Posted on 01/03/2007 2:08:50 PM PST by The KG9 Kid
http://www.thenewspaper.com/
Sounds like an independent media source, right?
But on their homepage sidebar their true agenda is displayed:
"This is a journal of the politics of driving, with extensive documentation of issues involved in red light and speed camera enforcement."
So this is actually just a dishonest attempt to pawn off editorialized activist tripe as coming from an independent media source. I guess they are afraid that fewer people would take them seriously if their spammed articles were from a more accurately labeled source, such as www.antitrafficenforcement.com
Oops. It was confusing. The limit is now 50. Sorry about that. No, I wasn't intentionally confrontational. I was assertive and not intimidated. I think when cops have a strong belief a stop is going to court they weigh whether or not this is one of the ones they want to push that far.
Mine wasn't.
I actually had one cop yell at me once and almost immediately back down.
I had pulled out from behind a slowpoke on a freeeway onramp through the gore strip, floored it and crossed three lanes of traffic. When he pulled me over, he said "WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT BACK THERE...sir?. My wife thought he was cute, in a motherly way. I think it showed. It was actually kind of funny. She thought we should have tried to set him up with our 19 year old daughter in the back seat.
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"Unfortunately for him the police acted professionally,"
You mean UNPROFESSIONALLY.
"Khrushev said that the they will bury us without firing a shot. Guess this kid is just one of his foot soldiers."
If you read his full speech, you would see he said they would destroy us economically ...
"You think that is gonna somehow exonerate the cops."
I haven't seen anything yet that shows the cops need "exoneration". Since they taped it all, it will show that they followed proper protocol......the punk demonstrated from the git that he was uncooperative - plenty satisfactory for the cops to take a closer look in proper performance of their duty as regards traffic safety.
I suppose all you folks think that the cops shouldn't have arrested any who were found to be intoxicated during this check-point operation?
This punk PLANNED to be "victimized", but he only succeeded in causing the cops to follow their lawful procedure.
Lucky for the kid he had it on tape. I am curious what kind of setup he had that was able to catch all the discussion. A few years ago, some cops were taped beating a guy up pretty bad at Qualcomm Stadium, and they threatened to arrest the guy who took the video unless he gave them the tape. The guy did, and then, mysteriously, the tape vanished.
No, this was NOT like those six imams that caused a ruckus on a commericial plane. Those were customers onboard a commercial jetliner who refused to comply with safety regulations and instructions from the airline attendents that they were beholden to observe in order to fly as passengers.
This incident involved a young man who declined to answer a question on his travel intentions at a police roadblock after presenting his valid license and proof of insurance. The police then searched his vehicle based upon no suspicion and told him that they'd 'find something to take him to jail for' after evidently doing damage to his car.
I hope that you're able to distinguish between these two incidents, and if you are, please respond in the affirmative. I refuse to believe you're this obtuse.
Everyone knows the score here......cops verses citizens....today the cops have the advantage and are consolidating. What's new?
That's becaue the county's insurance carrier will settle big time long before this case gets to a jury.
"No. More like his liberal teacher had 'prompted' him on how great it is to get police brutality on film."
If police acted professionally it would be impossible to get anything on film. Am I to understand that police brutality, your words, is acceptable to you and that catching it on film is not?
If he had acted deliberately suspicious or cause a full blown incident I would feel differently.
>>This kid will win no lawsuit.<<
Punitive damages. Assuming the transcript is accurate, this is a no-brainer.
First, there is the small matter of a search without probable cause.
Second, there is the small matter of exceeding their authority to the point of threatening this man with jail time for being insufficiently servile.
I suppose all you folks think that the cops shouldn't have arrested any who were found to be intoxicated during this check-point operation?
They should not have been running a checkpoint--it detains innocent and guilty alike without probable cause.
This punk PLANNED to be "victimized", but he only succeeded in causing the cops to follow their lawful procedure.
Please show where in their "lawful procedure" that they are allowed to gather information as to your comings and goings, or where cops are allowed to threaten you with jail time for being insufficiently servile.
... Oh, wait. Sorry. I had you confused with another poster.
The kid was not confrontational, until after he had been repeatedly confronted by the cop. Refusing to tell where he is going, is not confrontational. Insisting that someone provide this information, under threat of arrest, is confrontational.
No, the police acted in a confrontational way. They blocked the road with several police cruisers with lights on, stopped the driver from proceeding, and approached his window wearing guns on their hips. When the driver politely declined to discuss his personal life, the armed police removed him from his car, searched it, detained him, and threatened him with arrest. Who's being confrontational again?
Why, the kid, of course! He didn't bow and scrape to his betters! </sarcasm>
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