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28-08-2012, 11:40 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Jul 2011
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Ya know what really grinds my gears!?
I was driving home tonight down Wellington Rd, nearing the Princes, had a grid at the traffic lights with an SS, he was giving me the 'look' saying 'come on mate, let's go'... I didn't and watched him fang off, same scenario happened at the next set of lights, again, I didn't give him anything. Pull up side by side at the third set of lights, and have a peek across to think what a ****** this bloke is... to my surprise and disgust, it was an unmarked cop car, no doubt the muppet would've pulled me over if I responded to his drag racing taunts. What a low life coppa! GRRRRRRRR! |
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28-08-2012, 11:46 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Brisbane, Qld
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A cop provoking someone to offend hoping to find some extra revenue. If this is what these cops are up to, then it's a good reminder not to drag race anyone on a public road, especially if you don't know who they are.
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28-08-2012, 11:54 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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But good reminder |
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29-08-2012, 12:37 AM
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R51 Pathy, 91 Jayco Swan
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Mackay, QLD
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Just blow him away to the speed limit, nothing more.
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29-08-2012, 12:38 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2012
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They get bored placing cameras downhill.
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29-08-2012, 01:26 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: NSW
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28th August. Probably just trying to meet his quoter For this month.
Who knows if that is actually something that happens. |
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29-08-2012, 01:46 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Location: Melbourne
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Excessive noise they ping you for |
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29-08-2012, 07:58 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Darwin
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I thought that was entrapment or something? Imagine if you had agreed to drag, then killed someone mid race before the other vehicle identified itself as a Police car. Forgive me, but I don't think it'd be a Police car.....I just can't see how they can do that without getting into hot water themselves.
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29-08-2012, 08:03 AM
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lol...entrapment.
Its been done for years...
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29-08-2012, 08:04 AM
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Parts Interpreter
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: In a cloud of tyre smoke
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Simple6 is correct. They are not allowed to provoke unlawful action and catch you out for it. That is dirty and cheap and the law (for once) recognizes this behavior. You may not get away scott free but the poor old copper would get a bit of a hounding from his boss and his bosses boss
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29-08-2012, 08:06 AM
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Oo\===/oO
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Location: Tamworth
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"But the police officier forced me to race!!!!" Its as dumb as its sounds.
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29-08-2012, 08:13 AM
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Parts Interpreter
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"But the cop provoked me to commit crime."
Police officers baiting civilians into commiting crime is illegal.
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29-08-2012, 08:16 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Location: Kalgoorlie
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Local hwp in Vic used to flash there high beams at you at night, give them a big burst back then they'd nail you for it
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29-08-2012, 08:39 AM
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Adapt or perish...
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Don't know how many times I read these type of threads in the 7 odd years I've been a member here, but there is no entrapment law in Australia. Done, dusted.
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29-08-2012, 08:46 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Get the rego number & report the vehicle for "hooning". If enough people do this - someone will have a bit of explaining to do..
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29-08-2012, 08:58 AM
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29-08-2012, 10:08 AM
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Location: Tamworth
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Lol...
"the police baited me" You control the car, not the police. No court would find in favor of you, they would just laugh.
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29-08-2012, 10:27 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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People used to joke that the sped limit is 60, but there's no rule saying how fast you're allowed to get there..well there is unfortunately...I know as I got a chat when on my old 750 triple Kawasaki when it was last on the road in the late nineties. Sitting at a red light, old girl was spluttering a bit as it hadn't had a good highway run for a while, light went green, gave it a big burst across the intersection up to sixty k's in first gear to clear the pipes...an hadn't noticed there was a cop car sitting beside me back at the intersection. Pulled me over, gave me a chat about excessive acceleration, let me go with a warning. Not sure if he could have fined me or not, but I just said thanks, and went on my way... 
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29-08-2012, 10:41 AM
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FG Falcon fan
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Canberra, ACT
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Talk about jumping to conclusions. Maybe the cop just wanted a brief squirt to the speed limit. Might be a revhead outside of business hrs, u never know.
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29-08-2012, 10:43 AM
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Pity the fool
Join Date: Jan 2007
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lol, "furious"
I picture someone mega angry behind the wheel while street racing.
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29-08-2012, 11:11 AM
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29-08-2012, 11:22 AM
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29-08-2012, 11:37 AM
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29-08-2012, 12:03 PM
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Critical Thinker
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Adelaide
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What gets me, is that those who I have had traffic light duels with before, never give any indication of 'baiting'. It's a bit of a dead give away TO ME if some fool is overtly acting like a 'tool' in an attempt to get you to race. I'm glad you never fell for it.
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29-08-2012, 12:07 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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I really dont know how many times it has to be said... there is no such thing as entrapment in australia.
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29-08-2012, 12:29 PM
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I have been guilty of being at the lights in the past with some knob wad wanting to have a go, ....then I pick up the revs, lights go green, then just take your time off the line & let said knob wad look like a tool for tying on his own
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29-08-2012, 12:32 PM
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The one and only
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Carrum Downs, Victoria
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They can and do it here. It's up to you if you chose to race or not.
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29-08-2012, 12:33 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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i love beating all the knobs to the next red light..
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29-08-2012, 12:53 PM
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Go the Hogster!
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Still I would've run him. He'd probably would have beaten me to.
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What really grinds my gears!
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