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This man went to court to prove his ‘cellphone’ was a hash brown. He won.
Washington Post ^
| April 26, 2019
| Michael Brice-Saddler
Posted on 04/27/2019 7:03:47 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Justice is served: deep-fried and in a paper sleeve.
A Connecticut judge’s decision has resolved a legal quandary that stupefied some and left others flat-out hungry: Could a police officer mistake a McDonald’s hash brown for a cellphone?
In Jason Stiber’s case, the answer is “yes.” He was found not guilty Friday after successfully contesting the $300 distracted driving citation he received last year.
“It was the case of the century,” Stiber’s attorney, John Thygerson, said with a laugh. “He was quite pleased. Obviously, he was quite pleased.”
Stiber’s victory comes nearly 13 months after he was pulled over by a Westport police officer who claimed to have seen the 45-year-old using his cellphone on the morning of April 11, 2018. Stiber, representing himself in court, lost his case last year but refused to give up — telling The Washington Post on Friday that he doled out a “significant” amount of money to hire Thygerson to prove he wasn’t talking on his phone at all.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: cellphone; distracteddriving; hashbrown; jasonstiber; mcdonalds; stiber
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Hope that hash brown was good. :D
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posted on
04/27/2019 7:03:47 PM PDT
by
EdnaMode
To: EdnaMode
I’d rather eat my cell phone than a fast food hash brown pattie
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posted on
04/27/2019 7:07:35 PM PDT
by
digger48
To: digger48
Fewer carbs.
More silicone, maybe.
To: EdnaMode
The GHB ( greasy hash brown) defense. Soon to expanded to get ya off a whole bunch of additional crimes ... this truly proves that “justice is served!” - at least in the drive- thru line
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posted on
04/27/2019 7:10:42 PM PDT
by
faithhopecharity
( “Politicians are not born; they are excreted.” Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
To: EdnaMode
My case might be a little harder.
To: EdnaMode
The defendant was last seen speaking with his attorney on this phone.
To: EdnaMode
My Krapco phone fools them every time.
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posted on
04/27/2019 7:15:19 PM PDT
by
Ben Hecks
To: faithhopecharity
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posted on
04/27/2019 7:15:31 PM PDT
by
EEGator
To: EdnaMode
“It was the case of the century,” Stiber’s attorney, John Thygerson, said with a laugh. I had to go to court a couple of times lately for my wife's guardianship case for her mother (granted). Anyway, prior to hearing the guardianship case, another guy came up to bench and the judge said, "Can you tell me a little bit about the circumstances of your case? I don't think I've ever had a case of someone being arrested for shoplifting at Pizza Hut."
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posted on
04/27/2019 7:16:48 PM PDT
by
libertylover
(Democrats hated Lincoln too.)
To: digger48; Larry Lucido
ROFL!!
For real LOL
The comment and response were pretty damn funny :)
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posted on
04/27/2019 7:27:42 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR)
To: EdnaMode
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posted on
04/27/2019 7:38:33 PM PDT
by
rdl6989
To: EdnaMode
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posted on
04/27/2019 7:46:34 PM PDT
by
ETL
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To: EdnaMode
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posted on
04/27/2019 7:46:34 PM PDT
by
ETL
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To: EdnaMode
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posted on
04/27/2019 7:46:34 PM PDT
by
ETL
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To: faithhopecharity
Well, they are about the same size.
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posted on
04/27/2019 8:06:05 PM PDT
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
To: reg45
Yeah but eating your cellphone is much healthier
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posted on
04/27/2019 8:08:48 PM PDT
by
faithhopecharity
( “Politicians are not born; they are excreted.” Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
To: reg45
Obviously, McDonald’s needs to increase the size of their hash browns so that they cannot be confused with a cell phone.
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posted on
04/27/2019 8:17:00 PM PDT
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
To: EdnaMode
Next Case: “Leggo a my Eggo!”
To: Larry Lucido
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posted on
04/27/2019 8:29:23 PM PDT
by
EdnaMode
To: ETL
Haha. I’d love to have those. :D
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posted on
04/27/2019 8:29:52 PM PDT
by
EdnaMode
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