Queensland.....the dictator state..?

[manticle]

Think of all the kids that will never pull a bong now though.

 

[pk.sax]

Now I know what I have to do when I get a position of power. I'll declare bacon illegal and have the cops harass everyone that goes to a cafe and orders bacon. Simple. Wipe out pig eaters through state intimidation. Win for vegos. Yee haw.

 

[peas_and_corn]

I'd say making bacon illegal would be cause for instant lynch mobs

 

[Parks]

I'm all for stamping out organised crime but that is a ******* joke.

 

[zappa]

Apparently there's a shortage of cops in Queensland...

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[pcmfisher]

When the legislation got thrown out of the high court here in S.A., Media Mike (Rann) just shrugged his shoulders and mumbled something like "never mind, its only tax payers money.....but we tied hard........."

 

[warra48]

That's just unbelievable.
What can that approach possibly achieve, other than to tie up taxpayer funded Police resources?
Some smart lawyer could make a nice case with that for harassment.

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

And remember,the Police are not above the law. Their job is to enforce, not interprete. Judges are the ones that interprete the law.

But the QLD police have allways had a reputation for being a law unto themselves.

 

[Liam_snorkel]

Not really. They only need reasonable suspicion that you are associated with a club and they can detain you. If you refuse, you get done for obstructing police. If you ride a harley, wear a vest, or have tattoos there isn't much you can do.

 

[AndrewQLD]

I was quite surprised to learn that at a recent motorcycle fund raising rally for disadvantaged kids here in Bundaberg there were a couple of uniformed officers and a couple of plains clothes officers taking down all the license plate numbers of the participants, I was then shocked to learn that the red cross ladies who were organising the event and taking the event registration slips were forced to hand over all the registration slips to the police, they were told they would be returned after they were copied.

To be honest I have no objection to criminals being treated this way but it sucks that any joe blow will be subjected to this kind of scrutiny.

And from memory there was only two of the riders who were associated with a motorcyle club, and they had no criminal record.

 

[dent]

It is only a matter of time before there are enough numberplate/RFID scanners out there to track the movement of everyone, all the time.

 

[Liam_snorkel]

I go past one on my way to & from work every day and give it the finger.

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

I was quite surprised to learn that at a recent motorcycle fund raising rally for disadvantaged kids here in Bundaberg there were a couple of uniformed officers and a couple of plains clothes officers taking down all the license plate numbers of the participants, I was then shocked to learn that the red cross ladies who were organising the event and taking the event registration slips were forced to hand over all the registration slips to the police, they were told they would be returned after they were copied.

To be honest I have no objection to criminals being treated this way but it sucks that any joe blow will be subjected to this kind of scrutiny.

And from memory there was only two of the riders who were associated with a motorcyle club, and they had no criminal record.

No persecution or harrasment there.

What rights did the police have to take and copy the registration slips...

 

[AndrewQLD]

I have no idea Stu, I feel that it does infringe on our privacy though.

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

Your Honour, he rides a motorcyle and it is our opinion that he is a violent criminal. We have no basis for this or any proof other than the fact he rides a motorcycle

 

[Liam_snorkel]

how do you know she is a witch he is a criminal?

SHE HE LOOKS LIKE ONE

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

It is only a matter of time before there are enough numberplate/RFID scanners out there to track the movement of everyone, all the time.

Well....in Sydney they are using Etags to track vehicles thru the city in order to create traffic flow maps. There was something on Catalyst (?) about it. Was interesting from a mapping and survey point of view in order work out where trafic was coming from and going to.

 

[warra48]

Not really. They only need reasonable suspicion that you are associated with a club and they can detain you. If you refuse, you get done for obstructing police. If you ride a harley, wear a vest, or have tattoos there isn't much you can do.

Interesting to see the coppers themselves were mostly wearing "vests" adorned with all sorts of official looking paraphernalia.
Who is there to harass, intimidate and arrest them?

 

[goomboogo]

Recently, a few men were detained and questioned because Police officers said the men were 'muscled and had tattoos'. Football players may want to rethink any plans for public socialising.

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

Recently, a few men were detained and questioned because Police officers said the men were 'muscled and had tattoos'.

Obviously criminals.

Notice how few "bikies" have been arrested/detained. There not stupid. They are doing what they have allways done, and that is keeping a low profile and letting the police & government chase fairies around the garden.