Police violated driver's rights
Chuck Francis
example for the laws they enforce. This guy was stopped because he was
black and in an area where it was likely drugs or guns would be found on
him.
The police pulled him over for failure to use a turn signal. Do you know
when the last time I saw a Sheriff or State Trooper use a turn signal?
Never.
They roll through stop signs (California stops) and cruise at about 15 over,
only to see them pull into the ranch after they blow by you. Must have to
get back for a 10-21 and coffee.
Funny how they write a lot of civilians for the same thing. Our last drunk
driving road block went from 8pm to midnight, then they went home when they
got tired. Most of the public is out at that time so it makes for good
publicity. Do they realize that most of the drunks leave the clubs after 1
or 3 am? Sure they do. But they wrote 4 times as many windshield
violations as they did alcohol related summonses, so the average Joe that
can't just go 10-6 for vehicle maintenance has more to fear than a drunk.
I know, none of you guys do this, it is all the other bad cops that break
the rules they enforce. Kind of gives a new meaning to the term "selective
enforcement". Selective as to who gets what.
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"Ken M." <pobo...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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> Don Somewhere in Maryland wrote:
> >
> > Ken,
> >
> > Basically I have been a lurker in this NG. Out of curiosity, I was
wondering
> > what your opinion was of this story, as I saw you posted but did not
comment.
> > Despite the fact we have our bud mr. balti-sore in here, I find this to
be a
> > good newsgroup. At the very least, most (but not all) people here can
entertain
> > discussions of controversial topics without getting hostile or taking
personal
> > shots. Those debates I could engage in for hours. What is your read on
this?
>
> Well, I am not "anti-police" in any way. But I think the first paragraph
> of this story pretty much sums up the topic, at least for me:
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> *A Baltimore jury decided last night that city police officers violated
> *the rights of a former lab technician when they pulled him over for an
> *alleged traffic violation in 1997 and then jailed him after he
> *complained at a police station about his treatment.
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>
> The jury also found that Officer Robert Quick, acted with "malice." It
> only takes ONE BAD cop to make everyone 'suspicious' about an entire
> department. I don't think all, or most, cops are bad.
>
> After all, we *do* place them (frequently) in NO-WIN situations.
>
> (ken)
>
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