>marbau@aol.com (MarBau) writes:
>
>>It is important to remember that many of these turds are policeman wanna be's,
>> that is they applied to become policeman and were rejected.
>
>I have often wondered --
>
>What powers *do* they actually have?
>
>For example, if they aren't in fact police, then I would imagine that your
>average law-abiding citizen is under no obligation whatsoever to give their
>name, address or to even hand over their ticket. Certainly being manhandled
>by one of them would be pretty good grounds for laying assault charges...
>
>My suggestion to the original poster is also to take the story to the media
>-- stick to the fair ones, however. Certain commercial talkback radio stations
>or tabloid newspapers are likely to unfairly portray you in the wrong light.
>Go with the ABC and "The Age"...
>
This is actually a problem relating back to the start of the last
Lobor Government in Victoria. The Revenue Protection officers have
been moving back and forth since the early 80's(?), between being a
part of the Police Force, and part of the PTC. Not very conducive to
a stable work environment.
Andrew