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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 1:09 am Post Subject: When Is A Cop Not A Cop?!
Dum de doo.... All happens right under your nose & just quietly announced after-the-fact in good ol' Godzone don't it? :roll: Just focus on the words we want you to sheeple... "The solution is a new black uniform..." Oh that's alright then - no more confusion between "official" cops and "authorised" civilian cops - problem solved! Thumbs up! (Hey Martha, did you know they were taking on civilian cops now? Hmm *2-second-tumble-weed-blowing-thru-brain-pause* Oh well, pass us another beer would ya?! I think the World Cup update's on next!)
New uniform for 'police' officers Published: 6:48PM Wednesday July 27, 2011 Source: ONE News
While the police uniform is a sign of authority, it seems that not all its wearers are entitled to call themselves 'police'.
A number of civilian "authorised officers" are currently wearing the blue uniform.
In many cases they don't have the power to arrest and search, and their powers are limited to their jobs such as jailer escorts, guards at Government House, motorway support in Auckland and commercial vehicle inspectors.
But lawyer Michael Bott says this could create problems.
"When you waive your rights for example to a voluntary search thinking that it's a police officer making the request, you have got, I think, the avenue for quite significant mistakes."
Investigations by ONE News revealed that many people, including one top lawyer, are unaware of authorised officers.
The positions were created three years ago, but without a unique uniform and some have simply been wearing standard police kits.
This is about to change, Inspector Tom Ireland told ONE News.
"They've got different powers and what we don't want is an authorised officer put in a place where someone expects them to do something they don't have the power to do."
The solution is a new black uniform, being rolled out to all authorised officers.
It will cost $1.3 million to kit out all 368 staff with the brand new uniforms.
Police Association president Greg O'Connor supports the move.
"Not only the public but also many police officers don't understand what authorised officers are and their role."
Police can't say how long it will take to roll out the uniform. But it will make its first appearance in Auckland, where the boys in blue are about to be joined by those in black.
