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Thread ID: 103360 2009-09-20 01:35:00 Drink Driving prefect (6291) PC World Chat
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812092 2009-09-21 07:24:00 The Aus police have guns and attitude the public is just genuinely scared to drink drive over there.


Not what I experienced at all, The cops were rarely seen, as long as you didn't do anything to attract their attention you were fine. Even then you had to do something pretty major to attract their attention.
Metla (12)
812093 2009-09-21 09:23:00 I have generalized and made a fool of myself. I just remember in Victoria about 5 years ago when I was staying at my sisters place. Her and her husband and friends seemed to be really terrified of drink driving and getting caught. But it may well not like that all over Oz. prefect (6291)
812094 2009-09-21 09:43:00 Different social outlooks I guess, In 5 years I was pulled up once,and I was well over the speed limit, In fact I was racing a Ford.

And we never shied away from stopping for a beer or 3 on the way home, My local had strippers dancing 24 hours a day, I called in quite often.:D

Having said that, I've never been to Victoria, It maybe completely different there.
Metla (12)
812095 2009-09-22 08:49:00 Focussing on people who have a small amount of beer and drive home safely seems absurd, when we have people out there driving at two or three times the limit. Put the effort into those people who are driving well over the limit. who judging by recent events are under 25 year old male hoons and senior Police Officers. Twelvevolts (5457)
812096 2009-09-22 11:49:00 Not what I experienced at all, The cops were rarely seen, as long as you didn't do anything to attract their attention you were fine. Even then you had to do something pretty major to attract their attention.
I kinda agree, but what i saw you had to be a full on dick to attract attention, but man when you did you got pummeled.
I seen police in aus hang out in packs more than just a lone officer kind of thing. But then again I worked mainly at night at bars or did surveillance work.
rob_on_guitar (4196)
812097 2009-09-23 10:04:00 Oh yeah, If the cops come running, Lie down, Sure they will still have the dogs bite the hell out of you,sure they will baton you,sure you will get your face rammed into the concrete,and cuffed,and lifted and dropped a few times, But at least you start off on the ground rather then then being taken down by them.

Seen a number of head injuries down Surfers when they crash tackled some fool into the concrete with a bottle in his hand.
Metla (12)
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