Absolutely. To anyone in favour of defunding or worse, privatising the ABC - Hands off Our Aunty! Such an essential resource to give people who live remote a voice. ❤
I lived in the North West of Australia. Mining town. One day I went to the police station and asked to get a drivers licence. Gary looked at me and said 'You've been driving around for the last 10 years, what's changed'. I'm old enough now.
Rule number 1 of living remote when working in an official role, such as police, education, medical, etc., is establish a good, respectful relationship with the elders, especially the women, because they "set the tone" for your relationship with the entire community and they'll often give you a "head's up" before a situation arises/deteriorates. Listen, really listen to what they tell you since their knowledge is immense.
Landline is always interesting to watch - top tier reporting of little things that are happening around bits of the country that many Australians don't get to see themselves due to the vast distances involved.
In case you haven't heard of it, an RBT stands for Random Breathalyzer Test. I know the US has quite different laws, but here we will have a cop car of what is known as a 'booze bus' out and about, randomly stopping and testing people at any time of the night or day.
Landline is a beloved institution for those in the know. It's been a great program on our national broadcaster for a lot of years now and a great way to get an insight into the lives of people in the bush. Did you notice the signage on the roof of the police station? Most official buildings in the outback have that because helicopters and light planes are the go to transport if you need something in a hurry.
Hey Mr Son of Buck. Still liking your content because you are still leaning on Australia. If you can drag any content relating to Landline on ABC TV Australia, you will find some great viewing. This is one of the longest running programs on Australian TV and is a weekly must watch for a huge viewing audience. It's our National rural affairs show and is much loved.
Just for context, NT is about twice the size of Texas with a total population of 249,000. And more than half of those live in one town (Darwin). I also saw a separate news item on this cop which featured some guys he had arrested. They reckoned he was a good guy- until you broke the law. The important thing was, they respected him, although as one ruefully remarked ' he is fair but a tough bastard."
That road trip into the first community he visited: did anyone one else clock his voice v-v-v-vibrating from the road corrugations? And that it was raining!
We don't have ranches, we have 🐄Cattle Stations🐄 and 🐑Sheep Stations🐑! I've never come across an aggressive Policeman or Policewoman in Australia. They are always polite and friendly and I think that is possibly because of training and people being polite to them. A friendly approach and response always results in commeraderie rather than aggression ❤🦘🐨🇦🇺
Before we got married, my husband qualified for a shift working position with the state government, never having any experience with shift work I was not sure it would work for our relationship. 27 years down the track, it did, because it means being flexible as a couple, standing beside each other, even though a lot of the time it was like ships in the night passing each other. It gives you a stronger relationship if you work with each other. Other couples have it much harder.
50 years ago I worked for the QLD Main Roads Department as a diesel fitter on earthmoving equipment. I broke a bolt in my steering on an isolated track and rolled the maintenance truck I was driving. I made an arrow of rocks on the track to show the direction I was headed and started walking. After a couple of hours I was picked up by a farmer taking a load of pigs to market. He dropped me off at the local police station in the town of Injune. There was a sign on the fence advertising that tomatoes were for sale. When I knocked on the door it was answered by the local cop who, when I told him I had to report a traffic accident, asked me if anyone had been killed. When I told him “no” he said: ‘well, don’t worry about it then”. When I told him my employer required it he looked a little put out.
Great video Dutch, that's a really tough life for this family, her attitude of making the most of the adventure must be so important to her husband! The biggest problem in those areas is the alcohol coming in Mike, that is why the random breath tests are essential, and strong community communication too! 👍
It such a contrast, the RBT process is pretty straightforward blow in the tube, you are above the limit or not. We don't make fools of the citizens by making the perform sobriety tests. I see that on RUclips, what a disgrace when all it would take is a breathalyser machine. In Australia cops want you to be under and carry on, doesn't seem that way in America.
Great reaction, mate. Just in case you didn't know, in Aus, each state has its own police force and almost like the military, you can be posted to different stations anywhere in the state. Or, request a posting to a particular station or area.
In western Australia it is mandatory to to 2 or so years in the bush. I think that was evident in what he was saying, Do all the bush time while the young bloke was young and return to the big smoke when he was school age.
I remember watching this episode and thinking wow😳. That was made in 2020, I wonder if they are still there🤔? Outro was 👍. May I ask who did your channel graphics?
In my experience the big hard country cops get a lot more respect than the young ring in city cops. Out bush the police are a well known and generally helpful part of the community not against it. Dont play up and RoboCop wont come get ya😂
@@BeatWittwer-x8p Having known 2 very different Victorian cops who both got close to the top then resigned and couldn't escape the corruption quickly enough, i agree with the original statement. One of them would never talk about the problems and corruption, the other kept it simple, brief and honest. He said " i was no angel, and i took the bribes and small cash payments like everyone else......we had no choice. But at the Superintendant level you are involved in big time mafia, political, banking and drugs corruption......where ordinary people die or go missing and there is no real investigation.
@@BeatWittwer-x8p Rural cops are a different kettle of fish all together, I lived in Rural Victoria and back in the day they were very different but not so much anymore unless they are outback cops 😊
No, the Chiefs are Hired. Sheriff's and Constables are Elected. The hired ones have limited jurisdiction that only consists of the city boundaries. The elected ones have super authority as they are employed by the people, and the jurisdictions are normally huge. The elected ones in Texas will have several cities in their immediate jurisdiction but have entire state jurisdiction for violent crimes. (Not traffic offenses). I am an elected Constable with Statewide Jurisdiction for violent offenders, but mainly operate within a county of approximately 200,000 people. My county has 4 elected Constables and 1 Elected Sheriff. The Sheriff is known to be the top Law Enforcement office in the county. Then that is followed by the Constables and then the Chiefs.
@@SonofBuck-f7z Are your counties local governments areas e.g. containing a few towns? Does it go federal government then state government then county governments in terms of the number of people that they have jurisdiction over?
All over Australia drivers must comply with a random breath test , as a condition of having a driver license. Another good thing is that drivers very rarely have guns in their vehicles, and in some states you can be in big trouble if you do.
Random Breath Testing (RBTs).don’t require any reason for testing - we are all liable to testing at any time (nearly randomly - though there are rather a lot of tests set up just outside pubs at closing time)
Do not think I ever come across a drug test yet. Only ever done the alcohol test. But it does amuse me when they ask have you been drinking today and I think yes, I had a hot chocolate about two hours back and a coke earlier today.
G'day mate Yeah special cops out there There might be 6 people injured He said in another one how he attended one 4 died why they waited for help Also the hard part of attending them out there they generally know everyone So a good chance it's someone you know I think they can only stay their a few years so they don't become to entwined we the community Because it could be dangerous for them due to loosing the awareness So I think these postings are limited time I think closest cop is 8hrs away and he's by himself as well To do the breath testing they need to organise what day and where so they can set it up You might have notice on side of cop car when taking breath testing mounted on side of roof There's a little black unit hanging of the side it's a radar unit for speed they can use while driving or stationary It'll pick you up and log the speed on a screen before you can see the car as your vision can't see the vechile while it's reading you speed I know I got caught by one and he was a good cop dropped the fine and gave me a warning because I'd done everything right and honest Had car full of hung over people in car and I was designated sober driver and we had a chat where we've been and why 3 days at charity event which he didn't know about which shocked me as he lived out there so he was going to organise time of the following year to go himself and I've found most are good as long as you treat them right and they don't need to worry about you Just be honest take accountability most are good I never denied speeding explained not used of the vechile was borrowed But do what ever you need I'm at fault give me a fine we'll be on our way Like I said gave me a warning to be careful and had it happened a few times Treat them as you'd want them to treat you their doing their jib just as we do ours it's different and see alot of awful shit They have to deal with I personally couldn't do it myself but without them live would be anarchy So you could say in some way necessary evil 😉🤣 But I'm glad someone had recommended it I put in comment's a while back Cheers mate 🦘🇦🇺👍
I worked as a mental health nurse in Texas for 9 months.. the people were great but it made me realise how lucky we are in Australia to have universal healthcare.. turning away people who were mentally ill and couldn’t pay for healthcare was so sad.. it was definitely different than Australia but the patients were champions and so was the staff.. I also met many cops bringing patients in..that were great and showed patients compassion like you said.. I know what you say when you say you had to “man up.. working in a high risk mental health ward I’ve had to “man up”. Many times it was just me and a junior nurse dealing with an aggressive patient who is actually really nice but us unwell… Also I was lucky to as my boyfriend at the time who is now my hubby who was very supportive when I was in the US..
There is a common lesson in Australia for people in a similar position as Police like Fire, Ambulance, SES and Nursing. ALWAYS be polite and respectful to EVERYONE especially Elders like Patriarchs and Matriarchs. Because one day you never know when a violent person might actually decide to save your arse or protect you. It DOES happen. There was a local near me, one of the most violent people that was very well known to the police and everyone around. Funny thing was that once he got alcohol into him he became a meek kitten. The cops would always ask when they got a call from the local pub. They would ask if he was drunk or sober. If he was sober then they would send two cars and a single Police Divvy Van. If he was drunk they would just send a single car, pick him up and just take him home. They knew they had a good chance of controlling him since they always respected him and never roughed him up or mistreated him while he was drunk. And he knew that and begrudgingly treated them respectively in return.
Don’t forget teachers. They go to very remote places as do the other services. I speak from personal experience. Principal of school in Gunpowder and Mornington Island, Queensland. Only way to MI was to fly there. Gunpowder was in the middle of a huge cattle station in the Gulf of Carpentaria. No police, nurses, etc. just teachers
@@JayMills-zk1kq not the same when it comes to absurdly extreme levels of danger. However did you ever watch the old Australian movie called Fortress? Not to be mixed up with the Christopher Lambert movie. It was based on a true story when a small outback single classroom primary school got kidnapped and taken hostage.
I'm not a cop, nor have I ever been to the USA, but I have seen videos where American cops do a traffic stop and the American cops approach the vehicle with a lot more caution than do Australian cops. Australian cops walk straight up to the car and have a conversation, where as American cops approach from the rear with one had resting on his/her gun and tell the driver to keep their hand in view at all times. I have never seen that approach by an Australian cop. This is probably because people in Australia generally don't carry weapons...
Well, a cop who approaches a vehicle (normal traffic stop) with his hand on his gun needs to find another occupation. If he/she is that scared. You don't see normal police operations on the TV, because that wouldn't be as exciting, I guess. The police officers I work with do exactly what you describe the Australian Police do. If we approach vehicles like nazi's, then we are escalating an issue that may not have been present. Sometimes the officer's body language can turn a pleasant interaction into a fight on the side of the road. However, if we are pulling over a known felon who has just committed a violent crime, then we will of course handle that business more aggressively. But that is an exception to a normal day at work. It's not as dangerous as the media attempts to make it out. It can be described as fairly boring most of the time. We spend a lot of time interacting with the public in a positive way. Here in my area, we are treated very well and with a huge amount of respect. But we also have bad guys who want to do harm to the citizens. Thats where we earn our paycheck. But that is not everyday.
Like the poor Aussie Cop that did that & got stabbed a couple of weeks ago. The guy approached the Cop with one hand behind his back. The Cop allowed him to do that, in the U.S.A that wouldn't happen. Our Police need to be more cautious, it's a different Australia these days.
You'd be surprised at what & where uou could go in outback Australia. Also your away from the madness of society. Serenity is easier to come by, you are really close to nature.
This guy and his wife are not isolated. This is typical Australian people. I used to pick up offenders from remote police station to take them to gaol (aussie,). I drove up once to find the offender sitting on the kerb with all his paperwork, warrants what have you and his property waiting to be transported to a maximum security prison. He explained the Lone police officer had to go to "a job" so he told me to wait for you guys. One of the big problems with American SOP is the handcuffing at a drop of a hat. We don't do that here, it's suggested to the POI to jump in the back. But it seems to me that as soon a person in your country gets arrested they are fucked Here it still says even though you are taking them in there is a chance for them. Handcuffing immediately escalated.
Man, that wouldn't work here. I think our offenders are more likely to be dangerous. It's somewhat our fault as police officers. Some of our US Police Officers are rude and condescending to POI. A man will only take so much disrespect until he lashes out. Those police officers make us all a target. You guys probably have a better reputation down there with your POI's.
This story is an example of why the ABC matters in Australia. The commercial channels would never record our rural history like this.
Absolutely. To anyone in favour of defunding or worse, privatising the ABC - Hands off Our Aunty! Such an essential resource to give people who live remote a voice. ❤
Landline's a great show. Kudos to the ABC.
I lived in the North West of Australia. Mining town. One day I went to the police station and asked to get a drivers licence. Gary looked at me and said 'You've been driving around for the last 10 years, what's changed'. I'm old enough now.
Good women are the backbone of the outback here in Australia
Too right they are! 👍🇦🇺
Landline is my all time favourite show, been watching it for nearly 30 years…the pulse of the nation.
Rule number 1 of living remote when working in an official role, such as police, education, medical, etc., is establish a good, respectful relationship with the elders, especially the women, because they "set the tone" for your relationship with the entire community and they'll often give you a "head's up" before a situation arises/deteriorates. Listen, really listen to what they tell you since their knowledge is immense.
I agree Mike , The Lady wife and Mother had a very positive attitude and very supportive 💕🥰
Landline is always interesting to watch - top tier reporting of little things that are happening around bits of the country that many Australians don't get to see themselves due to the vast distances involved.
In case you haven't heard of it, an RBT stands for Random Breathalyzer Test. I know the US has quite different laws, but here we will have a cop car of what is known as a 'booze bus' out and about, randomly stopping and testing people at any time of the night or day.
Landline is a beloved institution for those in the know. It's been a great program on our national broadcaster for a lot of years now and a great way to get an insight into the lives of people in the bush. Did you notice the signage on the roof of the police station? Most official buildings in the outback have that because helicopters and light planes are the go to transport if you need something in a hurry.
Yes, even though I live in a big city now, I always find Landline interesting and informative! The planes are essential!
Great program. I like the market reports too.
Mike, you are such a good guy 🥰 😃
You have a good heart. I enjoy watching your reactions.
Respect 🫡
Inga from Australia 🇦🇺 😊
Thank you so much for this comment!!
Hey Mr Son of Buck. Still liking your content because you are still leaning on Australia. If you can drag any content relating to Landline on ABC TV Australia, you will find some great viewing. This is one of the longest running programs on Australian TV and is a weekly must watch for a huge viewing audience. It's our National rural affairs show and is much loved.
Thanks brother
Just for context, NT is about twice the size of Texas with a total population of 249,000. And more than half of those live in one town (Darwin).
I also saw a separate news item on this cop which featured some guys he had arrested. They reckoned he was a good guy- until you broke the law. The important thing was, they respected him, although as one ruefully remarked ' he is fair but a tough bastard."
Those corrugated roads are absolute hell and are a killer on cars that drive them every day.
Can hear it in his voice as he drives along.
That road trip into the first community he visited: did anyone one else clock his voice v-v-v-vibrating from the road corrugations?
And that it was raining!
We don't have ranches, we have 🐄Cattle Stations🐄 and 🐑Sheep Stations🐑!
I've never come across an aggressive Policeman or Policewoman in Australia. They are always polite and friendly and I think that is possibly because of training and people being polite to them.
A friendly approach and response always results in commeraderie rather than aggression ❤🦘🐨🇦🇺
Yeah, RFDS. Well done Mate !
Before we got married, my husband qualified for a shift working position with the state government, never having any experience with shift work I was not sure it would work for our relationship. 27 years down the track, it did, because it means being flexible as a couple, standing beside each other, even though a lot of the time it was like ships in the night passing each other. It gives you a stronger relationship if you work with each other. Other couples have it much harder.
If I remember correctly, the largest station in Oz is as big as Texas.
Oh Mike, yes you said it PERFECTLY when you said that if you've got support then you can move mountains! Well said, sir!
50 years ago I worked for the QLD Main Roads Department as a diesel fitter on earthmoving equipment. I broke a bolt in my steering on an isolated track and rolled the maintenance truck I was driving. I made an arrow of rocks on the track to show the direction I was headed and started walking. After a couple of hours I was picked up by a farmer taking a load of pigs to market. He dropped me off at the local police station in the town of Injune. There was a sign on the fence advertising that tomatoes were for sale. When I knocked on the door it was answered by the local cop who, when I told him I had to report a traffic accident, asked me if anyone had been killed. When I told him “no” he said: ‘well, don’t worry about it then”. When I told him my employer required it he looked a little put out.
Great video Dutch, that's a really tough life for this family, her attitude of making the most of the adventure must be so important to her husband! The biggest problem in those areas is the alcohol coming in Mike, that is why the random breath tests are essential, and strong community communication too! 👍
Probably better being a remote cop where that guy was in Northern Territory, than one in a proper town like Alice Springs.
It such a contrast, the RBT process is pretty straightforward blow in the tube, you are above the limit or not. We don't make fools of the citizens by making the perform sobriety tests. I see that on RUclips, what a disgrace when all it would take is a breathalyser machine.
In Australia cops want you to be under and carry on, doesn't seem that way in America.
Great reaction, mate. Just in case you didn't know, in Aus, each state has its own police force and almost like the military, you can be posted to different stations anywhere in the state. Or, request a posting to a particular station or area.
In western Australia it is mandatory to to 2 or so years in the bush.
I think that was evident in what he was saying, Do all the bush time while the young bloke was young and return to the big smoke when he was school age.
NT police have the biggest beat in the world it pretty remote out there
I remember watching this episode and thinking wow😳. That was made in 2020, I wonder if they are still there🤔? Outro was 👍. May I ask who did your channel graphics?
Also it's no sacrifice if you have the right attitude.
In my experience the big hard country cops get a lot more respect than the young ring in city cops.
Out bush the police are a well known and generally helpful part of the community not against it.
Dont play up and RoboCop wont come get ya😂
We have random Breath Tests (RBT) anywhere in Australia
Good cops are few & far between these days, so much respect for a good old fashioned cop with empathy 👍🇦🇺
As an older rural person with a daughter who is a cop, I think otherwise. Good cops are my majority unlike in my youth !
@@BeatWittwer-x8p
Having known 2 very different Victorian cops who both got close to the top then resigned and couldn't escape the corruption quickly enough, i agree with the original statement.
One of them would never talk about the problems and corruption, the other kept it simple, brief and honest.
He said " i was no angel, and i took the bribes and small cash payments like everyone else......we had no choice.
But at the Superintendant level you are involved in big time mafia, political, banking and drugs corruption......where ordinary people die or go missing and there is no real investigation.
I think in all the time I come across cops in their working day, only come across one bad cop so most seem like decent people to me.
@@BeatWittwer-x8p Rural cops are a different kettle of fish all together, I lived in Rural Victoria and back in the day they were very different but not so much anymore unless they are outback cops 😊
A good change of pace Mike and a good story thanks
Nice outro mate and great story!🇺🇲🇦🇺
Thanks Matt
G'day Mike, Law inforcment in Australia is either Federal or State/Teritory, We don't have elected law authorities
I was thinking about that earlier. Do cops basically get employed by the local councils in USA?
@@shaundgb7367I think that the public elects the chief of police.
No, the Chiefs are Hired. Sheriff's and Constables are Elected. The hired ones have limited jurisdiction that only consists of the city boundaries. The elected ones have super authority as they are employed by the people, and the jurisdictions are normally huge. The elected ones in Texas will have several cities in their immediate jurisdiction but have entire state jurisdiction for violent crimes. (Not traffic offenses). I am an elected Constable with Statewide Jurisdiction for violent offenders, but mainly operate within a county of approximately 200,000 people. My county has 4 elected Constables and 1 Elected Sheriff. The Sheriff is known to be the top Law Enforcement office in the county. Then that is followed by the Constables and then the Chiefs.
@@SonofBuck-f7z Are your counties local governments areas e.g. containing a few towns? Does it go federal government then state government then county governments in terms of the number of people that they have jurisdiction over?
All over Australia drivers must comply with a random breath test , as a condition of having a driver license. Another good thing is that drivers very rarely have guns in their vehicles, and in some states you can be in big trouble if you do.
Thanks Mike, that was more interesting for me getting ready for work than the wall to wall politics running at the moment.
Random Breath Testing (RBTs).don’t require any reason for testing - we are all liable to testing at any time (nearly randomly - though there are rather a lot of tests set up just outside pubs at closing time)
Do not think I ever come across a drug test yet. Only ever done the alcohol test. But it does amuse me when they ask have you been drinking today and I think yes, I had a hot chocolate about two hours back and a coke earlier today.
@@shaundgb7367 I always feel compelled to list everything I have had to drink, too, then worry that I have not kept myself hydrated enough
G'day mate
Yeah special cops out there
There might be 6 people injured
He said in another one how he attended one 4 died why they waited for help
Also the hard part of attending them out there they generally know everyone
So a good chance it's someone you know
I think they can only stay their a few years so they don't become to entwined we the community
Because it could be dangerous for them due to loosing the awareness
So I think these postings are limited time
I think closest cop is 8hrs away and he's by himself as well
To do the breath testing they need to organise what day and where so they can set it up
You might have notice on side of cop car when taking breath testing mounted on side of roof
There's a little black unit hanging of the side it's a radar unit for speed they can use while driving or stationary
It'll pick you up and log the speed on a screen before you can see the car as your vision can't see the vechile while it's reading you speed
I know I got caught by one and he was a good cop dropped the fine and gave me a warning because I'd done everything right and honest
Had car full of hung over people in car and I was designated sober driver and we had a chat where we've been and why 3 days at charity event which he didn't know about which shocked me as he lived out there so he was going to organise time of the following year to go himself and I've found most are good as long as you treat them right and they don't need to worry about you
Just be honest take accountability most are good I never denied speeding explained not used of the vechile was borrowed
But do what ever you need I'm at fault give me a fine we'll be on our way
Like I said gave me a warning to be careful and had it happened a few times
Treat them as you'd want them to treat you their doing their jib just as we do ours it's different and see alot of awful shit They have to deal with I personally couldn't do it myself but without them live would be anarchy
So you could say in some way necessary evil 😉🤣
But I'm glad someone had recommended it I put in comment's a while back
Cheers mate 🦘🇦🇺👍
I worked as a mental health nurse in Texas for 9 months.. the people were great but it made me realise how lucky we are in Australia to have universal healthcare.. turning away people who were mentally ill and couldn’t pay for healthcare was so sad.. it was definitely different than Australia but the patients were champions and so was the staff.. I also met many cops bringing patients in..that were great and showed patients compassion like you said.. I know what you say when you say you had to “man up.. working in a high risk mental health ward I’ve had to “man up”. Many times it was just me and a junior nurse dealing with an aggressive patient who is actually really nice but us unwell…
Also I was lucky to as my boyfriend at the time who is now my hubby who was very supportive when I was in the US..
You forget one thing. We do not think every person is armed like in the US. Most people do not have guns. A totally different mindset.
Yeah, this up here is Fort Apache every day..lol
There is a common lesson in Australia for people in a similar position as Police like Fire, Ambulance, SES and Nursing.
ALWAYS be polite and respectful to EVERYONE especially Elders like Patriarchs and Matriarchs.
Because one day you never know when a violent person might actually decide to save your arse or protect you. It DOES happen.
There was a local near me, one of the most violent people that was very well known to the police and everyone around.
Funny thing was that once he got alcohol into him he became a meek kitten.
The cops would always ask when they got a call from the local pub. They would ask if he was drunk or sober.
If he was sober then they would send two cars and a single Police Divvy Van.
If he was drunk they would just send a single car, pick him up and just take him home.
They knew they had a good chance of controlling him since they always respected him and never roughed him up or mistreated him while he was drunk. And he knew that and begrudgingly treated them respectively in return.
Don’t forget teachers. They go to very remote places as do the other services. I speak from personal experience. Principal of school in Gunpowder and Mornington Island, Queensland. Only way to MI was to fly there. Gunpowder was in the middle of a huge cattle station in the Gulf of Carpentaria. No police, nurses, etc. just teachers
@@JayMills-zk1kq not the same when it comes to absurdly extreme levels of danger.
However did you ever watch the old Australian movie called Fortress?
Not to be mixed up with the Christopher Lambert movie.
It was based on a true story when a small outback single classroom primary school got kidnapped and taken hostage.
His backup will be 4-5 hours away...
I'm not a cop, nor have I ever been to the USA, but I have seen videos where American cops do a traffic stop and the American cops approach the vehicle with a lot more caution than do Australian cops. Australian cops walk straight up to the car and have a conversation, where as American cops approach from the rear with one had resting on his/her gun and tell the driver to keep their hand in view at all times. I have never seen that approach by an Australian cop. This is probably because people in Australia generally don't carry weapons...
Well, a cop who approaches a vehicle (normal traffic stop) with his hand on his gun needs to find another occupation. If he/she is that scared. You don't see normal police operations on the TV, because that wouldn't be as exciting, I guess. The police officers I work with do exactly what you describe the Australian Police do. If we approach vehicles like nazi's, then we are escalating an issue that may not have been present. Sometimes the officer's body language can turn a pleasant interaction into a fight on the side of the road. However, if we are pulling over a known felon who has just committed a violent crime, then we will of course handle that business more aggressively. But that is an exception to a normal day at work. It's not as dangerous as the media attempts to make it out. It can be described as fairly boring most of the time. We spend a lot of time interacting with the public in a positive way. Here in my area, we are treated very well and with a huge amount of respect. But we also have bad guys who want to do harm to the citizens. Thats where we earn our paycheck. But that is not everyday.
Like the poor Aussie Cop that did that & got stabbed a couple of weeks ago. The guy approached the Cop with one hand behind his back. The Cop allowed him to do that, in the U.S.A that wouldn't happen. Our Police need to be more cautious, it's a different Australia these days.
@@SonofBuck-f7z As I said, I've never been to America. I probably have a Hollywood view society...
Always wanted to buy 50,000 acres and build my house way on the back border.
❤❤❤🦘🦘🦘
You'd be surprised at what & where uou could go in outback Australia. Also your away from the madness of society. Serenity is easier to come by, you are really close to nature.
I totally agree
Watchout for the mermaids haha I'm out in st george qld its isolated enough 7 hrs to get to Brisbane shout out Stgeorge freightliners and the cobb
This guy and his wife are not isolated. This is typical Australian people. I used to pick up offenders from remote police station to take them to gaol (aussie,).
I drove up once to find the offender sitting on the kerb with all his paperwork, warrants what have you and his property waiting to be transported to a maximum security prison.
He explained the Lone police officer had to go to "a job" so he told me to wait for you guys.
One of the big problems with American SOP is the handcuffing at a drop of a hat.
We don't do that here, it's suggested to the POI to jump in the back.
But it seems to me that as soon a person in your country gets arrested they are fucked
Here it still says even though you are taking them in there is a chance for them.
Handcuffing immediately escalated.
Man, that wouldn't work here. I think our offenders are more likely to be dangerous. It's somewhat our fault as police officers. Some of our US Police Officers are rude and condescending to POI. A man will only take so much disrespect until he lashes out. Those police officers make us all a target. You guys probably have a better reputation down there with your POI's.
Huge “tax” breaks,,,but your name is on a PEICE of paperwork,,contracts are, there,,??