cops around, makes me feel safe
- even though i'm expecting a speeding fine in the mail from my return from chrissie holidays...i bear no ill will i hear so much crap from guys at work who have lost their license 30 times, "cops are ****'s, they pulled me over cause i was doing a burnout in a school zone"...kind of crap |
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Trusted Seller
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Franganastan
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Ltd you tell a colourful story, very enjoyable.
When I was in tassie in a few years ago, the boys in blue were kickin butt in the same fashion as you described. They don't tolerate much crap from punks. Though, what if it wasn't tourist season? I never went when it wasn't tourist season. |
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Mount Gambier, SA
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If they are available, its amazing what can be done. I was headed home from Warracknabeal to Hamilton a few weeks ago. A white VR came out of no where and tried to fly past me, how ever they forced me off the road due to an oncoming car. Now they P plated driver was doing about 120-130km/h because he left me like i was standing still. After gettin his rego i phoned ahead to the police in Horsham. About 10km outside Horsham, he was sitting on the side of the road with a Divivan behind him.
The only reason i rang is because he forced me off the road. (I was a P-Plater, i've done stupid things, and i was caught)
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Cop or not its not uncommon for people to do the job there Payed for hardly worth applause .
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My guess would be because the powers that be use them as a tax collection agency . While the crime rate keeps climbing . I got fined because my 6x4 trailer was unregistered . In vic a 6x4 trailer does not need to be registered unless it for trade use . I got fined on a Saturday because my trailer had a small tool box in it . Seems to me there job lines have been blurred and to much power is being used to oppress citizens. An if you put your hand up for that job dont be suprised if your not popular . |
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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Our new premier says 6,000 new recruits over the next few years. Guess a lot of blokes who break the law like Snappy will be shirty. What was the reason they initially pulled you over for mate? My guess is it wasnt just the trailer issues. Give the coppers a break, we need more of them and the sooner they get out there and pull all these bozo's in to line the better. will make our world all that little bit better, just like the good old days.
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Yes he was doing his so called job but if you expect me to shake his hand and say thanks mate . Think Again I guess maybe i reminded him of a bloke that used to steal his lunch money when he was a kid . Last edited by snappy; 06-01-2011 at 12:02 PM. |
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I would love to see the real figures or the Vic Police.
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Join Date: May 2005
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Otherwise, why thank a tuner for a good job on here, they were just doing the job they were paid for? We had a case recently that we were attending where it was a female that had had a "fall" and received a laceration. In the case details it stated that all occupants in the house sounded intoxicated and there many loud voices. Knowing the area well I became suspicious and felt it may be an assault. I requested our coms centre call the police to attend and ensure the scene was safe. This request was denied as they felt the scene was safe and I was instructed to proceed with caution. When we arrived it was on a small cul de sac with the house about half way down. As I pulled up I could hear a lot of abuse being thrown around and the scene did not appear safe with people that appeared bot drunk and aggressive on the front porch and lawn of the house. As I tried to turn around to leave and call for the police, a person jumped in front of our ambulance and was bashing on the bonnet, preventing me from leaving. I immediately called LR over the radio, which is the distress call we use that alert the coms centre we are in imminent danger and we require urgent police assistance. At the same time another person managed to open the side door of the ambulance and entered the vehicle (I had hit the door locks but the crappy merc system sometimes leaves doors unlocked, he picked the right one). We now had a aggravated and abusive person standing in from of our vehicle and one inside it, not a good situation at all. On top of all this there were others on the front lawn of the house moving towards us whilst yelling abuse at those near our vehicle. In what seemed like under a minute (more like about 2-3 minutes) the first police units arrived which consisted of a GD sedan and a dog unit. Luckily in this time I was able to talk the person down a bit and although still aggravated he had not assaulted us at all and I had managed to move the vehicle down the road out of the sight of those at the house. The end result was we successfully removed the injured person from the scene and administered aid to her without being injured ourselves in the process. The police response was fast, with 2 units on scene in a few minutes and 3 more within 5 minutes after that. I have no doubt that without the police presence we would have ended up in a very sticky situation and would not have been able to do our job safely. I love my job and get a buzz out of helping people but I always like to go home in good health at the end of each shift. So from me, a big thanks to the boys and girls in blue that helped us out in that situation and all the other times they help us get our job done. To be honest, if it was not for the knowledge that they are there when I need them, I would not do this job. We have too many times when we get sent into volatile and potentially dangerous situations and I would not be comfortable doing that without the level of service available that our police provide.
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I have seen first hand the response by the Police to an armed assault they come down hard when that happens very hard so much so you cant fart without them taking it as evidence
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gecko, no doubt you do an awsome job and the police with their responses.
but i have to ask this question. aren't you divulging a little too much info on your precedure and the lack of security on the ambulances? |
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Honestly, no I don't think so. Besides that is not the topic so lets not get off track.
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![]() ![]() My brother was just telling me about an new ambo who said the wrong word to a certain type of australian 'he called him chief' so the idiot attacked him and my brother had to save him. and this pr-ck carried on for about 2 HR swearing and spiting about it. The cops have to put up with a lot of idiots from the off with the pixies gov & low life trash. If a cop tells you to do something you have to do it, but some clowns think they can do anything they like and start with their nonsense. ![]() |
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After I had called for a taxi I stepped out into the car park where a brew-ha-ha was going on. Typical late Friday night disturbance in an outer suburban pub, one group of imbeciles led by an "Take your flaming hands off my So as I light my cigarette, I have to watch a group of about 8 of the finest the local has to offer push each other and threaten everyone within earshot of violence. Knowing that bogan's vision is based on movement I smoke in utter stillness and become invisible to the throng of fearless warriors who bustle around me. Two Police officers approach and gallantly attempt to separate the two mobs and are more than reasonable with morons that I would have thought should have been arrested prior to conception. I noticed just the mildest of flutters, in the dark I struggled to see exactly what it was, if anything it was a lame open handed slap of one of the officers. The two officers simply ceased engaging in the melee and walked nonchalantly passed me while one spoke just 2 words into the radio. From there I thought I was in a charge of the light brigade remake as no less than 6 cars fully loaded with human Kelvinators came screaming into the carpark and came at me with handcuffs drawn. By the time I realised what was going on the perpetrators where being expertly stuffed into the paddy wagons. I looked stunned at my smoke which was still burning and a car park devoid of the low lives who had been determined to beat each other senseless. What made it all the more comical is the first two officers were simply breaking it up and had anyone of the 8 Rumbo warriors walked away they would of saved themselves a cold Bacon and egg muffin breakfast.
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Go and do their job for a week and then tell us what you think about them "doing their job, hardly worth applause". |
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I was riding MTB up in the bush at killingworth one day with my mate. As we were going back to the 4x4 we saw a paddy wagon driving down one of the trails.
We put the bikes on the bike rack and started heading back to the road. This cop started to follow us on the way back. I had no bike rack number plate on and thought he was going to pull me over as soon as I got onto the public road and fine me. The bike rack was on an angle and my handle bar was tapping on the back window over every bump. So when I got back to the road I pulled over and went to fix it. The cop stop next to me and said something like "How it going mate, did you see any burnt out cars when you were up in the bush" we told him no but it was our first time there and we didn't go to far, and he just said "No worries, have a good one" and drove off. I was surprised and happy that all cops are not hell bent on handing out fines over every little thing. |
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ltd s perfect world,,next time dont get off the boat at tassie and keep going to the big white snow covered island a bit further south,,,mite be a bit quieter down there for you.
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I'm sorry I didn't realise reading big words would be a problem for you. Maybe next time I'll try and dumb it down to cater for the likes of the intellectually challenged like yourself. As for what I "mite"(sic) do, I'll consider your suggestion even though the boat doesn't go there. Can I proffer though, next time you might stay in school and realise the difference between "might" and "mite". See if you could get a group discount if they teach you how to punctuate as well. Meanwhile, enjoy your hooning/speeding/burn-out fine.
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