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Mon, 01 Feb 2010 7:43a.m.

David MacGregor, who was at the event with his daughter, used his mobile phone to capture shots of the cars

David MacGregor, who was at the event with his daughter, used his mobile phone to capture shots of the cars

An investigation has been launched after film footage of two police cars skidding on a schoolground within metres of a children's bouncy castle appeared online.

The five-minute film clip, uploaded onto YouTube last week was shot by a concerned parent at a fundraising event at Auckland's Target Rd Primary School, The Dominion Post reported.

David MacGregor, who was at the event with his daughter, used his mobile phone to capture shots of the cars.

He said the two uniformed policemen drove children around the grounds doing "figure eights and donuts" with lights flashing and sirens blaring.

The cars skidded near children playing on a bouncy castle and lining up to get icecream, Mr MacGregor said.

The scene "made a mockery" of the Government's safe-driving message, he said.

Police National Headquarters spokeswoman Debbie Corney said Waitemata district police would request the original footage to establish its authenticity and would speak with staff to determine exactly what happened.

The event, a school fundraiser, took place in November 2008.

Mr MacGregor told the newspaper he had not posted the footage online until his phone memory filled up and he learned how to upload it to YouTube.

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08 Feb 2010 09:53p.m.

fish face wrote:

Interesting that the video has been removed by the user. What's the problem? Getting a bit embarrassed that your little five minutes of fame didn't shape up the way you wanted? David MacGregor, you remind me a bit of Mr Balloon Boy who made the news a few months ago. You need to find something to do - too much spare time is clearly not working. i would suggest you go on an evening course and learn more about how to upload videos and then next time you want to share some trite with the world you can do it a couple of years earlier than this sad and sorry little clip. My rating : SAD, SAD, SAD!!!

02 Feb 2010 06:28p.m.

Chris wrote:

Good on ya cops that is no way skids that is just driving round on dry ground with dust flicking up , i am a parent and would have chucked my kids in the cars with them it looked like fun!P.S i did not see 1 donut , or burnout in that clip in unless that was the edited version!

01 Feb 2010 09:07p.m.

GetALife wrote:

@Sean Thompson - you sound like an absolute idiot. Learn how to type before you leave posts in the future. It's very very obvious that your are just using this as an oppurtunity to have a go at the cops because you cant drive properly and lost your licence. Grow up and get a life loser.

The only reason this is a news story is because the media knows that people like to get stuck into the cops for the slightest little thing, boosting their ratings.

When I was at school we had fun rides on trikes, ATV's and in kit cars etc driving much faster than this video and no-one gave a rats. How are the cops sposed to be able to bond with the community when there are are the losers out there just waiting to put them on youtube or write about them on their twitter or whatever?

Good on the boys in blue, keep it up!

01 Feb 2010 07:49p.m.

sean thompson wrote:

these people that are on here backing the cops are blind u got know i dear there is laws now mabe in ur day u could but now ppl get done like my self so y dont they. theres kids playing .and kids dont need to be thown around doing skid. just wana play with the horn and what about there ADD ON TV WHO WHATCHING YOUR DRIVING .A? there are 2face tryn to cover up happens all the time more video showing what there are up to the beter we pay them to do a job so why is crime going up ever day ... ................

01 Feb 2010 07:31p.m.

sean thompson wrote:

this is not good anuff they need to losse there jobs a bit of fun that what i said to the PIGS but no got 6mouths loss of licence and inpound 4 28days $900 in fines they should get the same laws are there for a reson if they get off ill be sueing for compensation ...plus kids are there. careless driving i say cops are way to young so they are boy racing at 20 year old and doing skids why rules for some not for others ..should be catching crime not traffic doing 110 or ppl with modified cars or they say boy racing not doing anythink rong JUST HAVING FUN A?

01 Feb 2010 07:18p.m.

Phil wrote:

Seriously, how did this ever make the news??? Surely the guy who posted this needs to find a life, and let the kids, schools and cops get on with what they do best. David MacGregor...."fun police"!

01 Feb 2010 06:01p.m.

Russell wrote:

Go Cops good on you .some people live in cotton wool ??

01 Feb 2010 02:19p.m.

Obiwan wrote:

Looks like something stinted MacGregor's human development and social skills. I wonder what his daughter said or did, when he would not let her ride in the car.
It is the other way around - we can never have enough of the kids having this contact with the Police. Mrsku is right, may this be a reminder to increase these events!

01 Feb 2010 01:10p.m.

Mrsku wrote:

COOL! what an innovative way for a school to raise money! its good to see the police involved in community initiatives and having fun with children. I'd love to see this at my child's school. And to whoever the spoilsport is that put this clip on the net, that backfired didn't it.

01 Feb 2010 12:49p.m.

Alien wrote:

tv3 please make it so people can not use usernames that are already being used, otherwise it makes it look like that I have comment twice with each comment completely different than the other.