Anyone else pulled up in the Street Performance cruise road block?

Sundeep · 05-06-2006, 12:44 PM

Just wondering if anyone else here was pulled up in the Police road block on Warragul Road (I think), Moorabbin at about 11PM on Saturday night, and had their car doors smashed shut and made to sit on the side of the road like an idiot and verbally abused by the Constable??

I put in a complaint with Cheltenham Police Station where the officer was from and was told that he would be talked to by the Sargeant because the person in charge that night that I spoke DID believe his actions were (in her words) "over exuberant".

The next step would be to take it to the Ethical Standards Department (ESD), but I don't want to do that myself.

Sundeep

Kenaz · 05-06-2006, 12:47 PM

This doesn't sound good. Did you get defected?

EFFalcon · 05-06-2006, 12:57 PM

The stories from this have been mentioned all over the street per4mance website.
a number of people certainly aint impressed!

sunny got off scott free luckily.... which is good considering he did NOTHING!

BLKPHN · 05-06-2006, 12:58 PM

oh doesn't sound good mate? how did it all go in the end?

LG · 05-06-2006, 01:06 PM

What car were you in Sunny? The EA or EB?

Sundeep · 05-06-2006, 01:13 PM

I was in the EA. The Sargeant ended up letting me off, he was a good bloke but I really would like to take some steps to complain about the officer who abused me, my brother and pretty much all the driver's in the cars who were stopped.

I ended up going to Nunawading Police Station on the way home and the officer there told me where the officer was from and to put in a complaint with that station, which I did. I wasn't entirely satisfied with the response I got, so I want to take it to the next level.

I have written a letter to the Herald Sun.

What is the link to the post at Street Performance? Are they doing anything?

I've been abused before when Doug got his second defect after ripping a burnout coming out of Baysy Maccers. That didn't compare to this though, this was bad.

Sundeep

LTDHO · 05-06-2006, 01:16 PM

Go to TT or ACA.

Time for some from the otherside.

dansedgli · 05-06-2006, 01:18 PM

What did he say?

djmaker · 05-06-2006, 01:18 PM

Thats a bit full on its bad enough as it is getting pulled over for doing nothing but to be abused on top of it.... but good on ya for fighting it and standing up for what is right...

EFFalcon · 05-06-2006, 01:56 PM

Sunny: hxxp://yabbers.com/phpbb/portal.php?...treetper4mance

Sundeep · 05-06-2006, 02:49 PM

Well the officer said something like "WHAT THE #### DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING HERE YOU ###### ##### YOU'RE ####### DRAG RACING I ####### KNOW GET OUT OF THE ####### CAR SIT ON THE ####### GUTTER THERE YOU ####### ##### I KNOW WHAT YOU"RE DOING" about 3 inches from my face at full volume.

He then so politely opened the door for me to let me out and slammed it shut hard enough to make my courtesy lamp cover fall off.

Sundeep

djmaker · 05-06-2006, 02:52 PM

yeah man thats well f.ucked up as i said good on ya for sticking up for ya self.

dansedgli · 05-06-2006, 02:54 PM

What a bastard.

Thats not cool.

LG · 05-06-2006, 02:55 PM

Geez, power trip. You should take it further, but unfortunately I don't think one person's opinion is going to make a difference.

Walkinshaw · 05-06-2006, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundeep

and slammed it shut hard enough to make my courtesy lamp cover fall off.

two words

Criminal Damage.

If you have proof of any verbal/racial abuse take his down as hard as you can. Cops like this give the general police force a bad rep.

Sundeep · 05-06-2006, 02:59 PM

There were 25 cars or so that were pulled up behind me. I'm pretty sure each one was abused, so that should make a pretty fair case if I can get 5 people together. If the Herald Sun don't reply though I know I'll be pretty much pushing #### up hill so I'll let it go.

I was pretty lucky, the Sargeant goes to me "Have you been doing any burnouts mate?" and I'm like "Um no Sir, the 18's are too expensive" and he's like "What size would you do them on?" I said "15's"

I'd recommend stay out of any cruises going towards Moorabbin in future they're laying the smackdown up there. The lady at Cheltenham Police told me they are cracking down on cruises at DFO and at the drags in Oakleigh. If you're in that area with a modified car expect trouble from the Police.

Sundeep

Dezza · 05-06-2006, 03:00 PM

That's crap. Just because you drive a nice looking car, that doesn't instantly make you a hoon. Good job at sticking up for yourself. Hope the constable gets a good talking to from his superiors for his behaviour.

Dezza · 05-06-2006, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundeep

The lady at Cheltenham Police told me they are cracking down on cruises at DFO and at the drags in Oakleigh. If you're in that area with a modified car expect trouble from the Police.

It's times like this I'm glad my car is a stocker.

**Polyal** · 05-06-2006, 03:04 PM

Hmm it does suck but to be honest a good majority of the cars probably dont meet many laws. You get people on power trips no matter where you go, my bloody real estate agent for one.

But to be fair if any of the participants are like the numbskulls you see talking back to police then I dont blame them for being "harsh".

Walkinshaw · 05-06-2006, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundeep

The lady at Cheltenham Police told me they are cracking down on cruises at DFO and at the drags in Oakleigh. If you're in that area with a modified car expect trouble from the Police.

Anyone who attends illigal street drags, to watch or participate deserves all the heckelling they recieve.

Organised club cruises with rules are a WHOLE diffrent kettle of fish.

EFFalcon · 05-06-2006, 03:16 PM

I get the impression the cops were responding to reports of burnouts at DFO.
which is fair enough.
there was no less then 5-10 cars doing burnouts at DFO at the time we left, unfortunately myself and a few other members were stuck in a line up of cars trying to get out.
Sunny managed to get us all out by holding up the line that was getting out quickest.

I don't think its the fact that they were pulled over, its the way it was handled.
i was just lucky i got away.... my door would fall off if it was slammed that hard.

FRDXR6 · 05-06-2006, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundeep

I'd recommend stay out of any cruises going towards Moorabbin in future they're laying the smackdown up there. The lady at Cheltenham Police told me they are cracking down on cruises at DFO and at the drags in Oakleigh. If you're in that area with a modified car expect trouble from the Police.

Sundeep

Monash just recently launched a blitz too aiming at glenny, oakleigh, clayton areas etc there have been a few defect stops set up along princes hwy too lately during the middle of week days around caulfield. There really coming down hard.

Lucky you didnt get defected though, could have caused a lot bigger headache.

Aaron_EF8 · 05-06-2006, 03:18 PM

Oooh, ooooh, was the copper wearing his bright yellow reflective vest? He'll be copping a $1000 fine if he wasn't

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The next step would be to take it to the Ethical Standards Department (ESD), but I don't want to do that myself.

I think you should seriously look into this if it's possible there will be a positive outcome for you. The Police force (despite what people think) really do not like this kind of behaviour. Do you have any video or photo proof at all of the incident?

Dezza · 05-06-2006, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by FRDXR6

Monash just recently launched a blitz too aiming at glenny, oakleigh, clayton areas etc there have been a few defect stops set up along princes hwy too lately during the middle of week days around caulfield. There really coming down hard.

Lucky you didnt get defected though, could have caused a lot bigger headache.

I actually saw one of these near Caulfield on Thursday. They had pulled up a lowered VL without a front bumper (sounds like a typical VL driver). I was in the courtesy car from the mechanics, as the EA was getting the head gasket done. The courtesy car was a fully sick 1980's Pulsar complete with massive exhaust and tons of stickers. It certainly would have been interesting if I'd been pulled over in that.

Tiga_EL · 05-06-2006, 03:26 PM

Damn.. ur lucky for not getting defected.. So the officer abused you, and the sergeant stood there watching all this??? What did he make you do when you were told to sit on the gutter?

**Polyal** · 05-06-2006, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_EF8

I think you should seriously look into this if it's possible there will be a positive outcome for you. The Police force (despite what people think) really do not like this kind of behaviour. Do you have any video or photo proof at all of the incident?

Personally I think Sunny may aswell leave it because it will go no where.

But if you feel that hard done by then attempt to go through with it I guess.

**Professor Farnsworth** · 05-06-2006, 03:35 PM

Maybe the cop had been watching too many trailers for "Tokyo Drift" as i'm sure that has numerous scenes of irate cops having the 'hoons' get away from them. I can understand why cops are cracking down on hoons, and that's great, if they ARE hoons, but yes the modified car is sterotypically looked upon as a hoon car, not an enthusiast car, which sucks, but that's not going to change, it's going to get worse with the new hoon laws which i THINK were implemented June 1 in Vic ?

18" wheels is a defect on an EA, x 4 = canary! :P Cops don't often bust for bigger wheels though.

Hard luck mate, sounds like you got a raw deal, take it as high as you feel comfortable.

LG · 05-06-2006, 03:37 PM

It may backfire, and they might want to check out the car you were driving also.

I suppose you could just say you were in the EB. It'd be more legal then the EA, lol.

Just another thing to consider.

Aaron_EF8 · 05-06-2006, 03:47 PM

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Personally I think Sunny may aswell leave it because it will go no where.

But if you feel that hard done by then attempt to go through with it I guess.

That's nice.

I was talking about my own experiences with this kind of thing, not what I personally think might happen because I watch ACA.

EFFalcon · 05-06-2006, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by LG

It may backfire, and they might want to check out the car you were driving also.

I suppose you could just say you were in the EB. It'd be more legal then the EA, lol.

Just another thing to consider.

they took details of cars down including number plates.
so he'd have to take the EA down if that was the case.