Kia Ora,
In the last wee while there have been a few discussions of how to curb our crime problem here in New Zealand.
Of course in the last few days that has grown with another attack on Police officers carrying out their duties.
One I have thrown in the pot is making the Auckland Islands a prison.
Of course the PC brigade would never allow it. But then they are out of touch with what works.
Several years ago there were many proposals of what to do with the old Addington Prison here in Christchurch.
The best I heard came from a former inmate. His idea was to leave it as it was then, slop buckets & all. Bring in a couple of old prison officers & a couple of old prisoners like him. Then every youngster caught out after midnight would get a night in there. Every young person committing crime would get a week in there.
They wouldn't touch them, but they would scare the shit out of them.
As he said "It won't stop everyone going bad as some you just can't change, but had someone done that to me I would not of gone to Paparua(prison)." That is someone who knows what is needed.
Another avenue that has to be looked at & not just given lip service is giving people coming out of prison a real chance.
That comes from a comment I received from a burglar I once caught & comments I have heard others have received in similar situations.
"Call the cops bro. At least in there I know where I stand. Came out with the intention of getting my life on track, but no one gives us a chance, especially those that go on about it. Best chances we get are from the cops."
He then went onto say that worst part about going back was having to listen to the do gooders say it was a result of his bad upbringing. "bro I know that but that is up to me to sort it out.
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One of the issues raised in my last blog was hitting minor crime or suspicous activity, but last night is an example as to why it is not happening & why if it is left to the police they need better resources.
On the way home from a meeting last night I took the bus, as I headed back over a small walk way I found a chair at the bottom & a Sofa on top. Since it was too big for me to move & there was the issue of where to put it I rang police comms.
"Yes but have you seen someone lignt a fire or is that your thoughts?" "Its my Risk assessment."
Obviously the person I was talking too has not been watching the news for the last few years. Any police officer on the beat or security officer at an event can tell you when an old Sofa(couch) is carried somewhere, the only way it is leaving is after it has been burnt or removed by security/police.
So I expect that if left there the Sofa will be burnt & then the walk bridge will burn with it. All because police comms no longer have the knowledge to realize by reacting to these calls stops a crime further down the track.
http://www.foxhoundsecurity.co.nz
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
What are the Solutions to our growing Crime Problem?
Kia Ora,
Yesterday I got myself involved in the debate on talkback over arming of the police. Didn't really get my point across, but some of the points coming across from the host were very good, but only part of the equation.
The first good point Danny (Danny Watson newstalkzb) was making was part of the issue is hitting the small nuisance crime.
That is where again the 0900 Suspicious concept is aimed. But he is right that that is where you stop the crime going to another level further up the chain.
Only issue is lack of resources. It is not uncommon to ring police comms to be told there are no units available or if it is Suspicious been put through the third degree.
As I said in an earlier post we even got that when it was suspected an armed robbery was about to go down. Ex Police officer on site was sure it was about to happen if not then, then at end of nights events. Five hours later nothing so recalled as the event finished. Still nothing.
So Danny has a great point, but it needs some action from government for it to happen. In the short term it will cost money, but long term it will save money when you take into account the flow on effect of crime.
His next point was that the Judges have to get hard on crime. Too often the sentences handed down are nothing but a slap with a wet bus ticket & are ignored anyway.
I was told recently that many boy racers are paying their fines by Cheque which they make out for $5 more than the fine, hence the Ministry of Justice can not cash. So a loop hole has been found.
Judges are bound though by the requirement to be giving sentences in line with others given for similar crime.
One Judge I was aware of was being so hard in his sentences, they were all getting overturned. Then when he let a young person off with a lesser sentence instead of the preventitive detention he wanted to give, he was criticized when the young person went on to murder.
People are questioning why the government recently set a minimum sentence for attacks on the like of police. Well until Judges collectively raise the bar on punishments, a standard has to be set.
Danny's other point over the arming of police & where we disagreed was by just arming every officer won't stop the crime.
That part I agree, but it will stop arguments which then esculate. Overseas very few people argue with security & even less argue with armed police. In NZ virtually every person will argue with a police officer.
I am not in favour of general arming as if someone doesn't want to carry a weapon, it is no good forcing them as you would not be able to rely on them to pull the trigger when required. If they don't have one then you know before hand.
In fact the police could use that as part of their tactics. Unarmed officers do the talking first, leaving the armed officer to stand off a little in case the situation does esculate. It satisfies The ROE's (Rules of Engagement) as it allows a step up, but ready to act if it changes quickly.
It also means resources are focussed where they will be used.
Another point he made was been armed wouldn't help in a riot situation. True, but then obviously he never did Internal Security Training when part of the Terroritorial Army as main riot squad does leave their weapons behind or sling them, but you do deploy counter snipers.
Think that is over the top! The amount of shots you now hear, in particular at night here in Christchurch, is just mind blowing.
People go "oh it is only back firing" but back firing doesn't have three bangs in quick succession, they don't have a crack & thump as we called it in the military. It also doesn't have a ricoshet or leave little holes in windows.
Most of these are just randomly fired out of moving vehicles windows, so there is not much you or the police can do unless you have a registration number.
More recently the boy racers have shown they are not above using an air rifle at least against police & the modern air rifle can kill.
http://www.foxhoundsecurity.co.nz
Yesterday I got myself involved in the debate on talkback over arming of the police. Didn't really get my point across, but some of the points coming across from the host were very good, but only part of the equation.
The first good point Danny (Danny Watson newstalkzb) was making was part of the issue is hitting the small nuisance crime.
That is where again the 0900 Suspicious concept is aimed. But he is right that that is where you stop the crime going to another level further up the chain.
Only issue is lack of resources. It is not uncommon to ring police comms to be told there are no units available or if it is Suspicious been put through the third degree.
As I said in an earlier post we even got that when it was suspected an armed robbery was about to go down. Ex Police officer on site was sure it was about to happen if not then, then at end of nights events. Five hours later nothing so recalled as the event finished. Still nothing.
So Danny has a great point, but it needs some action from government for it to happen. In the short term it will cost money, but long term it will save money when you take into account the flow on effect of crime.
His next point was that the Judges have to get hard on crime. Too often the sentences handed down are nothing but a slap with a wet bus ticket & are ignored anyway.
I was told recently that many boy racers are paying their fines by Cheque which they make out for $5 more than the fine, hence the Ministry of Justice can not cash. So a loop hole has been found.
Judges are bound though by the requirement to be giving sentences in line with others given for similar crime.
One Judge I was aware of was being so hard in his sentences, they were all getting overturned. Then when he let a young person off with a lesser sentence instead of the preventitive detention he wanted to give, he was criticized when the young person went on to murder.
People are questioning why the government recently set a minimum sentence for attacks on the like of police. Well until Judges collectively raise the bar on punishments, a standard has to be set.
Danny's other point over the arming of police & where we disagreed was by just arming every officer won't stop the crime.
That part I agree, but it will stop arguments which then esculate. Overseas very few people argue with security & even less argue with armed police. In NZ virtually every person will argue with a police officer.
I am not in favour of general arming as if someone doesn't want to carry a weapon, it is no good forcing them as you would not be able to rely on them to pull the trigger when required. If they don't have one then you know before hand.
In fact the police could use that as part of their tactics. Unarmed officers do the talking first, leaving the armed officer to stand off a little in case the situation does esculate. It satisfies The ROE's (Rules of Engagement) as it allows a step up, but ready to act if it changes quickly.
It also means resources are focussed where they will be used.
Another point he made was been armed wouldn't help in a riot situation. True, but then obviously he never did Internal Security Training when part of the Terroritorial Army as main riot squad does leave their weapons behind or sling them, but you do deploy counter snipers.
Think that is over the top! The amount of shots you now hear, in particular at night here in Christchurch, is just mind blowing.
People go "oh it is only back firing" but back firing doesn't have three bangs in quick succession, they don't have a crack & thump as we called it in the military. It also doesn't have a ricoshet or leave little holes in windows.
Most of these are just randomly fired out of moving vehicles windows, so there is not much you or the police can do unless you have a registration number.
More recently the boy racers have shown they are not above using an air rifle at least against police & the modern air rifle can kill.
http://www.foxhoundsecurity.co.nz
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
So do we need to arm the New Zealand Police?
Kia Ora,
After yesterday's shooting of a police dog & two police officers debate has erupted again about arming the New Zealand Police force.
It is certainly dangerous enough out there to justify arming the NZ police & parts of the NZ security industry.
There are a lot of myths based around our police been armed. I have just heard a high ranking police officer say NZ police have never been armed full time.
Not exactly true.
As the NZ police maybe not but prior to being known as that they were called the armed constabulary.
It is the same with the security industry. It was armed until 1974 when the current act was put in place. In 1974 it might of seemed overkill having armed security, but these days to not have some armed in certain areas of the industry is shear bloody mindiness.
As I have said in a previous blog there are several issues to consider when looking at arming the police.
First is the training & resources required. To be accurate with say a pistol, requires a huge amount of training (a former British SAS member quoted at us in Iraq that to be confident with a pistol it needs to be drawn 6000 times in training to make it natural) but you can look at other weapons systems that will require initial in depth training, but less on going.
The officer I seen armed on the night I was beaten up had his pistol, that with his body armour on, could not of been drawn in a confident manner in a hurry. It was all about looks.
In NZ it all comes back to money.
If you have watched the 'Bill' you will have heard them refer to SO19 which talking to members of British Police are known as ARV's (Armed Response Vehicle's)which contain groups of permanently armed police officers. As opposed to the Keystone cops situation you get at present where the AOS (Armed Offenders Squad) are doing normal police duties until required.
That to me is best option for NZ, along with stepped up training for those officers who want to have access to firearms.
Of course that is another issue. Whilst the NZ Police Association argues for arming of police, not all their members think they should be.
It is actually quite a large number of police think they should remain unarmed. Percentages quoted today have ranged from 40-50%.
Having people with firearms that do not wish to use them is an issue. Solution is to not train these people at all in firearms use unless they later wish to change. It would free up training resources & time for those that are prepared to.
There should be no stigma to that choice as not everyone can face using a firearm. Even those with the training can have trouble pulling the trigger!
Said it before & will say it again & it has been said by many others with much more experience than me.
When you are fired at, it is quite easy to return fire. Just identify your target & fire. For a soldier your training kicks in & as soon as rounds are coming your way, you start looking to identify where they are coming from to return fire.
Where it gets harder is when you are in a situation like the police, the British in Northern Ireland or us working private security in Iraq & you have to in each situation go through the ROE's(Rules of Engagement or OFOF-orders for opening fire).
The military train in the BHL(Battle Handling Lessons) followed by BHE's(Battle Handling Exercise's) to ensure each person understands their legal obligations.
For example a person shoots your mate then turns & runs. Can you shoot them?
No or not unless they turnback towards you with weapon pointing(or starting too) back towards you. Then your life or those of those whom it is your duty to protect come under threat.
It is also not as easy to pull that trigger when you have to go through that thought process.
Not everyone can do it.
http://www.foxhoundsecurity.co.nz
After yesterday's shooting of a police dog & two police officers debate has erupted again about arming the New Zealand Police force.
It is certainly dangerous enough out there to justify arming the NZ police & parts of the NZ security industry.
There are a lot of myths based around our police been armed. I have just heard a high ranking police officer say NZ police have never been armed full time.
Not exactly true.
As the NZ police maybe not but prior to being known as that they were called the armed constabulary.
It is the same with the security industry. It was armed until 1974 when the current act was put in place. In 1974 it might of seemed overkill having armed security, but these days to not have some armed in certain areas of the industry is shear bloody mindiness.
As I have said in a previous blog there are several issues to consider when looking at arming the police.
First is the training & resources required. To be accurate with say a pistol, requires a huge amount of training (a former British SAS member quoted at us in Iraq that to be confident with a pistol it needs to be drawn 6000 times in training to make it natural) but you can look at other weapons systems that will require initial in depth training, but less on going.
The officer I seen armed on the night I was beaten up had his pistol, that with his body armour on, could not of been drawn in a confident manner in a hurry. It was all about looks.
In NZ it all comes back to money.
If you have watched the 'Bill' you will have heard them refer to SO19 which talking to members of British Police are known as ARV's (Armed Response Vehicle's)which contain groups of permanently armed police officers. As opposed to the Keystone cops situation you get at present where the AOS (Armed Offenders Squad) are doing normal police duties until required.
That to me is best option for NZ, along with stepped up training for those officers who want to have access to firearms.
Of course that is another issue. Whilst the NZ Police Association argues for arming of police, not all their members think they should be.
It is actually quite a large number of police think they should remain unarmed. Percentages quoted today have ranged from 40-50%.
Having people with firearms that do not wish to use them is an issue. Solution is to not train these people at all in firearms use unless they later wish to change. It would free up training resources & time for those that are prepared to.
There should be no stigma to that choice as not everyone can face using a firearm. Even those with the training can have trouble pulling the trigger!
Said it before & will say it again & it has been said by many others with much more experience than me.
When you are fired at, it is quite easy to return fire. Just identify your target & fire. For a soldier your training kicks in & as soon as rounds are coming your way, you start looking to identify where they are coming from to return fire.
Where it gets harder is when you are in a situation like the police, the British in Northern Ireland or us working private security in Iraq & you have to in each situation go through the ROE's(Rules of Engagement or OFOF-orders for opening fire).
The military train in the BHL(Battle Handling Lessons) followed by BHE's(Battle Handling Exercise's) to ensure each person understands their legal obligations.
For example a person shoots your mate then turns & runs. Can you shoot them?
No or not unless they turnback towards you with weapon pointing(or starting too) back towards you. Then your life or those of those whom it is your duty to protect come under threat.
It is also not as easy to pull that trigger when you have to go through that thought process.
Not everyone can do it.
http://www.foxhoundsecurity.co.nz
Monday, July 12, 2010
Time to Clamp down on all Crime!
Kia Ora,
It is time to clamp down on all crime! For those not familiar with NZ our police force is basically unarmed. This morning a police dog has being gunned down & two police officers wounded.
A lot of small crimes happen before we generally get to this stage.
That is in part why the 0900 Suspicious service was conceived to allow that 95% of crime that is not allegedly reported to the police to be impacted on.
Now where the figures of unreported crime came from are up for debate, but what isn't is the fact most crime does go unreported.
Right from the start you impact on crime in an area when it is know that someone is taking notice of suspicious or minor criminal activity.
Without statistics the politicians will say that crime is OK. They need to get out on the streets more.
Whats worse is the after this is all over the police officers who have been shot are probably going to be investigated as that is what society does now. Ask these people to put their lives on the line then question every action they take.
As a society we have to stand up & start taking responsibility so we can get back to a society we are proud of.
http://www.foxhoundsecurity.co.nz
It is time to clamp down on all crime! For those not familiar with NZ our police force is basically unarmed. This morning a police dog has being gunned down & two police officers wounded.
A lot of small crimes happen before we generally get to this stage.
That is in part why the 0900 Suspicious service was conceived to allow that 95% of crime that is not allegedly reported to the police to be impacted on.
Now where the figures of unreported crime came from are up for debate, but what isn't is the fact most crime does go unreported.
Right from the start you impact on crime in an area when it is know that someone is taking notice of suspicious or minor criminal activity.
Without statistics the politicians will say that crime is OK. They need to get out on the streets more.
Whats worse is the after this is all over the police officers who have been shot are probably going to be investigated as that is what society does now. Ask these people to put their lives on the line then question every action they take.
As a society we have to stand up & start taking responsibility so we can get back to a society we are proud of.
http://www.foxhoundsecurity.co.nz
Is Security really one of the three Basic needs in life today?
Kia Ora,
They say that there are three basic needs in life. Food (& water), Shelter & Security.
But is Security really one of them in todays world?
You do have to wonder with recent events both here in New Zealand & in Britain as examples.
Just looking at what comes up in Amazon when you type in Basic needs of life you do really have to wonder.
In recent years it has become customary for any action taken by the police here in New Zealand to be questioned then at least four investigations take place.
Of course all actions need to be reviewed to see where or how it might of been carried out better, but as for all wasted times on exhaustive investigations when it is more often than not, quite plain the police acted in the right fashion.
Now after a gun man shot three people in the UK, threatened to shoot police & the general public there is first a facebook page supporting him even after he has shot himself & those police in the vicinity of him at that tme are under investigation.
So lets put ourselves in the line of fire to protect the public then get questioned over our actions. Sounds like the conditions the British Army in Northern Ireland operated under or we did even as private security in Iraq.
Then of course as the police vehicle who pulled over the crashed car here in Christchurch called it as a chase when vehicle took off, there is now an investigation.
Of what are they investigating?
It is simple. Vehicle took off, went through a red light then probably before the police vehicle had even started pursuit (if you know the area you know how short the distance travelled is to the crash site) it had crashed at high speed.
No police at fault so any investigation is a waste of time & money. It must also be having an effect on police morale.
This will come back to haunt us, if it already hasn't.
No one seems to want to support those that provide their security!
http://www.foxhoundsecurity.co.nz
They say that there are three basic needs in life. Food (& water), Shelter & Security.
But is Security really one of them in todays world?
You do have to wonder with recent events both here in New Zealand & in Britain as examples.
Just looking at what comes up in Amazon when you type in Basic needs of life you do really have to wonder.
In recent years it has become customary for any action taken by the police here in New Zealand to be questioned then at least four investigations take place.
Of course all actions need to be reviewed to see where or how it might of been carried out better, but as for all wasted times on exhaustive investigations when it is more often than not, quite plain the police acted in the right fashion.
Now after a gun man shot three people in the UK, threatened to shoot police & the general public there is first a facebook page supporting him even after he has shot himself & those police in the vicinity of him at that tme are under investigation.
So lets put ourselves in the line of fire to protect the public then get questioned over our actions. Sounds like the conditions the British Army in Northern Ireland operated under or we did even as private security in Iraq.
Then of course as the police vehicle who pulled over the crashed car here in Christchurch called it as a chase when vehicle took off, there is now an investigation.
Of what are they investigating?
It is simple. Vehicle took off, went through a red light then probably before the police vehicle had even started pursuit (if you know the area you know how short the distance travelled is to the crash site) it had crashed at high speed.
No police at fault so any investigation is a waste of time & money. It must also be having an effect on police morale.
This will come back to haunt us, if it already hasn't.
No one seems to want to support those that provide their security!
http://www.foxhoundsecurity.co.nz
Sunday, July 11, 2010
How bad is it getting out there?
Kia Ora,
I am old enough to remember when a murder or violent crime was huge news. These days they are becoming so common more often than not they get a little snippet on the side of the paper if mentioned at all.
So how bad is it getting out there?
Recent threats feed community fears.(Crime)(Reasons for two local incidents last month remain unclear, but some details emerge): An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
There are now so many AOS(Armed Offenders Squad) call outs that it is time for these squads to be on full time alert.
That will mean a bigger budget, more resources & more man power as the police will need to replace their numbers on the street.
In the mean time crime is just increasing at an alarming rate.
An article in today's Sunday-Star Times tells of a huge increase in those living on the street. This will only lead to a further increase in crime as people look to survive.
In yesterday's blog I mentioned the lights appearing to be underneath the over bridge on Colombo Street, Christchurch would have appeared to been responding to the person leaving the scene of the accident.
Information now available says they were caught up with by the nearby restaurant, so that puts a slightly different light on a small matter, although the reported behaviour of that person when police arrived was no better.
Last night there were a lot of single vehicles roaming around with the occupants wearing hoodies, looking as if they wanted to find a place to gather.
There is also mention though that the occupants of the vehicle were 26 plus so generally outside the demographics of boy racers.
In my experience, although the main group of what is known of boy racers are around 18-24 there is a hard core of older individuals who seem to be at the heart of it.
The media have in the past had interviews with some who are more 26 plus group.
In one incident, the wider outer group I was warning they were on private property whilst awaiting police were younger & more compliant. Once at the centre it was very different, drunk aggressive & older persons who began throwing bottles.
http://www.foxhoundsecurity.co.nz
I am old enough to remember when a murder or violent crime was huge news. These days they are becoming so common more often than not they get a little snippet on the side of the paper if mentioned at all.
So how bad is it getting out there?
Recent threats feed community fears.(Crime)(Reasons for two local incidents last month remain unclear, but some details emerge): An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
There are now so many AOS(Armed Offenders Squad) call outs that it is time for these squads to be on full time alert.
That will mean a bigger budget, more resources & more man power as the police will need to replace their numbers on the street.
In the mean time crime is just increasing at an alarming rate.
An article in today's Sunday-Star Times tells of a huge increase in those living on the street. This will only lead to a further increase in crime as people look to survive.
In yesterday's blog I mentioned the lights appearing to be underneath the over bridge on Colombo Street, Christchurch would have appeared to been responding to the person leaving the scene of the accident.
Information now available says they were caught up with by the nearby restaurant, so that puts a slightly different light on a small matter, although the reported behaviour of that person when police arrived was no better.
Last night there were a lot of single vehicles roaming around with the occupants wearing hoodies, looking as if they wanted to find a place to gather.
There is also mention though that the occupants of the vehicle were 26 plus so generally outside the demographics of boy racers.
In my experience, although the main group of what is known of boy racers are around 18-24 there is a hard core of older individuals who seem to be at the heart of it.
The media have in the past had interviews with some who are more 26 plus group.
In one incident, the wider outer group I was warning they were on private property whilst awaiting police were younger & more compliant. Once at the centre it was very different, drunk aggressive & older persons who began throwing bottles.
http://www.foxhoundsecurity.co.nz
Friday, July 9, 2010
Youth versus Authority! No Win Situation!
Kia Ora,
Well it seems the international disease that has been about for a while has finally arrived here in Christchurch at least, if not wider New Zealand.
That is Youth versus Authority! But they are really in a no win situation.
Obviously these guys do not remember the 1981 Springbok tour. It has been said that had the second match of the tour gone ahead, due to the quiet opposition the tour would not of lasted.
Storm out of Africa: The 1981 Springbok tour of New Zealand
From the moment the anti tour protestors stormed the Hamilton pitch & forced the game to be cancelled, it became a question of law & order.
So blocking an on ramp to a motorway is not going to endear the boy racers community to anyone. An estimated 40 vehicles & 140 people who are part of this hardcore that are causing the issues which ends with all car enthusiasts tainted is nothing short of criminal & idiocy.
There is hope that the judges finally throw the book at these idiots of whom the police arrested 30.
Meanwhile it being quiet in my area after the earlier incident related in my previous blog I went to see what was happening in other areas to see if I could get some footage of crime for these blogs.
Talking to an attendant at a service station he said quiet when suddenly an ambulance & paramedic went past followed by police.
We were watching some crazy driving going on as well.
Then I thought I would move on into central Christchurch to see what was happening.
Suddenly on Morehouse Avenue see all these police cars light up & head over the Colombo street over bridge & some lights start flashing orange.
Was about a minute or less from the intersection when vehicle had crashed in a 'police chase'.
You could tell just by looking at it that the vehicle had hit at extreme speed as it looked to be virtually wrapped around the post.
Reading the police report this morning, I am not sure they could actually call it a chase as the officer who pulled them over would of only just got back to his car & headed off. In effect the chase would of hardly begun by the time there was a crash.
I wondered as I drove past why there were also lights underneath the over bridge, but would now take it was the person who left the scene being spoken too. If you had seen the wreckage then the most likely of the six people in the car (so over loaded illegally) to have left was either the driver or the passenger directly behind them.
Right now I am waiting for the outcry of how the police were in the wrong. Excuse me, minimum crimes that we know of are taking off, overloaded car, going through at least one red light, speeding, probably failing to stop for police, leaving scene of an inury acccident.
Good likley hood of drugs or alcohol involved & odds are driver is on restricted license or is disqualified.
How is it the police's fault?
A simple traffic stop has turned into a major criminal investigation all because some idiot thought they were above the law.
It's good to see the police on the front foot saying it was unneccesary because it didn't need to happen.
There is a saying "do the crime, do the time" & another "the only crime is getting caught". They were caught, by taking the next actions a life has been lost.
The only action now is the driver must get jail time, jail time & more jail time.
None of this PC crap & they are from a good family so should only get home detention or worse community service.
To the Driver of the Vehicle you are an Idiot.
To the boy racers blocking the on ramp Grow Up, you can't win. Show some common sense because there is none been shown at present.
http://www.foxhoundsecurity.co.nz
Well it seems the international disease that has been about for a while has finally arrived here in Christchurch at least, if not wider New Zealand.
That is Youth versus Authority! But they are really in a no win situation.
Obviously these guys do not remember the 1981 Springbok tour. It has been said that had the second match of the tour gone ahead, due to the quiet opposition the tour would not of lasted.
Storm out of Africa: The 1981 Springbok tour of New Zealand
From the moment the anti tour protestors stormed the Hamilton pitch & forced the game to be cancelled, it became a question of law & order.
So blocking an on ramp to a motorway is not going to endear the boy racers community to anyone. An estimated 40 vehicles & 140 people who are part of this hardcore that are causing the issues which ends with all car enthusiasts tainted is nothing short of criminal & idiocy.
There is hope that the judges finally throw the book at these idiots of whom the police arrested 30.
Meanwhile it being quiet in my area after the earlier incident related in my previous blog I went to see what was happening in other areas to see if I could get some footage of crime for these blogs.
Talking to an attendant at a service station he said quiet when suddenly an ambulance & paramedic went past followed by police.
We were watching some crazy driving going on as well.
Then I thought I would move on into central Christchurch to see what was happening.
Suddenly on Morehouse Avenue see all these police cars light up & head over the Colombo street over bridge & some lights start flashing orange.
Was about a minute or less from the intersection when vehicle had crashed in a 'police chase'.
You could tell just by looking at it that the vehicle had hit at extreme speed as it looked to be virtually wrapped around the post.
Reading the police report this morning, I am not sure they could actually call it a chase as the officer who pulled them over would of only just got back to his car & headed off. In effect the chase would of hardly begun by the time there was a crash.
I wondered as I drove past why there were also lights underneath the over bridge, but would now take it was the person who left the scene being spoken too. If you had seen the wreckage then the most likely of the six people in the car (so over loaded illegally) to have left was either the driver or the passenger directly behind them.
Right now I am waiting for the outcry of how the police were in the wrong. Excuse me, minimum crimes that we know of are taking off, overloaded car, going through at least one red light, speeding, probably failing to stop for police, leaving scene of an inury acccident.
Good likley hood of drugs or alcohol involved & odds are driver is on restricted license or is disqualified.
How is it the police's fault?
A simple traffic stop has turned into a major criminal investigation all because some idiot thought they were above the law.
It's good to see the police on the front foot saying it was unneccesary because it didn't need to happen.
There is a saying "do the crime, do the time" & another "the only crime is getting caught". They were caught, by taking the next actions a life has been lost.
The only action now is the driver must get jail time, jail time & more jail time.
None of this PC crap & they are from a good family so should only get home detention or worse community service.
To the Driver of the Vehicle you are an Idiot.
To the boy racers blocking the on ramp Grow Up, you can't win. Show some common sense because there is none been shown at present.
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