OK to Speed (Depends on who you are)

Madeyes · Post by **Madeyes** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 5:31 pm

Have a little read of this.

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/s ... 41,00.html

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:38 pm

no home detention ??

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:50 pm

yea.... he can still go to work..and in fact..WE pay his wages..well i dont..but Draven..use to...

mick_dundee · Post by **mick_dundee** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:20 pm

WOW BIG surprise, one rule for the common man and another rule for celebs, cops and pollies, now for something completely different??

Draven · Post by **Draven** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:21 pm

Well this really makes me see Red

Why the hell should he be treated different? he done it twice in a car with passengers on a bloody freeway where obviously he would be putting alot of other people at risk...

I reckon cause he is a cop he SHOULD get a harsher penalty as he would know the road rules better then anyone else plus he was abusing his powers...

I could rant & rave on about this for ages

but in the end its not going to do me or anyone else any favours, all this proves is how stuffed up the legal system really is

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:21 pm

that kinda stuff shits me!!

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:23 pm

write a letter Draven...write a letter...

Draven · Post by **Draven** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:24 pm

Meh like i said it wouldnt do me any favours...

aardvark · Post by **aardvark** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:53 pm

Seems to me that he got the same penalty that "most" drivers would get in the circumstances. IE: big fine and loss of licence.

How the Police department justify him keeping his job is beyond me tho.

Draven · Post by **Draven** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:06 pm

Most drivers? what qualifys as "most" drivers?

Dont get me wrong im not trying to start an arguement but if an average Joe got busted speeding 200km/h + not once but twice he would only cop a fine and a loss of licence for abit over 12 months?

I honetly find that hard to believe

aardvark · Post by **aardvark** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 12:28 am

Draven wrote:Most drivers? what qualifys as "most" drivers?

Most as in, ummm.... most.

I've heard of it happening here on the odd occasion. One chump got done twice on the same day. Copped a huge fine and several years suspension.

Courts are reluctant to send people to prison over traffic matters and unless there is more to the story, I still can not understand why you are on HD mate.

I-K · Post by **I-K** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:13 am

aardvark wrote:I still can not understand why you are on HD mate.

I can. He's on HD because his lawyer did not sufficiently push the angle that his bike in incapable of what he was accused of having done, and because he didn't appeal the magistrate's decision to the District Court.

FrogZ · Post by **FrogZ** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:38 am

No offence Draven but didnt you say you had "history" from a car

Sounds like an ad for the Police Force to me

Are you allowed to "practice" high speed pursuit Aardy ??

Lainie · Post by **Lainie** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 6:38 am

aardvark wrote:Seems to me that he got the same penalty that "most" drivers would get in the circumstances. IE: big fine and loss of licence.

Talking to a few of Tones cop mates they said the same thing. Most would lose there car now too under the hoon law. We don't know your past driving offences, or if you have had any other charges but I was told also that if they all happen within five years of each other they tend to be a tad more harsh.
If I speed the once and got caught and slapped with HD for sure I would make a HUGE stink and it would be all over the TV but IF I had priors (NOT referring to u btw just as example) and kept dong it then I would cop it sweet.

Draven · Post by **Draven** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:03 am

Yeah i do have a few priors on my car licence, but ever since i got done... ive been reading the local paper, and they are sending guys to jail for less then what i done... They are cracking down on speeding bigtime around here... but like i said i was trying to create an argue ment i just still think if it was normal person they would of gotten raped...