Follow the link - Fine and Country
Friday, October 18, 2013
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Return On Investment? Nah, just revenue raising.
On a recent trip into Tamworth I got 'pinged' for speeding. So, for the first time in 20 odd years I have a speeding fine to pay and yes, I was speeding and yes, I'll cop (sic) the fine.
What probably vexed me most was that I didn't see the patrol car. As an ex-copper I like to think I am more vigilant than most so on the return trip back to Sydney I was extra careful in looking for places that the patrol car could have hidden so well as to escape my vigilance. Voila, the same car was sitting in the same spot he must have been hiding in when he 'pinged' me the previous day; tucked right away in a dark stand of trees.
That got me thinking, is this really how low the cops have stooped? We have a highly trained, highly paid member of the public service actually hiding to catch the odd speeding motorist.
Wouldn't he have been of more benefit parked in a highly visible position so that every vehicle travelling on the New England Highway would have seen him?
I commend the officer for his diligent manner in totally obscuring himself and thus escaping my vision but is this really the best value for money we get as tax payers?
PS Did I mention it was at the bottom of a long hill following an overtaking lane that had merged into one?
What probably vexed me most was that I didn't see the patrol car. As an ex-copper I like to think I am more vigilant than most so on the return trip back to Sydney I was extra careful in looking for places that the patrol car could have hidden so well as to escape my vigilance. Voila, the same car was sitting in the same spot he must have been hiding in when he 'pinged' me the previous day; tucked right away in a dark stand of trees.
That got me thinking, is this really how low the cops have stooped? We have a highly trained, highly paid member of the public service actually hiding to catch the odd speeding motorist.
Wouldn't he have been of more benefit parked in a highly visible position so that every vehicle travelling on the New England Highway would have seen him?
I commend the officer for his diligent manner in totally obscuring himself and thus escaping my vision but is this really the best value for money we get as tax payers?
PS Did I mention it was at the bottom of a long hill following an overtaking lane that had merged into one?
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