Cops are pricks

[Rocky Rhodes]

Not focusing on the road ahead of you kills as well. Maybe you should try a test and see if it is safer to keep your eyes focused on the speedo and not worry about the road ahead of you, or focus on the road ahead of you an not worry about whether you are marginally speeding.


You wouldn't have a clue about my opinion of police. Keep your ignorant personal attacks out if it.

The issue here is whether a person is allowed to call a police officer a "prick", or whether the word "prick" itself should be outlawed. Many people unhappy with this outcome have used far worse than "prick" publicly, even on this forum being read by minors.

So are you a bunch of hypocrites? or do you want some sort of double-standard where police have to be shown more respect than the general public?

Are you high dice?

Or do you drive high and go in a trance when staring at the speedo. Holmes expressed it well, take notes man.

What is dangerous is ppls sms texting or chating on the mobile whilst driving and if we didn't have law enforcement then driving would become a game of russian roulette. Actually life would become a game of russian roulette if we didn't have any cops. Learn to appreciate what they do.

Sure a minority few cops are corrupt but no system on this planet is perfect. Cops in general have an essential role in any civilised society.

[Kingbilly]

I don't think the issue is what the student called the cop, its about the lack of respect for others in today's society.
And yes Dice I believe Police should be given more respect than others. But they are not alone , Teachers I think as well for example.

Heres what I see the difference between what I think is "'correct" and what seems to be the "norm"
A kid gets a roasting from a teacher or a cop for being idiot. The kid goes home and tells the parent. I think the parent should tell the kid "serves you right, don't do it again".

What is happening is the parent goes and complains, about their "good" kid being chastised.

Its about having some social respsonsibility and that to me seems to be dissappearing.

[Guest]

maybe the cop went beyond what most reasonable cops would do but maybe he is just damn tired of idiots who mouth off at them when they are trying to do their job. average pay considering the circumstances they work in, and they're expected to help the same people that tomorrow will abuse them, physically and verbally. hope more of the real pricks in these situations get fined. reminds me of the little shithead who abused and gave the finger to a lady in qld-turns out the lady was the deputy commissioner and chased his details and fined him!

[stephenj]

i look to avoid losing my license again! and to avoid contributing further to general revenue! i respect our police and the difficult job they do, last time i was booked i even offered the copper a drive of my tuned twin turbo car around the block! he did and came back with a big smile and the comment i can see why you were over the limit! id hate to have to catch you in this thing it faster than my xr6!

[supermario]

Yes, some cops can be pricks..............then again, sometimes Judges allow members of the public to be utter dicks with no punishment !

Calling police 'f---ing pigs' not offensive: O'Shane
PAUL TATNELL
May 7, 2010 - 2:39PM

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/calling-po...0507-uiu8.html

The NSW Police Association has called for magistrates and judges "to spend some time on the beat to see what police deal with" after a controversial magistrate dismissed charges against a man who allegedly called two officers "f---ing pigs".

On March 29, magistrate Pat O'Shane dismissed charges laid against Andrew John Armstrong that he assaulted police, resisted arrest and behaved in an offensive manner on June 9 last year.

The decision has outraged the NSW Police Association, which says that modern-day magistrates are "out of touch".

The Manly Daily reported that police allege Mr Armstrong was angry about a lack of public transport just after 1am and stood in the middle of Belgrave Street, Manly, and encouraged a drunken crowd to join him.

The Daily reported that the crowd then crowded a police vehicle.

Constable Scott William told the court: "People were surrounding the police vehicle. One person tried to open the rear of the cage of the police vehicle ... they were yelling, they had their cameras out recording. I was feeling like we were being surrounded and I was feeling like if the crowd was escalate [sic], we could be set upon in the vehicle."

Police took Mr Armstrong from the road forcibly before releasing him a short time later. Police allege it was then that the accused became aggressive and wrestled with police.

Ms O'Shane eventually dismissed all the charges against Mr Armstrong, telling one constable he had "coloured" his evidence.

She also found that it was not offensive conduct for Mr Armstrong to be standing in the roadway.

"These officers come to court and tell the court ... and have the court accept that this person then attacked Constable [Daniel] Ayling, when all they were trying to do was re-release him, but it is at this point of re-releasing him that they ask him for identification," the Daily reported Ms O'Shane as telling the court.

"Frankly the court takes the view that it is a total fabrication and does not describe the events that occurred."

NSW Police Association vice-president Scott Weber said the ruling was "disrespectful" and "judges are continually showing police no support".

"Any police officer in court is bound to offer a true and correct version [and] it is very disrespectful that these matters occur," he said.

"We find it hard to understand how decisions like this can be made ... it just shows a lack of respect for police officers."

Mr Weber said the case was especially difficult to accept given the problems with alcohol-related violence in Manly.

"Look, it's disheartening especially considering all the alcohol issues in Manly ... resources are over-stretched with assaults ... and there is just no support from some magistrates," he said.

"Judges and magistrates need to get out on the beat and see what police have to deal with."

He said police would appeal against the ruling.

A spokeswoman for acting Police Minister Tony Kelly said police "work hard to keep the community safe, and officers are entitled to people's respect".

A spokesman for Attorney-General John Hatzistergos could not comment on whether an investigation would be launched into the case, but confirmed a transcript had been ordered.

This case follows another in which a student was found not guilty of offensive language after he called a police officer a "prick".

The Daily reported that Ms O'Shane also hit out at the South Australian judicial system after charges against Mr Armstrong, dating back 20 years, had not been expunged.

"Why is that record not expunged? Don't they do that in South Australia? Mind you, they close public courts in South Australia at the drop of a hat," she said.

"They drown university lecturers for being homosexual, and then, of course, they have had Snowtown. So they are a bit different than the rest of Australia."

Ms O'Shane is no stranger to controversy after she was found guilty of drink-driving in 2008.

She has also been the centre of several controversial rulings, involving assaults and abuse against police.

[Rocky Rhodes]

Cops are tops especially the female stripper one's when they remove their's.