Hoon With Attitude........

[Metal Head]

Hi,

Whilst browsing around the site about an hour ago, I heard a big bang just around the corner from where I live. After putting my crocs on I went out to investigate what had caused it. A kid (young adult!!) ran across my path as I turned into the road and noticed a car mounted on the grass nature strip next to a lamp post. On closer inspection and the opinions of other neighbours having arrived at the scene that the kid was apparently the driver and made a run for it. One of the locals rang the police who said a car would be on its way shortly!! After waiting at least 15 minutes the kid came back and was going to drive the car off again. I told him he was in enough trouble and the police would be there any minute so it wouldn't be wise to take it - leaving the scene of a crime. (Well I did watch the original lethal weapon last night). Before he took off again he said he wanted to get it home before his Dad would see his own car with a dent in it. Well I waited another 5 minutes and the cops hadn't arrived so I went and got my camera before the kid came back with his army. I returned to the scene and took some shots which I will post later. On returning home I contacted the local police and asked why they hadn't got to the scene given that it is less than a kilometre from their station and the incident had happened nearly 35 minutes ago? I said that the kid who caused the problem had been back to the car in order to drive it away and would be coming back again shortly to take it away with friends. I said surely a kid (who maybe on drugs or alcohol) would not be allowed to drive the car away again and do something more horrific whilst their 2 vehicles were elsewhere (maybe getting the pizza for afternoon tea!!).

It is only when something like this happens - close to home (pardon the pun) do you understand why so many of the public are frustrated with the police force. I know there will be a group out there saying it isn't the police's fault - well who's is it then if it isn't theirs? They claim they have enough personnel but obviously if they do then there must be a lot of inept ones!!.

Btw, I have just ran around the corner to see that some of the neighbours are STILL waiting for the police to arrive

Regards
MH

[AlexS]

Ring them again and tell them you're about to start ringing the media.

[dj_pnevans]

It is all the other crims that are at fault.
David

[kiwigeo]

Good move taking the photos. Sad response from the police.

[Waldo]

Every night that it's been raining, and it compounds if it's a Friday night, we wait for cars to come hurtling around the bowl in our street and race down the hill. We are on the apex of the downhill corner and we've had cars:

• lose it and crash into the power pole;

• once a XA with a big block was doing laps, the second lap he was absolutely gunning it around the corner sideways and I waited in fear for him to lose it on the wet road and come through my little girl's bedroom.

• previous owners had a car come through the hedge which was only stopped from hitting the house by a tree.

We get idiots weekly. The neighbour gets the plate rego and rings 1800 333 000 Victoria Police - Dob in a hoon

There are jerks everywhere, and it's not the first and won't be the last that I give them a bit of my mind, nor my neighbour. It infuriates me that jerks in cars have to no thought to the safety of the consequences of those who are innocent. I once had a hoon, 3 doors up, do a burnout as he was driving towards me as I was walking my little girl one night (2 years ago or so) in her pram. He almost lost it and caught a tirade of abuse for me. His girlfriend saw what he was doing as she stood at the top of the driveway and what he almost happened and waited until I reached her to apologise for his actions. I told it wasn't her fault, but his and if he did it again...

[artme]

Some years ago we had an incident in our street where a carload of bright sparks decide to do a massive burnout from our neighbours place and leave rubber over a stretch of about 60 metres.

The whole neighbourhood watched this as one went in to ring the police, complete with car description and numberplate. the smoke screen was so thick it stopped the traffic for several minutes.

Intelligent driver and yobbo friends came back to admire their handywork so we were able to verify the numberplate and identify the grinning idiot behind the wheel.

Police went straight to his home and found him changing wheels. Cost him $500 plus license points.

Go ahead, make my day. Dob in a hoon.

[Metal Head]

Hi Waldo,

Thanks for the "dob in a hoon" information. However, I have to ask if the police are so infuriated about this problem then why is it the site has not been update since MAY 2008. There isn't an email address that one could send information with images (to confirm) your report as being true and you are not bu-----ing the authorities!!

It really annoys me no end that these idiots (and that is a nice version of what I really think of them) are taunting the authorities and the law is an ass. Unfortunately I lost a cousin in Britain to a young hoon a few years back who was over the limit and crashed into my cousins car. She regretfully lost her life while he and his 2 scum bag mates got out alive. It always the young innocents (who are doing the right thing) who generally come off second best.

Regards
MH

[Waldo]

G'day Metal Head, I don't know anything about the site being upgraded or old, but so far as I understand it - 3 phone calls to the police about the same car and they investigate the complaints and take action.

[Metal Head]

But so far as I understand it - 3 phone calls to the police about the same car and they investigate the complaints and take action.

Is that the same type of rule(s) when dobbing in a terrorist? Or bashing in an Indian?

No wonder they say the law is generally an ass in this "lucky country".

Cheers
MH

[Waldo]

Is that the same type of rule(s) when dobbing in a terrorist? Or bashing in an Indian?

No wonder they say the law is generally an ass in this "lucky country".

Cheers
MH

Could be, and maybe explains the reasoning to me wanting to go into the shed and grab some u nails to through on the road when I know there are idiots about the place.

[kiwigeo]

Hi Waldo,

Thanks for the "dob in a hoon" information. However, I have to ask if the police are so infuriated about this problem then why is it the site has not been update since MAY 2008. There isn't an email address that one could send information with images (to confirm) your report as being true and you are not bu-----ing the authorities!MH

MH,

Do what I do here in Adelaide SA. I note repeat offender's rego numbers and get a brief description of the driver and head to my local cop shop and file a traffic complaint. Takes a little time and theres a bit of paperwork but the police are then duty bound to follow up the complaint. My local police are pretty good and on one occasion the cop on the front desk rang up the owner of the car in front of me and gave him a roasting..after hed talked to his parents who owned the vehicle.

Cheers Martin