"Geoff Lock" glock@home wrote in message
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On 18/01/2011 8:59 AM, Rob wrote:
On 18/01/2011 3:18 AM, Geoff Lock wrote:
Some weeks ago, I posted my experience with the Australian Federal
Police whilst riding along Qantas Drive at Kingsford_Smith Airport.

Perhaps the most puzzling aspect was their claim that they were also NSW
Police! I could only see AFP badges on their uniforms.

They have dual policemanship where as they can follow over their
boundary onto NSW property. But their primary role is Commonwealth
property.

Oh, I didn't know that. OK, so they were not telling porkies.

Used to be that the AFP were only limited to Commonwealth grounds and NSW
Police to State boundaries - at least that was what I was told cos years
ago as a rabble rousing student at UNSW, we'd conduct noisy protests at
Sydney Airport, do the runner in our cars to the Uni grounds and basically
laughrd and poked our tongues out at the NSW coppers who followed us there
from the safety of Commonwealth property.

Obviously, in our naiveness, we never thought that the NSW coppers had no
real interest in apprehending us cos if they had wanted to do so, we would
have had been toast in the 20 minutes or so it took to get to the Uni from
the Airport along NSW roads Ah, the innocence of callow youth {to
paraphrase Mentor from the Lensmen series by EE Doc Smith}

Did you ask if they will take personal responsibility if you are struck
by another motorist whilst following their directive.

Actually, I told him pointblank I was NOT going to follow his directive
I just looked him in the eye and repeated my "RTA Handbook" and the "laws
in the state of NSW" mantras.

On an aside, I think it is now 6 to me and nil to coppers. It would have
been 7-0 if I counted that 1st encounter with the AFP but as I did not
actually stop the bike I did not count that

I have been wondering what would happen if I did get a fine. I would
obviously contest that fine and there is a good chance the fine will get
thrown out of court BUT can I get compensation for wrongful "whatever" and
trauma and hurt and stuff like that?? Cos if I can sue for damages,
next time, I'll seriously think about goading them into giving me a fine
I could do with a new carbon fibre bike or three, you know

You are exactly the type of person who gives cycling a bad name. You have
'dickhead' written all over you. Please find another hobby.