I'm told it's that way in the United States too, but on the game saints row= 2, it sure is fun to steal a tow truck, then hook up any car at a red ligh= t (including a cop!) and the driver jumps out of the car screaming "oh man!= Your gonna pay for that!" ;-). You think the cop would be smart enough t= o know if he is at the red light, engine running fine, he doesn't need a to= w truck! But on another thought imagine if a city purchased a bunch of cop= cars, and mis-management of funds caused them to not be able to pay their = bill... Imagine a company repo'ing a cop car while the cop is on duty! He= goes chasing a guy down on foot beat, returns to discover he has to ride b= ack to the station in someone else's car as a passenger ! -- KF5QEO John Guillory westlakegeek@yahoo.com Cell: 601-754-9233 Pinger: 337-240-7890 Google Voice: 601-265-1307 On Jul 10, 2014, at 12:55 AM, IVP wrote: >> I had my family watch it a couple of times, and share the video >> whenever the topic comes up. Putting it in practice, is of course >> the hard part. >=20 > I had a look at a few of related "civil rights" videos, what the > police can / can't expect answers to out on the street. >=20 > Whilst I agree with the sentiment of making people aware of the > law and their rights, some of the videographers did come across > as uncomfortably close to being confrontational, calling an officer > out on his ignorance >=20 > Generally in NZ the police have limited powers of questioning > for even basic information like name and address, in "innocent" > situations, ie no probable cause to be asking questions >=20 > It's not only just police who try their hand >=20 > For instance, in NZ, most people I'm sure back down meekly > when a beefy, hairy, oily, police-approved tow truck driver has > their car hooked up and says it's off to the pound. Why argue, > these guys do it all day, they know the law >=20 > The actual law is quite clear though. If you get in the car, you > are then deemed to be in control of it. Towing of the car with > you in it is theft and pretty close to kidnapping >=20 > http://www.ns.org.nz/13.html >=20 > It's another example of people in (apparent) authority abusing > their powers, actively or passively, by playing on the ignorance > of the general public >=20 > Don't get me started on security guards >=20 > Joe > --=20 > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .