Man arrested, cuffed after using $2 bills

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | 4-7-05 | WorldNetDaily-Unattributed

[tgslTakoma]

Good ol' Maryland.

(sigh)

[meatloaf]

I know someone that has an authentic $10,000 bill. I can imagine the reaction if they tried to spend it.

[Salamander]

"Maryland Cultural Ping."

Like hell it is.
*My* Maryland starts west of South mountain.
We got nothin' to do with what them silly flatlanders are up to.....;))

We were up to the local biker bar last night [on the summit of South Mtn, no less] and the back of the bar is plastered with $3 bills.
[Monica bills, Slick Willy bills, sKerry bills].....LOL!

http://dogpatch-greenbriarinn.com/

[Enterprise]

I hope the guy gets millions. But while any given lawyer can easily show how unfair, unjust, and unlawful this arrest was, remember that he will still be defended by another lawyer, and he will be a good one! Trust me on that! He will make the case that the officer made an honest mistake, and that his actions were reasonable. I'm NOT saying they are reasonable, but that is what the lawyer will try to present to the jury. But like I wrote earlier, I won't predict what will happen if and when it gets to a jury. My opinion again, is the Chief of Police should issue a written apology, and the City Attorney should offer a settlement.

There are a lot of police actions which get into court in which the actions taken in the heat of a moment are argued pro and con regarding the issue of reasonableness. This was not a "heat of the moment" incident. There was plenty of time to make a sound decision without a lengthy detention, IMO.

[meatloaf]

The use of markers dates back fairly recently to the discovery of super bills. Those were counterfeit $100 bills that were so good that they passed the federal reserves scanners without getting kicked out. The counterfeiter used the same paper by bleaching out $1 bills, the same ink and the same presses the Bureau of Engraving uses. Besdies that they all had different numbers. That kicked off the currency changes in this country starting with $100s and working down.

My guess is the marker somehow reacts to the residual chemical used to bleach the paper.

[anymouse]

This guy is going to get every lawyer in MD calling him to file lawsuits against WorstBuy and the local cops.

The USSS agent was the only one on the ball here, except that the USSS agent could have phoned this one in.

[6SJ7]

Are there no computers with internet access at Best Buy or the police station? If they did a quick search they might have found an official list of legal currencies in circulation from the US Treasury. Of course I guess the cops were itching to give those handcuffs a try.

Amazing. All those people at that Best Buy, all the customers, all the clerks, all the cops; not one of them has heard of a $2 bill?

[tang-soo]

Commenting on the incident, Baltimore County police spokesman Bill Toohey told the Sun: "It's a sign that we're all a little nervous in the post-9/11 world."

There's a moron who needs a new job.

[TheLion]

They are about 1/16 of an inch wider.

[tang-soo]

If that had happened to me, Best Buy and the city would be paying for my house.....at least.

Before Best Buy gets the memo out, "Yeah $2 bills are legal tender", I might do a little shopping tomorrow. That is after I stop by the bank to get a couple hundred two dollar bills (sequential). I got some spare time. Might be worth my while. Have to make sure I accidently get a few wet and smear the ink just a tad.

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

Can you still get the $1 coins with the Indian babes picture on it, whos name I cannot spell?

Well the US post office machines spit them out as change around here.

[international american]

In the south of france : )

[Natural Law]

"It's a sign that we're all a little nervous in the post-9/11 world"......because there are some real bad guys out there. So we will f*ck with a non-threatening Joe Schmo to regain our confidence.

[Dacus943]

"It's a sign that we're all a little nervous in the post-9/11 world."

What the fudge? A car radio installation fee... 911!!!

[RedwM]

That's what I was wondering...sort of adds insult to injury.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Well, maybe a couple of thousand dollars.

I hope they order it payed in cash. In $2 bills.

[CobraJet]

My grandfather used to carry a pocket full of Susan B. Anthony dollars around just to agravate the store clerks. They usually had to call the manager for help.

[mhx]

They're still in print! I just got a sheet of them :-) Series 2003

[xp38]

One of the reasons I have heard that US $2 bills are not commonly used is that they are or were considered bad luck. In this case it was bad luck initially but depending on the final outcome of this case...could be good luck in spades!

[Nexus6]

This isn't a case of "aw shucks. the police made a little boo boo - let's all laugh about it". They cuffed a man in front of everyone in the store for using LEGAL TENDER.

I agree. It's unfathomable that neither a single manager at Best Buy nor the police were capable of making a common sense decision. Like previous posters have stated, I'm normally opposed to legal action where someone may have made an "honest" mistake, but this is egregious, there is simply no excuse.