Imports & Police

[dan_the_man]

stageagirls boyfriends father is a cop.... its normal for her to get defensive.

[catchmydriftr32]

we've seen unmarked 4x4's pulling cars over in Albany.

a new patrol wagon with big tyres, spotties, jacked up etc had those square / blue lights in front and rear windshields.

you can never trust who is going to turn out a cop these days.

time to keep it to the track i guess

[fire_angel]

Undercover cops love to tailgate dangerously close aswell, I would love to brake suddenly one day so they rear end me and I could sue them.

I have actually had a friend being tailgated by undercover cops on a cruise, he braked hard to give them a scare and ended up being pulled over for dangerous driving. Had to pay it too, but I'm sure the cops got a bit of a scare. Not all cops are idiots on the road though!

[bubba]

In regards to my comments earlier about the rise in violent crime, just came across the Crime Stoppers section of thewest.com.au

http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?Men...ContentID=44940

[Kaido_RR]

i've had enough discrimination against me for owning a modified import vehicle and been let down enough when looking for help to form my own opinions thanks. call me a moron if you will i could care less what you say really?

i get pulled over and harrassed all the time

you drive an import what do you except? maybe you need to readjust your attitude or driving style or your car.

If you don't like the way you are being treated make a formal complaint, do something about it.

fact of life is that some people are asshole no matter what job they do, so deal with it.

.....

Edited November 8, 2007 by [Michael]

[Lucy in the Sky]

LOL I LOVE THIS THREAD!!

haha w00t we need our own force on W.A streets

not the cops =]

they shuld be fighting real crime, no toying around with people who are trying to have fun, drive there dream car around wif mods!

Yeah and also i have seen many under cover cops around joondalup aswell..

my tip is, if ya see cops just pull over lol or turn off haha works

ahhahaah

SAUWA: FIGHTERS OF CRIME!

[IMPORTD]

haha thanks Dan, but regardless of that little detail, the bottom line is still about the attitude people carry about the police. They are there to protect and save your life and others around you, and if that inconveniences some people, then bad luck.

Good example today, I turned into a side street right in front of a police car without indicating... they could of pulled me up, but didn't... And thats in my IMPORT with my IMPORTD number plates... so just after imports you all think? Please!

Oh and if you're going to be a cocky prick when they pull you up, expect a yellow...

[dan_the_man]

with all due respect... they probably thought the stagea was a volvo. despite the plates.

[mitchy_]

hahahahhahahahahahahhahahahah

forget my name did you dan?

i guess you just have a link to the warn button for me, so you dont need to remember it.

if you choose to race a cop, whether they start it or not, thats your choice.

if you choose to break the law, whether someone else tells you too or not, thats your choice.

if you choose to do anything illegal, thats your choice.

i fail to see how the police can be held responsible for your actions, if a cop told you to jump off a cliff, would you do it?

to whoever said they will brake in front of a tail-gating cop... try it! i can guarantee you'll get fined for braking for no apparent reason.

dan - as much as you may think you know everything, you don't.

not all police are as 'stupid' as you think, some of them even know what stagea's are! *shock horror*

unfortunately, its hard for the police to be everywhere, especially when they don't even have the numbers they need.

almost everyone has their own opinion of them, and likely thinks they can do a better job, but the same people are too gutless to take a day in their shoes.

i've had incidents where i have dealt with unreasonable cops, and then i've had incidents where i've dealt with cops that were great.

BUT that doesnt make police arseholes... how many times have you dealt with a shitty sales assistant, or the checkout chick was grumpy.... does that make all sales assistants arseholes? no.

everybody has a right to their own opinion, but dont only see what you want to see, i know the police will have reamed the guy that rear ended me, even though i was the one in the import, and he was a commodore driver.

[dan_the_man]

hahahahhahahahahahahhahahahah

forget my name did you dan?

i guess you just have a link to the warn button for me, so you dont need to remember it.

Why would I have needed to quote your name in previous posts? Silly comment.

if you choose to race a cop, whether they start it or not, thats your choice.

if you choose to break the law, whether someone else tells you too or not, thats your choice.

if you choose to do anything illegal, thats your choice.

Thank you for this. However, it has already been stated before in this thread.

i fail to see how the police can be held responsible for your actions, if a cop told you to jump off a cliff, would you do it?

Very poor analogy.

to whoever said they will brake in front of a tail-gating cop... try it! i can guarantee you'll get fined for braking for no apparent reason.

Please nobody try this. Silly idea

dan - as much as you may think you know everything, you don't.

not all police are as 'stupid' as you think,

Please show me where I posted that cops are stupid?

some of them even know what stagea's are! *shock horror*

the key word being some.

Not all police officers would know what a stagea is let alone a skyline. Perfect example was when Nizmo was stopped for an RBT and when one police officer asked another what make of car it was the police officer replied "its a nizmo." Just because of the plates.

unfortunately, its hard for the police to be everywhere, especially when they don't even have the numbers they need.

almost everyone has their own opinion of them, and likely thinks they can do a better job, but the same people are too gutless to take a day in their shoes.

This has already been stated in this thread. Perhaps next time read the thread before losing your cool.

i've had incidents where i have dealt with unreasonable cops, and then i've had incidents where i've dealt with cops that were great.

BUT that doesnt make police arseholes... how many times have you dealt with a shitty sales assistant, or the checkout chick was grumpy.... does that make all sales assistants arseholes? no.

very true not all cops are arseholes... just like how not everyone who lives in rockingham is a bogan.

everybody has a right to their own opinion, but dont only see what you want to see, i know the police will have reamed the guy that rear ended me, even though i was the one in the import, and he was a commodore driver.

yes he probably got fined with "driving without due care and attention" and received a 3 point fine, which he rightly deserved.

[Lucy in the Sky]

please boys - calm down.

we dont need to argue here.

well - i dont want people too.. it makes it not fun.

[Mr Eps]

in my own defence i'm goign to court soon after a formal complaint was placed against an officer

of course i don't hate ALL police officers.

as for

[Michael]

why SHOULD i change my car? my car's fine? my driving style is too? why SHOULD i change my car though? it's completely legal? road registered and nothing at all wrong with it?

point i'm making is WHY do we accept this attitude of "drive an import expect a reaming from the cops"

they are people too. so ACT like it!

[Kaido_RR]

in my own defence i'm goign to court soon after a formal complaint was placed against an officer

of course i don't hate ALL police officers.

as for

[Michael]

why SHOULD i change my car? my car's fine? my driving style is too? why SHOULD i change my car though? it's completely legal? road registered and nothing at all wrong with it?

point i'm making is WHY do we accept this attitude of "drive an import expect a reaming from the cops"

they are people too. so ACT like it!

why i suggested you change your car is because you said you were getting target etc, and i can almost garenttee its from

a. the way you drive

b. the car you drive

c. random stop

police go on what they know, so if from their experience import drivers cause problems why wouldn't they stop you?

i personally have never had any trouble with the police, in the 4years of owe my import. I have been stop by police, random checks etc but everytime i have approach the police officer with respect and i have been shown respect back.

i don't believed police target import as much as if they spot you and your car is overly loud or looks like you were doing something, they will follow you and stop you.

Personal i think the cops have the right to stop every import driver, if they stop 1000 imports and only 1 or 2 are the "bad type", i am happy to deal with it, because in the end there is less f*kheads on the road

Edited November 8, 2007 by [Michael]

[taynewguy]

I'd have to disagree with you on this one Mikey. I think the time spent pulling over those 1000 imports could be better spent dealing with people actually breaking the law. A pretty dumb comment on your behalf I think.

If I am caught doing something stupid on the road, then by all means throw the book at me and yellow sticker me just for the fun of it - no probs.

But otherwise I pay road registration, maintain a roadworthy car etc like every other driver on the road and therefore should be allowed to go along my merry way without being unfarely targeted.

Dan: Way to put Mitchy back in his box (after that mindless rant).

[Kaido_RR]

I'd have to disagree with you on this one Mikey. I think the time spent pulling over those 1000 imports could be better spent dealing with people actually breaking the law. A pretty dumb comment on your behalf I think.

sorry you misunderstood, im not saying police should go pulling over 1000 imports, as i do agree what would be a waste of time

i just think if they do stop import drivers because they are driving imports its not the end of the world personally i have never been stop just because i was driving an import, every time their was a reason behind it. i think if your car looks/sound illegal, very low ride high or loud exhaust, bov they will in fact target you.

Edited November 8, 2007 by [Michael]

[SK8TD-32]

you know whats funny

down in melbourne

i saw a guy get pulled over by an unmarked monaro CV8Z

with rims aswell

how can this be?

lol

[Sl!m]

Not all police officers would know what a stagea is let alone a skyline. Perfect example was when Nizmo was stopped for an RBT and when one police officer asked another what make of car it was the police officer replied "its a nizmo." Just because of the plates.

Yep I had a cop a couple weeks ago telling me to get my "s15 out of here now" as "your mate just crashed his s15 around the corner"

apparantly a r32 gtr crashed a few meters around a corner and the road was blocked....

[ix9]

You know whats funny, as you get older your view changes on a lot of things.

I used to be "cops suck this, cops suck that, i got a yellow boo-fkin hoo"

NOW

If i see a cop car, I might take a different route, I drive sensibly, and IF I do get pulled over, I just talk normal. I don't suck their dick, I don't say sorry for something I didn't do. I don't act cool, I just act normal. Never had a problem since.

80% of cops are good. But you never hear those stories. The other 20% clearly aren't nice. But you ALWAYS hear about those.

[mad082]

not all police are as 'stupid' as you think, some of them even know what stagea's are! *shock horror*

and some people know what jokes are

[Daniel R32]

If i see a cop car, I might take a different route, I drive sensibly, and IF I do get pulled over, I just talk normal. I don't suck their dick, I don't say sorry for something I didn't do. I don't act cool, I just act normal.

Yeah same with me. . . But ive only had 1 nice cop out of every time ive been pulled over, so when they walk up to my car being all cocky and smart and not show respect to me then they wont get it back. . . if they do show respect then ill show it back to them.

Simple. . .