Thread: Attacks on Police

Originally Posted by Sandgroper

No one goes to work to be hit and spat on. The bastard that did this needs a bloody good hiding and several years in a hard prison, then we'd see how tough the mongrel was.

You're right, no one does go to work to be spat on but it's accepted as part of the job. Police go to work knowing that day, someone could try and shoot them, they may need to shoot someone else, some one may spit at them, someone may try and hurt them in some other way. It's the job, it's not for everyone.

The point of this thread though. I dont think it's any better or worse if it's a police officer or civilian that gets punched. The penalty should be the same. We are all people and deserved the same. It bothers me those that think they are better than another.

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Originally Posted by R Miller

I honestly think they shouldn't do fines, fines don't work. Time is what sends a real message, straight to jail, no good behaviour, and FFS get rid of (SPER) or whatever its called, I know so many blokes that have been fined, arrange a really limp wristed way of repaying the fine and just laugh it off. If you cant pay the fine go to jail sets a really clear message!

Gaol can be a quick way to send a person who is on the edge of the criminalworld straight in the deep end.

Gaol means loss of job, new criminal contacts with criminal ideas.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

You obviously have no idea at all what you are talking about.

Which bit?

Yes, I'm sure police would love crooks to get higher penalty for assaulting them but I dont think it's right.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

Speak to police officers before you make statements like above.

What do you think they will say. I'm interested.

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I know quite a few police and no they dont accept being spat on or assaulted is just part of the job
knowing something might happen and accepting it or two different things .
And I think the average copper is worth more than a dozen or so average crimms

Originally Posted by THE BOOGER

I know quite a few police and no they dont accept being spat on or assaulted is just part of the job
knowing something might happen and accepting it or two different things .
And I think the average copper is worth more than a dozen or so average crimms

I think some are miss understanding what I mean by accepting it as part of the job.

Police cant expect to deal with a violent criminals and not expect that one will try and assault them. It's like saying a rodeo rider will never get hurt by a bull. You take every precaution possible but you cant be ready for everything. One day one will get the better of you. It could be a night shift, you've had nothing to do all night except go to Maccers and get coffee and then you get a call to a simple noise complaint. You knock on the door and your met with some filthy ice addict that cant be reasoned with, he is smashing the place up and then he takes his anger to the police for no particular reason. Your tied and not on top of your game, he has no pain compliance, he has been OC sprayed and get a punch in on police.

Same ice addict is tripping in the shopping centre and takes a liking to your girl friend. He starts grabbing her and she tells him to bugger off. He doesn't like it and punches her.

So is it worse becasue the police are just doing their job or just because your girl friend is hot.

Assualt is bad full stop. It doesnt matter who gets assualted.

Yes but we have harsher penalties for assaults on blacks, asians and gays why not give the police the same protection or respect

What is amazing in New Zealand at least is that if the police use a bit of biff to subdue a violent person that person screams blue murder and demands compensation.
Life is not like the movies and its not easy to stop a drunk or a iceman (as Joel calls them) the whingers ought to try the Russian police, they will stop you pretty fast, no tasers etc and no compensation.
@ about 51 seconds on this video
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NojJVw8bA6Y]Polizei Brutalität/Police brutality in Russia//Stopt Staatsgewalt - YouTube[/ame]

Originally Posted by THE BOOGER

Yes but we have harsher penalties for assaults on blacks, asians and gays why not give the police the same protection or respect

Really? What legislation is that?

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