Australian police fail their own attitude test...

I have a close relative who is a retired cop, and whom I respect and admire greatly. As a former police reporter, I love hearing his stories from his time "in the job". We’ll often trade yarns about exceptionally stupid things that exceptionally stupid people have done. It makes for an interesting evening’s conversation.

Many of his stories – the ones worth telling at least - start with what police term "the attitude test".

Basically, if you’re polite to police, you pass. You’ll be treated respectfully and fairly. But if you’re a smart ass, you fail. Guess what comes next ...

The problem with the test is that being rude is not actually a criminal offence. More...

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