Police Seize Hoon Car With Just 55Km On Odometer

[gdogzgtr]

Well I can say from personal experience that there is a massive please explain every time costs are awarded. If it is deemed that members involved have done something obviously wrong to get those costs then they may be made to pay. Not showing up to court for case I would expect that my inspector wouldn't support me and I would get admonished and have to pay costs back.

I am just totally dumbfounded at how there are so many stories of CRAP policing and seem to get away with it. I make a spelling mistake and my bosses are all over me.

Further to that a brief before going to court normally has to be checked and authorized by 2 sergeants, then a Senior Sergeant and then it should be reviewed by prosecutor before mention date. A brief to get through all that and to full contest prob after few more court dates and then prosecutor says not enough evidence very poor by all involved.

Edited September 16, 2012 by gdogzgtr

[xALmoN]

that probably only means you have a boss that isn't a retard.

[R31Nismoid]

Well I can say from personal experience that there is a massive please explain every time costs are awarded. If it is deemed that members involved have done something obviously wrong to get those costs then they may be made to pay. Not showing up to court for case I would expect that my inspector wouldn't support me and I would get admonished and have to pay costs back.

I am just totally dumbfounded at how there are so many stories of CRAP policing and seem to get away with it. I make a spelling mistake and my bosses are all over me.

Further to that a brief before going to court normally has to be checked and authorized by 2 sergeants, then a Senior Sergeant and then it should be reviewed by prosecutor before mention date. A brief to get through all that and to full contest prob after few more court dates and then prosecutor says not enough evidence very poor by all involved.

It's obviously a very broken system and you are in a decent spot in terms of bosses.

Certainly cannot be said for the greater swing though in a few of my court visits over the years and all the wins. Problem being though costs were awarded but it was minimal. If it was a golden rule though that Police had to cover a certain % of a loss, and had to go via a review panel if they disputed it, it would certainly make things better IMO. Of course Police wouldn't agree and i can see why - but the public needs some sort of recourse for all this rouge type of behaviour and time wasting