Cops Say Camera Caught Driver Smoking Pot

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-camera12.html ^ | 8-12-03 | Frank Main

[TheBattman]

And of course, Jessie Jacka$$on will jump on this becuase the cameras are there to opress, degenerate, and descriminate against the downtrodden brothers in the hood.......

[Quick1]

I also don't believe in unmanned cameras, you have the right to face your accuser in court. An electronic system that mails you a ticket does not meet this standard.

I remember reading a story about someone who got a ticket from one of the electronic cameras. When he went into court, he wanted to face his accuser, so the police ripped the camera off the pole, and brought it into court.

Urban legend? Don't know, but it's a good story nonetheless.

[usadave]

What a scary quote. Forget 1984, it is here today in the good old USA. Big brother is watching us.

Big Brother can watch me not breaking the law all day long.

[kkindt]

BIG BROTHER was a cruel dictatorship using these cameras. Our police are using these cameras to arrest and convict criminals not spy on innocent people. WHat's the difference if they were sitting in a building with binoculars or sitting in front of a computer monitor?

I am so glad this is still legal for them to do. Beware of the eyes that are watching you one might be a police camera. We all need this kind of uneasiness in public about being caught doing something wrong. NO more speeding. No more running redlights. No more drunk driving. The cameras will get you!!! YES!! WOW!! This will mean anyone who drives drunk, runs red lights, speeds like an idiot will get caught a lot, lot more and be convicted a lot easier. Fewer drunk driving slaughters and fewer red light demons crashing and killing little children.

[bonfire]

Pot smokers keep the 7-11's in business.

[MrLeRoy]

"Sitting in a car smoking reefer sounds innocent enough, but you don't know what he plans to do from there."

Play wild jazz music and seduce white women, no doubt.

[Pest]

How did the cops know it was pot he was smoking just from the view from the cameras? I know a few people who roll their own (tobacco) cigarettes, and if one is out of range of the scent, it looks a little like they're smoking pot.

Maybe he was using a 3-foot water bong!

[68 grunt]

... and they could spend more time looking for the real criminals,

But wait, thats dangerous isn't it? Bullies don't like to get hurt.

[68 grunt]

Big Brother can watch me not breaking the law all day long./b>

Ja, ja, du are right. If dur paperz are in order, und du behafe zurself, Big Brother will take care of du. Und vorzhip da furher.

[68 grunt]

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[Scenic Sounds]

Play wild jazz music and seduce white women, no doubt.

LOL. ;-)

[AnnaZ]

Play wild jazz music and seduce white women, no doubt.

And then... more snacks!!! (or even (((shudder!))) a tobacco cigarette!)

[IowaHawk]

Hooray! I'll certainly sleep better tonight knowing that the omnipresent Policebot surveilance camdroids are sweeping the streets of dangerous reefer junkies.

[AnnaZ]

Pot smokers keep the 7-11's in business.

POT... does a body, and economy, good! I can see the posters now.

[AnnaZ]

gotta get me some munchies!

I knew this no-carb thing was a mistake.

[jmc813]

WOD Ping

[AAABEST]

So smoking pot in a car is okay but drinking a beer in a car is bad?

Actually in a strange way yes. Driving drunk can cause you to crash your car killing someone in the process. Driving stoned won't cause you to crash your car. You may get lost or something, but you probably won't crash.

[At _War_With_Liberals]

"As Marcus D. Jackson smoked dope in a blue Chevy Caprice..."

Smoking pot in public and in cars is part of Hip Hop culture. It's not uncommon in some urban areas.

I wonder if defenders of the Hip Hop culture will defend this as a legitimate form of rebellion against the man.

[At _War_With_Liberals]

Most cop killers start off with marijuana...

[Mr. Mojo]

Yep, if anything, driving while stoned causes one to drive more slowly and carefully (although that could partly be attributed to super-awareness/paranoia about cops). And unlike alcohol, pot doesn't affect depth perception.