[tdadams]

Whatever happened to the concept of criminal intent? This is asinine. We becoming a nation that increasingly lives under martial law and subject to the whims of power hungry police and legislators.

[ActionNewsBill]

bump

[Trueblackman]

What a waste of the taxpayer dollars while real criminals run the streets.

[CanisRex]

Asinine doesn't even touch this. Makes my heart hurt. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

[Tijeras_Slim]

The LEO put down his donut long enough to apprehend this vicious criminal? What dedication! < /s>

[tdadams]

I should have included a picture of the lights. It's plainly obvious they're not police lights. They're tiny little LEDs.

[AppyPappy]

She should have RFM

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Too many rapes and assaults have been committed by people pretending to be cops in undercover cars to treat it lightly.

Now, do I have a problem with undercover traffic stops? Yes, because it set the stage in the first place.

Most departments have been coming up with guidelines on undercover stops - where they won't have a fit if a motorist goes on to a lit, populated place before stopping.

[rmmcdaniell]

Aint selective enforcement great! How many gansta wanna bees are driving around with these things. All in danger of going to jail when a certain someone gets a stale donut.

[-YYZ-]

What kind of insane laws do they have on the books down there that allow for a punishment like this for an equipment violation? Also the idea that anyone could mistake these little LEDs, or the ones that go on valve stems, or even the under-car neon in whatever colors, as LEO car lights is ridiculous.

Obviously part of this girls mistake was to dare to take her case to court rather than just paying the fine - the powers that be don't like it when we dare to question their authority.

[101viking]

This is what happens when society shifts from a system of justice to a system of pure law. A connect the dots legal system where by regardless of the circumstances, only law is applied and common sense is thrown ou the window. This all resulted from having a politically active judiciary, primarily due to liberal judges who refused to throw the book at serious offenders. Now these same judges can use the system of strict adherence to "law" to punish those who dare question their authority. Had this young lady removed the lights and paid whatever fine was associated with the infraction she would not be facing jail time. However it is obvious that the judge who heard this case sent a message.."do not question our authority." Power corrupts.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Glad we're cracking down on this. This tiny blue light thing keeps me awake at night. (sarcasm)

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

It was a judge that sentenced her!

[weaponeer]

11Alive checked with a number of law-enforcement agencies across Metro Atlanta on the legality of the lights. Some consider the Cobra Eyes illegal while others do not.

Grrrrrrrr! Why the H--- do the "reporters" check with LEAs for legality? Why don't they go on-line or to the County Law Library and look up the freaking law themselves? Can't they read? Are they not capable of reading a statute and making their own interpretation of what it says? Jeeeez, they seem to think that you have to be a lawyer before you can read what the law says.

Ask 10 cops what are the laws on carrying a handgun in your state. You'll get 11 different answers.

(Sorry for the rant, it's one of my pet peeves.)

[joesnuffy]

Bet this same occifer would not have pulled over a car load of "gangstuhs"
but a little girl...
well....they dont fight back as much...

[Ravenstar]

It got lost in the PC "zero tolerance" idiocy.

Ravenstar

[FreedomPoster]

Local yokel cop and idiot judge Georgia FReeper ping.

[backhoe]

Whatever happened to the concept of criminal intent? This is asinine.

I quite agree... when I had the wrecker service, every year I had to apply for a Beacon Permit from the Dept. of Public Safety- the same outfit that regulates gun dealers, among other things.

They accepted cashier's checks only, so there was yet another errand to run to try to satisfy their requirements... I think you had to have the damned signature notarized, too. Wouldn't want any unauthorized people impersonating a wrecker driver, would we?

The kicker was the first time I got a sticker... it is the same form, and printing company, that used to issue the long-abolished "safety inspection stickers" that used to be required by the State Patrol. Bureaucracies never die...

[circles]

I got a $800 fine, six months probation, 40 hours community service and 24 hours jail time

For blue lights?

[Xenalyte]

Last week, after trying to plead her own case in Municipal Court, a judge found her guilty.

So the judge did the pleading for her, and THEN ruled against her? Yee.

[Becki]

"He was like, ‘Do you know why I pulled you over?’, “No sir, was I speeding?’ [I said], ‘No, there's blue lights on her car [the officer said].’"

They also come in red, white and green. Are those colors OK? Is it just the blue ones they have trouble with??

Becki