Thread: Check The Register. Another Crooked Cop.

How's this for a Horror Story. Cop used False Names and put Firearms on the Register under the names of Unknowing LaFOs.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/south-...ds/YVLLAUCLXRA

Wonder if thats what they were checking on earlier in the year. I got a phone call from nzp saying they were checking discrepencys in some records all the info they had on my firearms was correct. Weirdly it didnt trigger the rego thing

article is no longer there

It is there, but not on that link

Less than 1 hour and the story's gone, Conspiracy theory's inbound soon ?

This should work

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/south-...H6HK2ZSZJUSMU/

Worst bit is the Police decided not to charge the cop.

Should Lose his job, his FAL, & maybe his marriage.

Shit, that’s disgusting at multiple levels. The cover up by the cops the most concerning aspect. Unlawful use of police data systems alone should be grounds for dismal immediately. The excuse that cop “didn’t gain any financial benefit” is pathetic!! What if guns had been stolen or used in crime ….some poor innocent LAFO would be hauled into court ?! WTF !!

Sounds like the Police were ok to sweep the mess under the carpet but the IPCA seems to be taking the right stance. Very interesting article, thanks for posting the links

You couldn’t make this stuff up.Mind boggling!

Originally Posted by flock

Should Lose his job, his FAL, & maybe his marriage.

Marriage is a bit harsh. Probably be a lot more single guys on here if their wives knew how many guns they have.

As horrible as this is, it gives Colfo good ammunition for arguments.

Originally Posted by flock

Should Lose his job, his FAL, & maybe his marriage.

The officer in question was subsequently deemed suitable to continue holding a firearms licence.

Originally Posted by BSA

The officer in question was subsequently deemed suitable to continue holding a firearms licence.

Well, I guess that sets a bit of a precedent.
But I hope not.
The bass turd should be GONE

It does raise the question

If a firearm is registered to Joe Bloggs, does Joe Bloggs have ‘an interest’ in that particular firearm?

Yeah - drilling down a little further, the question becomes who is liable for errors and omissions with the register? It does seem a little bit counter-intuitive that a substantial change like adding an entire new firearm to a license holder's ticket or possibly removing one, can be made to the registry without that individual being notified.

This really does form the basis of a fairly strong case against the registry with how it is currently set up - considering that a licence holder can be charged under the act for not having accurate registry records yet unless you know to go and look at it you'll be thinking everything is correct with no idea that your records have been changed.

I suspect that there is an admin burden and a risk to data security aspect that needs to be addressed before the system can be configured to notify license holders of changes to their records, and probably that will require the hiring of another 150 people to physically get through this work.

As far as hiding things from your better half, I put a deposit on a new rifle about 12 years ago as it was the last one in the North Island and they didn't know if they were getting more in. Was a reasonably high spec one, not too expensive but admittedly not cheap. I wanted it and had the money so I didn't see anything wrong with buying it. Well, how wrong was I? She still goes on about it now three or four times a year - elephants forget quicker!