Police used Taser on pregnant driver (Seattle)

The Seattle P.I. ^ | May 10, 2005 | HECTOR CASTRO

[brwnsuga]

Nazi's suck...

[Atlas Sneezed]

But, when the signs show, slow school zone, and there's a posted 20 mph limit, I expect all drivers to respect the limit and drive accordingly. The life of my child may depend on it.

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Kids are just as squashed at 20mph as at 32mph.

Your child's life depends more on your teaching him how not to run into the street.

And when he isn't near the street, there is no reason to creep at 20 mph.

[OldEagle]

"Only to a racist"

You are absolutely correct and because there are so many of them out there, I am surprised that the question hadn't surfaced before.

[brwnsuga]

oops, bad spelling...

Nazis suck....

[Revelation 911]

Look for me on a weapons thread. You'll know where I stand. Second amendment is the heart of them all.

fair enough - you cant be all bad LOL

its been fun chatting today - take care sis - Ive got a date with a weber grill and some mahi mahi in 1/2 an hour

so color me gone

[monday]

"Speeding through a school zone is a dangerous offense."

Driving 32 mph is seen as dangerous only by wussy little mamma's boys.

[Old Mountain man]

No, that is not what I am saying. We are still a civilized society. The officer makes an accusation, the court makes the adjudication. Once the officer makes an accusation, you are in the system and I have never seen a judge beat on a person convicted of a minor traffic violation.

I hope you don't get stopped because I would hate for you to find out that we still, basically, are a nation of laws and police officers are still paid to prevent and detect violations of the law and arrest violators.

[Atlas Sneezed]

You try and live in a society where there are no laws and no lawmen.

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Now THAT is impressive rhetoric. The only alternative to tasering expectant mothers for not signing tickets is to abandon all rule of law.

[processing please hold]

No. I understood that the signature was necessary to be released from arrest.

Me either. That's why I thought we signed them too.

[monday]

"I really hope you don't have any kids. We've got a surplus of really stupid people as it is."

I hope you don't have any for the same reason.

[Atlas Sneezed]

No. I understood that the signature was necessary to be released from arrest.

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Funny how speeding is a crime when it comes to police powers, but not when it comes to the rights of the defendant.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

"Its all the sheeples fault - cops are always right (sarcasm) even when zapping someone carrying another life inside of her"

Well, in your ideal world, she'd automatically be in the lockup until the magistrate heard the case.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

"Funny how speeding is a crime when it comes to police powers, but not when it comes to the rights of the defendant."

The signature does not admit guilt. It is a promise to appear in court.

[RobRoy]

>>Reading this one could get the impression that she was going at 100 mph through the zone.<<

School zones are a unique case of traffic laws. It is one of the few places where the speed limit is 35, except when....

They are great revenue getters, especially on streets that are used by lots of drivers that are NOT picking up kids. However, it is important that kids do not get run down by speeders. I think they are a special case for the cops, emotionally speaking. I know people who never get tickets that have been ticketed by the "sneaky" school zone.

I just look for the motorcycle, if there are not already lots of kids around.

[RobRoy]

I tend to agree with you to some degree, but I still put this on her head.

She did two things wrong: She refused to sign. She resisted arrest. This sort of thing reaches critical mass pretty quickly. The cops are like the Rain Man in the airport. Do what he says and everything is fine. Don't do it, and watch how fast things escalate.

The bulk of the responsibility is on her.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

"Brooks was stopped in the 8300 block of Beacon Avenue South, just outside the African American Academy, while dropping her son off for school."

Key point. Looks like a case of BWOCS.

[Squantos]

Clearly this mouthy little Momma needs some stick time !

< /SARCASM>

[processing please hold]

What is the correlation between your being an engineer and a moving traffic violation? It's about speeding in a school zone which started the whole brouhaha.

[RobRoy]

>>Work it Malika!<<

She's black?

[brwnsuga]

Does that mean Big Woman on Campus?