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Forum: The Barbie
Nov 22nd 2009, 6:09 pm
Replies: 121
Views: 6,165
Posted By Baz

Re: NSW Police demonstrate irony..

I think many members of the public think that because you wear a uniform, and they 'pay your wages' (if i was given a dollar for every time i was told that :D ) it gives them a licence to be...
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 22nd 2009, 5:55 pm
Replies: 121
Views: 6,165
Posted By Baz

Re: NSW Police demonstrate irony..

No worries, for the record i don't have a fat arse;)
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 22nd 2009, 3:10 pm
Replies: 121
Views: 6,165
Posted By Baz

Re: NSW Police demonstrate irony..

Well that makes it alright then.
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 22nd 2009, 2:56 pm
Replies: 121
Views: 6,165
Posted By Baz

Re: NSW Police demonstrate irony..

Interesting points, but i regularly hear exactly the same criticisms of the British police, and if you look at some of the UK online 'rags,' where people can comment on stories there are the same...
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 22nd 2009, 2:51 pm
Replies: 121
Views: 6,165
Posted By Baz

Re: NSW Police demonstrate irony..

I agree with you here, but like i say the government receives the funds from ticketing, not police, and who do you think really calls the shots for the police? Well i would suggest the government has...
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 22nd 2009, 2:44 pm
Replies: 121
Views: 6,165
Posted By Baz

Re: NSW Police demonstrate irony..

[QUOTE=rabsody;8117798]Actually my car was broken into and almost stolen (we interrupted them) and the police (who happened to be in the vicinity) did nothing about it, despite much damage being done...
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 22nd 2009, 2:37 pm
Replies: 121
Views: 6,165
Posted By Baz

Re: NSW Police demonstrate irony..

Not like suggesting all police officers are fat knackers then?
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 22nd 2009, 2:33 pm
Replies: 121
Views: 6,165
Posted By Baz

Re: NSW Police demonstrate irony..

If you have a problem with response times blame the state government for not resourcing the police properly, the vast majority of police want to provide the public with the best service they can, but...
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 22nd 2009, 2:24 pm
Replies: 121
Views: 6,165
Posted By Baz

Re: NSW Police demonstrate irony..

The difference is that when a police officer has to make a hard decision, which usually involved a split second decision, in highly pressured volatile circumstances, where their own life or others...
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 22nd 2009, 2:05 pm
Replies: 121
Views: 6,165
Posted By Baz

Re: NSW Police demonstrate irony..

Interesting point but having done the job (and training) in both countries, i have found that there is very little difference in terms of training, attitudes and personalities in both.

I really...
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 22nd 2009, 1:57 pm
Replies: 121
Views: 6,165
Posted By Baz

Re: NSW Police demonstrate irony..

One thing i do agree with you on is that too much emphasis is placed on ticketing, but where do you think that comes from? The police don't get the revenue from tickets, its the government.

As for...
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 22nd 2009, 1:54 pm
Replies: 121
Views: 6,165
Posted By Baz

Re: NSW Police demonstrate irony..

'Oh, and as far as I know the cop was let off'

So you don't know for sure then, your making an assumption.

'I don't give a shit if he's Osama Bin Laden, you don't shoot him!'

I can't...
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 22nd 2009, 1:48 pm
Replies: 121
Views: 6,165
Posted By Baz

Re: NSW Police demonstrate irony..

No one is saying that you are not entitled to an opinion, but its inevitable that people are going to place less credibility on your opinion, when you have no experience or training in the subject...
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 22nd 2009, 1:34 pm
Replies: 121
Views: 6,165
Posted By Baz

Re: NSW Police demonstrate irony..

Funny you say that, as i have worked full time in both of the departments you mentioned, and your comparison is like trying to compare 'apples and pears.'

State police like Qld have to work the...
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 21st 2009, 10:27 am
Replies: 121
Views: 6,165
Posted By Baz

Re: NSW Police demonstrate irony..

I saw the show to which you refer, and it was some of the worst reporting I have seen, right up there with the Courier Mail in term of impartiality. They dragged grieving family members of the...
Forum: Australia
Nov 17th 2009, 5:33 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,056
Posted By Baz

Re: Crime rate falls in Qld:

If there are 100 assaults in a given area, over a given period of time, and say 50 people are arrested for 50 of these separate assaults, but subsequently NOT charged, and as such NOT sent to court,...
Forum: Australia
Nov 15th 2009, 8:02 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,056
Posted By Baz

Re: Crime rate falls in Qld:

I have heard this before, but it leaves me somewhat perplexed, as 95% of the people we arrest have never worked, and have no interest in working whatsoever, so the recession really does not affect...
Forum: Australia
Oct 8th 2009, 1:31 am
Replies: 207
Views: 16,271
Posted By Baz

Re: Shame on you Australia

A great idea in theory, but as a person who deals with indigenous persons on a daily basis, 99% of these people i deal with have never worked, have absolutely no interest in working (why would you...
Forum: Police
Sep 17th 2009, 11:13 am
Replies: 2
Views: 1,601
Posted By Baz

Re: Anyone in the QLD police?

According the the website the next course is planned for Sept 2010. Not sure why.
Forum: The Barbie
Sep 7th 2009, 2:37 pm
Replies: 108
Views: 7,793
Posted By Baz

Re: Incident shopping...would you have been cross too?

And they say Australians are arrogant.
Forum: The Barbie
Sep 7th 2009, 12:43 pm
Replies: 108
Views: 7,793
Posted By Baz

Re: Incident shopping...would you have been cross too?

'That would be assault'

The alledged 'assault' as described by the OP in this particular case would not even make it to court.
Forum: The Barbie
Sep 7th 2009, 12:11 pm
Replies: 108
Views: 7,793
Posted By Baz

Re: Incident shopping...would you have been cross too?

From reading the OP's post no one was shouting 'stop thief!' The security gaurd was searching the OP's bags which is routine. If what was said is true (as remember there are always two sides to a...
Forum: The Barbie
Sep 7th 2009, 10:09 am
Replies: 108
Views: 7,793
Posted By Baz

Re: Incident shopping...would you have been cross too?

Thankfully we don't have the British media here in Australia, having said that we do have the Courier Mail which is right up there with The Daily Record...
Forum: The Barbie
Sep 5th 2009, 12:32 pm
Replies: 108
Views: 7,793
Posted By Baz

Re: Incident shopping...would you have been cross too?

I agree.
Forum: The Barbie
Sep 3rd 2009, 1:09 pm
Replies: 108
Views: 7,793
Posted By Baz

Re: Incident shopping...would you have been cross too?

[QUOTE=lapin_windstar;7899327]Close - it's battery (if it's not the kind of physical contact that is acceptable in everyday life). Assault is the fear you feel as the fist comes toward you, battery...
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