Poirot & Paul1405,
Both of you are just a waste of time & effort to reply to. Not so much because you're way too indoctrinated & conformist but because your only interest in having a "win" with words rather than working on solutions to get Australia out of the mess it is in thanks to many voters with your mentality. Save your time because you are merely wasting it.
it is painfully clear why you are so against a national service because you'd need to actually do something rather than just hold out your hand.

Individual, Its easy to come up with a notion like 'National Service' but where is the detail, all you have ever posted about it is 19 to 21 year old's, camp in North Queensland, 2 years. I asked you for a simple explanation how do you put 2.2 million Australians into North Queensland?
I want a molecular transporter built to transport all 'undesirables' to the plant Mars. Don't ask me the how's and why's, I just want it done. Rightly if I can not supply details others have the right to pick my idea to pieces. If I'm critical of your ideas its because they lack substance, you never supply any kind of detail.
HERE IS YOUR GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPLY THOSE DETAILS. If your do I and others should take your idea seriously and not simply make fun of it as I have been doing.

I asked you for a simple explanation
Paul1405,
I have no alternative but to remind & refer you back to Hasbeen's conclusion.
A National Service means National not confined to Queensland for a start. Every State should & can accommodate such a service backed by the same funding as presently comes out of Social security. All the funding presently wasted can be channelled towards transport , accommodation & food for the recruits. Young people need a sense of adventure & belonging. A national service caters for that. They can work on flood damaged infrastructure,
Do manual digging so they not only get work experience but experience work as well. There are fences to be mended, there are dead live stock to be disposed of, there a road sides to be maintained, the list is as endless as anyone's imagination. All up & running my prediction is a saving to the taxpayer within the first two years & a healthier mentality all round. Young people if exposed to the realities of daily life will feel better themselves & will be eager to pass on their new-found pride.

The thread's original topic re the mentality of our Police has been derailed. Are Police supposed to be enforcers of the Law without intelligent judgement or are they supposed to protect the citizens of the country.
The Law as I understand it is a guide for all to go by in their daily life. If individuals are seeking exemption then they have the opportunity to consult a lawyer.
Why do Police go by the exact letter of the Law when it's to bounce on someone for making an honest mistake yet when a serious crime has been committed they drag out all excuses under sun before they go & attend. They require warrants, they require a JP, they require the ok of a senior etc. yet when they can take a family man's license & therefore his ability to continue work they can do that on the spot.
I have always been a supporter of Law & Order but when I see how so many Police officers shy away from doing their job in some instances & get overzealous on others I wonder about the intelligence & mentality that is asked of them.
I have been told by a friend who when heading home from work jumped into his dinghy at the jetty & headed to his island. When pulled over by water Police he found that most of his safety equipment had been stolen & he was booked on the spot for $400,-. The Police did not accept that he had no possible way of getting home & complying with the Law in that situation. They were utterly unforgivable & inflexible. You never see them patrolling the jetty area where most wilful damage & theft occurs.

Gee, I'm glad I was only a humble detective, very glad indeed !

o sung wu,
There is a huge difference when you can't find a parking space because of a festival & you ask the driver of a Police car "is it ok to park here ?" & the Officer glares back at you saying No, f..k off or the other officer a few minutes later in a very similar spot close to an intersection says with a sympathetic tone I suppose there's nowhere else, yeah just park it here.
Two mentalities dealing with the same problem. I know which one I'd put my money on.