What Happened Last Nite?

[Taso84]

Heard a rumor that last nite cops last nite blocked off the Caltex on Sharpes Rd and bashed some hoon.

Anybody on here know what happened?

[Mohsen]

i hope he was a VL driver

[RBPOWA-(TJ)]

i hope he was a VL driver

haha be like your pic of the banana man.

have to wait for the news or somthing to get some facts though

[West]

VL with an intercooler that half of it hanging lower than the front bumper like rabbit teeth.

[PSI.33]

dont know details on it but also heard the same..

couldnt imagine them being all too leniant over easter.

my mate was given a canary just driving home for his car being too low, he was given 5 minutes to get home and was not given the usual 7 days to fix the car before it cant be driven any more. he got it just before midnight on easter sunday and as of the monday he was unable to drive his car until the defect notice was cleared, not to mention a $187 fine aswell.

it seems to be all to easy to be defected these days. even if there is nothing to defect they will give you one and still put you through the hassles of having to go out of your time to clear it.

[Benzino33]

<br />dont know details on it but also heard the same..<br /><br />couldnt imagine them being all too leniant over easter. <br /><br />my mate was given a canary just driving home for his car being too low, he was given 5 minutes to get home and was not given the usual 7 days to fix the car before it cant be driven any more. he got it just before midnight on easter sunday and as of the monday he was unable to drive his car until the defect notice was cleared, not to mention a $187 fine aswell.<br /><br />it seems to be all to easy to be defected these days. even if there is nothing to defect they will give you one and still put you through the hassles of having to go out of your time to clear it. <br /><br /><br />

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thats fkd

[PSI.33]

yeh hes not happy man.. its the 2nd canary this month for his car being too low, and both times he was defected they didnt even measure it with their tool they just assumed by eye.. its a bit of B.S when they fine you for a defect on your vehicle that passes..

[R31Nismoid]

Was it actually too low, honestly?

If so - then I honestly don't see why the problem is. Busted twice in a month, so clearly circumventing the RWC and changing it back to illegal height.

That's probably why the officer defected it again, and made such a tight time restriction.

If not - then you can dispute it in court, and you will win.

So if it was legal, it did pass (without being fiddled with)... the big question comes out - WHY? Why didn't he take the first defect to court? Not going to court basically means something is up

But if its too low, then that's your mates own problem really, can't call it fked, harsh, or otherwise

[adis]

Just do what i did. Buy 19" rims, leave suspension stock. Looks like a 4wd. lol. You can service the car without jacking it up

[cosmic starz]

Heard a rumor that last nite cops last nite blocked off the Caltex on Sharpes Rd and bashed some hoon.

Anybody on here know what happened?

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[femno]

It was probably the same cops that hit and killed a young girl mid last week while attempting to pursue a VL after drag racing.

None of this stuff hits the news...I wonder why...

[R33GOD]

looks like the police are becoming the "hoons" now ey.

[KezR33]

It was probably the same cops that hit and killed a young girl mid last week while attempting to pursue a VL after drag racing.

None of this stuff hits the news...I wonder why...

Come on be fair guys, you cannot blame the Police for that tragity. It's the dickhead in the VL who deserves a beating.

[shaun123]

If not - then you can dispute it in court, and you will win.

So if it was legal, it did pass (without being fiddled with)... the big question comes out - WHY? Why didn't he take the first defect to court? Not going to court basically means something is up

Court is just a waste of time & money, its just his word against the coppas. The cop can just argue it was illegal then it was made legal for the test both times.

Edited April 14, 2009 by shaun123

[R31Nismoid]

No its not

No its not

And not neccesarily

Do you know how the court system works? Because clearly it sounds like you do not.

Ive taken defects to court, and won, on more than one occasion. Im all for it, and i'll do it again if it happens.

If people started standing up to the illegitimate defecting, it would occur FAR less often OVERALL. Police would think twice before defecting something because people just 'accept' it.

It wastes Police time/money far more than your own (because if you win, your costs will be covered by what your lawyer submits). And im all for that too. They want to waste our time with rubbish EPA's, defects etc, then they can have a bit back in my book because if they wont police REAL crime - they can have thier time eaten up when they could otherwise be revenue raising

[shaun123]

hey mate,

i've never disputed a defect because it seems like it would be a tedious process. i'd rather just fix it up how they want and be done with it. i don't get hassled by cops much anyway so i don't really care

[fuzzy_scuz]

That's is what the Police and the Vic government want you to do to help raise revenue.

[GTR_STEALTH]

If people started standing up to the illegitimate defecting, it would occur FAR less often OVERALL. Police would think twice before defecting something because people just 'accept' it.

Fair point.

I think there is something seriously wrong with our society where we not only 'accept' the illegitimate fine/EPA/defect, but also sub-conciously 'accept' the fact that fighting these things in court is becoming main stream in order for justice to prevail.

[West]

Come on be fair guys, you cannot blame the Police for that tragity. It's the dickhead in the VL who deserves a beating.

....and the time when they pull this dude over in twice in a day somewhere in Knox. He got pissed off, got hold of the gun from the officer, shot the copper and shot himself. Lucky for Pettie it wasn't him.

[R31Nismoid]

Fair point.

I think there is something seriously wrong with our society where we not only 'accept' the illegitimate fine/EPA/defect, but also sub-conciously 'accept' the fact that fighting these things in court is becoming main stream in order for justice to prevail.

Ye i know its a sad day when it gets to that level, and the fact that the cops can get away with it.

But as usual, its the minority that have ruined it for the majority over the past 5-8 years. Same as mothers groups are screwing this country's law/policy making

- 120dB exhausts

- 40mm off the ground

- Racing each other all day night

- 20 inch wheels on cars that come factory with 15's etc etc

That are ruining it for everyone else by drawing deliberate attention.

I'll be the first to admit i was one of them (120db exhaust lol), ive since reformed my ways and im at least right on the line of legal as opposed to before.

Another thing to think about (you'll like this one)

I've had a firm belief that if an officer hands out a defect wrongfully, is challenged and its revoked, that the officer should be repremanded/punished/impacted for it.

Be that

- Extra desk duty for a week

- $200 out of his pay

- Compulsory booze bus duty

Or something that actually makes the cops wakeup and go "hey f**k, i just cant go around handing out a illegitimate defect because i can get away with it"

And again, same as earlier - its a minority of cops ruining it for the majority as a whole. Hence the above system would weed out those fkbags in the TMU that think they can get away with it all the time.

Like that will ever happen though… And as such we must go to the courts to prove innocence because of the officers abusing the system.

Ive got no issue with cops at all, they do as good of a job as they can in a society where its heading down the way of the seppo's (US).

It's just the usual guys that assume rather than have fact, and then bank on people just blindly paying/accepting/knowing better