Copper or policeman?

Look I obey the law (bar speeding and parking fines) I usually respect the people who inforce it ( unless its a douche bag on a power trip then I've been known to argue points till they give up or I'm arrested taken to the cop shop and released with out charge) BUT when I was younger my patience was tested, now not being a cop I don't know if it intentually happened (eg thought I was doing something illegal) or just by pure bad luck but for almost a year I got pulled over and breath tested every day at least once! And or searched when they felt like it car and all quite often down to my undies!! They never found anything and refused to tell me why this kept happening, so I just started keeping a log of when and what happened getting witnesses to sign it if I could and took it to my lawyer, since I have I've only been pulled over once for an rbt (booze bus) and once for speeding 7 years later

Then there is other things that's happened like when a friend and i was getting his car searched decided that it would be a good idea to film it all and got the cop ON CAMERA putting his hand in his pocket pulling out a snap lock bag and planting a bag of pot under the passenger seat, turns around pulls his hand out with a big cheesy grin and goes so what's this boys? Realises my mate has it on camera then goes ballistic at my mate telling him if he doesn't give him the phone his going to go to jail and the key will be thrown away!!
My friends reply..... No prob officer here is the phone...
Oh by the way officer I've just sent this video to my lawyer (his father)


Ever since things like this happened to me and other people i know I've always felt funny about the police, YES ive met lots of nice cops who let me or mates off with warnings or a get outa here before i change my mind and yes I know like anything it's only a small % of them that are crooks that give the good ones a bad wrap, but it's once bitten twice shy unfortunately for me

disco2_dan

just interested what were you driving in those days, hmm let me guess a grey import Skyline, lowered Commodore or similar.

Not long after I got my Licence I had a VC Valiant jacked up at the back and lowered at the front, Cops kept pulling me up and then I twigged when they called my car an "Ethnic Wedge" , swapped it for my first Landy & never been pulled up since.

would be interested to see that video, but cant find it on youtube, can I have a copy

I used to be regularly pulled up and searched back in my youth.
I thought it was just the local police teaching me a lesson before I needed to be taught one.
I think this is still the practice today. I have a VR Commodore as daily drive. I often get pulled up. The coppers generally look a little surprised when they see an angry old fart get out of the car instead of a pimply faced hoon.
My licence is almost worn out from all the checking they have done.

On the subject of "copper" or "policeman", it depends on what company you are with at the time and what they are used to. I guess, as the police spend a lot of their time around criminal or undesirable elements, copper is perfectly acceptable to them.

WA police commissioner Karl O'Callaghan plays in a local rock band called the 'The Filth'. Other members of the band are senior WA cops. I'd expect he would call himself a copper. It's all in the context.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD9yTZHWDQg]The Filth and the Bad Piper.mov - YouTube[/ame]

That's him on keyboards. He also plays guitar and sings.

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Originally Posted by Ferret

WA police commissioner Karl O'Callaghan plays in a local rock band called the 'The Filth'. Other members of the band are senior WA cops. I'd expect he would call himself a copper. It's all in the context.

That's him on keyboards. He also plays guitar and sings.

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Those blokes should be done for murdering a great Aussie classic. :angrylock:

I once overheard a crusty old police sergeant (who unusually was quite fat) said to a newby constable, "It's Sergeant! Don't call me Sarge, I don't call you Const!" I had to hide my laughter.

Jeff

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

Those blokes should be done for murdering a great Aussie classic. :angrylock:

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Yeah, you would hope their better coppers than rock stars. I don't think they ever charge for their services. The Filth played at a fund raiser organised partly by my daughter. From memory O'Callaghan did some punk rock covers of about the same standard.

Kinda funny to see the police commissioner singing about anarchy and jumping up and down like 'Plastic Bertrand'.

Doesn't go down well in some quarters but the kids love it. Just shows there is another side to the guy.

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Originally Posted by Ranga

anyone still call them the fuzz?

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POME origins mate? Maybe, Z car fan, the sweeny! Whatever, a blast from the past!:p

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Originally Posted by Jeff

I agree with Shorty. My father and his father were 'coppers' and 'officer' was reserved for Inspector or above, ie: commissioned officers. Most of their mates referred to each other as coppers.

IIRC cop is an acronym for 'Constable of Police' but I could be wrong.

Jeff

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I understood "Constable On Patrol" American anyway!

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Originally Posted by disco2_dan

Look I obey the law (bar speeding and parking fines) I usually respect the people who inforce it ( unless its a douche bag on a power trip then I've been known to argue points till they give up or I'm arrested taken to the cop shop and released with out charge) BUT when I was younger my patience was tested, now not being a cop I don't know if it intentually happened (eg thought I was doing something illegal) or just by pure bad luck but for almost a year I got pulled over and breath tested every day at least once! And or searched when they felt like it car and all quite often down to my undies!! They never found anything and refused to tell me why this kept happening, so I just started keeping a log of when and what happened getting witnesses to sign it if I could and took it to my lawyer, since I have I've only been pulled over once for an rbt (booze bus) and once for speeding 7 years later

Then there is other things that's happened like when a friend and i was getting his car searched decided that it would be a good idea to film it all and got the cop ON CAMERA putting his hand in his pocket pulling out a snap lock bag and planting a bag of pot under the passenger seat, turns around pulls his hand out with a big cheesy grin and goes so what's this boys? Realises my mate has it on camera then goes ballistic at my mate telling him if he doesn't give him the phone his going to go to jail and the key will be thrown away!!
My friends reply..... No prob officer here is the phone...
Oh by the way officer I've just sent this video to my lawyer (his father)


Ever since things like this happened to me and other people i know I've always felt funny about the police, YES ive met lots of nice cops who let me or mates off with warnings or a get outa here before i change my mind and yes I know like anything it's only a small % of them that are crooks that give the good ones a bad wrap, but it's once bitten twice shy unfortunately for me

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Pretty serious allegation mate. Bit off topic, but rather than leave it here, lodge a complaint - if it's genuine. If not, it's a war-story that fixes nothing, allowing that sort of behaviour to continue.

Matt.