Thread: Positive interaction with NZ police (MSSA build)

Originally Posted by timattalon

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There is also the darker attitude towards them now. Back before when I was looking at it and before, there were Police and Panda's (Traffic cops) . That made a huge difference. Police were the ones who turned up when you needed them, they were the ones to help on what was a victims worse day, and they were the ones who tried to catch the culprits. The only people who disliked them seemed to be the culprits, and they were generally seen as respected by the public. However the Pandas were disliked jumped up little stormtroopers. Or they had the reputation for being such. They were the ones who pulled you over and gave you tickets that you didn't want. And generally they were disliked a lot. Now the Police do this and I think this is where a lot of the disrespect arises. Our most frequent interactions with them is now when we dont want to see them rather than when we need their help. And the little driving anachists who think the roads belong to them and the rules dont apply, get a lot of this contact and hence generate a lot of the FTP attitude. They feel picked on for some reason. I remember a famous quote, apparently from Einstein, that "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results". (Which could explain these little dickheads somewhat)

heard the same thing from some older cops years ago. A lot weren't happy when the two arms were merged.