Thread: A good insight into recent (20 yr) history of armed policing (AOS) in NZ

The amount of live practice they get each year is pathetic. Clearly the budget is insulting.

There was a callout in Auckland a couple of years back where the total ammo supply for the M4s was two magazines worth in the whole station. What are the hierarchy thinking ( or not thinking)?

Do we know why he was on bail conditions or is that left out of the report?

If your on bail to not be out during nighttime hours, the police will check to make sure your not beaching. That’s an important part of being on bail.

I think that we would be better off to go to the american system where you are in jail till your case comes up unless someone can pay to bail you out. If you play up whilst your on bail then they forfeit that money.

There has been some horrendous crimes committed by people on bail. Most serious offences like murder, rape, agg robbery etc are committed by people on bail for other offences.

Even the taliban were displaying better trigger control than that

Originally Posted by imaca

Even the taliban were displaying better trigger control than that

I reckon they had more time using the gear. Trigger time as it where.

Haha that’s a better way of doing it Moa

Reminds me of the old joke ..... "if i called you a prick, would you hold it against me ?"

Cahill claims that Police officers receive a weeks firearms training whilst on Basic training, and then 7 and a half days firearms training a year, but until recently it was only 4 days.

But TWO different Police Officers I had good discussions with down at the Wellington protest said they received only 2 x half days on the range annually. And they were both manning rural stations, so were more likely to come into contact with firearms (other than South Auckland!).

There is so much wrong with that article that it's hard to know where to start. Pretty pathetic journalism.

not something that should really happen aye but it does and is appalling and there lack of training goes so far that if the cops train on your range your insurance premium goes up as they are the ones who cause the most safety accidents. they need to learn to train train train and then train some more otherwise they aint gonna get better

And this am, 5 am to be precise and for 30 mins. We had motorcycle revving their asses off around Bethlehem in Tauranga, every morning there an arsehole that go thru Bethlehem and down the motorway to the Mount. When walking, I’ve actually seen a cop waiting and watching him go thru, I told him this happens every day. He closed the car door and drove away? Who’s in control, more and more I’m thinking the gangs.