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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Depends on the state.

In some states you get out of the car and talk to the cop. In other states, he comes to you. I’ve been in almost every state and I’ve seen it both ways (No, I didn’t watch the video either).

I do know that in Oklahoma I was pulled over once for having a taillight out (brake I think it was) and the officer asked me over the PA system to come back to him. In another state in the NE I watched cops stop a vehicle and have the occupants step out of their car as well.

So, ask the other folks who watched the video... /shrug


16 posted on 02/01/2008 7:22:59 AM PST by Rick.Donaldson (http://www.transasianaxis.com - Visit for lastest on DPRK/Russia/China/Etc --Fred Thompson for Prez.)
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To: Rick.Donaldson

I’m in Oklahoma quite a bit. I was not aware they bothered to pull over speeders.


19 posted on 02/01/2008 7:25:23 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (ENERGY CRISIS made in Washington D. C.)
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To: Rick.Donaldson
The officer was actually pretty polite through the whole thing.

The driver refused to sign the ticket. Signing the ticket isn't an admission of guilt, it's merely a means of proving that you were the person that was cited. It says so right on the ticket.

If you refuse to sign the ticket, the officer is forced to place you under arrest.

The officer ordered the guy out of the car and back to his patrol car. He told him to put his hands on the car. The guy continued to argue and started walking away.

The officer pulled out his taser and repeated his order for the driver to place his hands on the car several times.

The idiot driver continued to argue and started walking back toward his car.

Tackling the driver means getting in a wrestling match with a rather large guy, with another female suspect also in the vicinity. There is always at least one gun in any conflict with a police officer, and officers are trained not to put themselves in a situation where their gun can be taken from them.

The officer was justified in tasering the driver. The driver was unfortunately being criminally stupid. He made matters even worse by yelling to his wife to come to his aid several times, which put her at risk.

25 posted on 02/01/2008 7:46:00 AM PST by untrained skeptic
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