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Man arrested, cuffed after using $2 bills
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Posted on 04/07/2005 2:46:06 PM PDT by TitansAFC
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To: Katya; BillF; BufordP; Jimmy Valentine's brother; Bigg Red; Doctor Raoul; Marylander; ...
To: Graybeard58
I know someone that has an authentic $10,000 bill. I can imagine the reaction if they tried to spend it.
To: shibumi
"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/
To: JeffAtlanta; cynwoody
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.
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posted on
04/07/2005 5:22:58 PM PDT
by
Enterprise
(Abortion and "euthanasia" - the twin destroyers of the Democrat Party.)
To: dread78645
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.
To: TitansAFC
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.
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
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?
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posted on
04/07/2005 5:32:28 PM PDT
by
6SJ7
To: TitansAFC
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.
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posted on
04/07/2005 5:34:53 PM PDT
by
tang-soo
(Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks - Read Daniel Chapter 9)
To: RightWhale
They are about 1/16 of an inch wider.
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posted on
04/07/2005 5:37:31 PM PDT
by
TheLion
To: KoRn
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.
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posted on
04/07/2005 5:38:51 PM PDT
by
tang-soo
(Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks - Read Daniel Chapter 9)
To: Graybeard58
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.
To: KoRn
In the south of france : )
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posted on
04/07/2005 5:41:00 PM PDT
by
international american
(Tagline now fireproof....purchased from "Conspiracy Guy Custom Taglines"LLC)
To: TitansAFC
"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.
To: Modernman
"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!!!
To: mystery-ak
That's what I was wondering...sort of adds insult to injury.
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posted on
04/07/2005 5:54:31 PM PDT
by
RedwM
(Peace and Love to Terri. RIP)
To: Enterprise
Well, maybe a couple of thousand dollars. I hope they order it payed in cash. In $2 bills.
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posted on
04/07/2005 6:07:03 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Donate or the bunny is stew! Or donate and we stew the bunny. To Stew or not to stew)
To: Tennessee_Bob
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.
To: SFC Chromey
They're still in print! I just got a sheet of them :-) Series 2003
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posted on
04/07/2005 6:09:30 PM PDT
by
mhx
To: 6SJ7
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!
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posted on
04/07/2005 6:19:20 PM PDT
by
xp38
To: JeffAtlanta
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.
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posted on
04/07/2005 6:28:32 PM PDT
by
Nexus6
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