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Re: Law Enforcement
- Subject: Re: Law Enforcement
- From: Jan and Don Draper <ddraper@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 11:26:45 -0800
This James Bodtke fellow is married and rides a motorcycle.
One would imagine he's at least 18 years old. Yet he says things like-
"I didn't see the cop, so I don't know where he started following me."
"I can't believe that happened to me."
"I wouldn't be so stupid trying to run from police."
"I didn't do anything wrong."
Incredible! 18 years old and he honestly feels that the cops won't do
him any harm if he isn't doing anything wrong.
Someone needs to inform James that cops are just another hazard on
the road. They are no different from gravel in a corner or drivers
turning left in front of you. If you don't see them and react to them in
time, they will hurt you.
I particularly like the line-
"I wouldn't be so stupid trying to run from police."
Ever heard of Rodney King? Many state courts have consistently held
that flight from the police does not amount to reasonable suspicion.
( http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~record/drafts/minorities.html )
Cops are to Motorcyclists as Lions are to Antelopes.
- -Don Draper Jr. "Blue Dawg"
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Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2000 9:55 AM
Subject: st-digest V2000 #663
| Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 10:48:29 -0500
| From: Mark Collett <yzf1k@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| Subject: "Law enforcement"
|
| Have you guys heard about this? Read about it on the Thunderace
| list....
|
| Mark Collett
|
| > Listers
| > This came across the VFR list a few days back. It's
| > so sad I just had to share it with the ACE list.
| > Be Good!
| > Ken
| > > The story below:
| > > >> On Wednesday, Oct. 4
| > > >> I was riding my motorcycle through Legacy Park
| > > Circle. There are several
| > > subdivisions off of the circle, each with a stop
| > > sign. You know how to come
| > > to a >> complete stop without having to put feet on
| > > the ground. Well, I am
| > > assuming the cop didn't see me put my feet down and
| > > thought I ran the stop
| > > sign. I didn't >> see the cop, so I don't know
| > > where he started following
| > > me. I leave the subdivision and travel 4/10's mile
| > > towards my subdivision.
| > > About 50 yds. before my >> entrance I see the blue
| > > lights and here the
| > > siren. Well I pull over into my subdivision and he
| > > follows me. I'm
| > > thinking oh no, there's been an accident in my own
| > > >> subdivision. I pull
| > > over out of his way and he follows me into the pool
| > > parking lot.
| > > >>
| > > >> Two officers step out of the Kennesaw City Police
| > > squad car.
| > > >> Cop: "Get off Your Bike." "Put your helmet on
| > > the ground." "Step away
| > > from the bike." "Put your hands behind your head."
| > > "You didn't see me back
| > > there?"
| > > >> Me: "No, Sir"
| > > >> Cop: "You didn't see me behind you?"
| > > >> Me: "No, Sir"
| > > >> Cop: "You didn't see me?"
| > > >> Me: "I didn't see you until just before I pulled
| > > over."
| > > >> Cop: "You ran a stop sign back there in Legacy
| > > Park"
| > > >> Me: "I may have rolled through one of the stop
| > > signs, but I didn't run
| > > any stop sign."
| > > >> Cop: "Why didn't you stop?"
| > > >> Me: "I didn't see you."
| > > >> Cop: Handcuffs me, "You're under arrest." and
| > > then proceeds to put me
| > > into the back of his car. Then chunks my $400 helmet
| > > into his trunk.
| > > >>
| > > >> Now, I'm in my own subdivision, 3 new squad cars
| > > pull up. How
| > > embarrassing. All of my neighbors watching this.
| > > Then the tow truck comes.
| > > They take me
| > > >> to jail, where I'm photo'd, frisked, and
| > > fingerprinted.
| > > >>
| > > >> They make me take off everything, except clothes,
| > > even my boots. Then I'm
| > > put into a cold cell. I can hear them trying to get
| > > there story straight
| > > and trying to >> decide on what all they can write
| > > me up for.
| > > >>
| > > >> They write me 3 citations:
| > > >> Charge #1) Failure to stop at a stop sign:
| > > 40-6-72 $103.50
| > > >> Charge #2) Attempting to Elude Police: 40-6-395
| > > $680.00
| > > >> Charge #3) Too Fast for Condition: 40-6-180
| > > $103.50
| > > >>
| > > >> I call my wife to pick me up. She brings the
| > > $887 bail cash. I go to
| > > the impound yard and pick up my bike for $65.
| > > >>
| > > >> I've never been so humiliated, violated,
| > > embarrassed in all my life. I
| > > can't believe that happened to me. I wouldn't be so
| > > stupid trying to run
| > > from police. I
| > > >> didn't do anything wrong. And even if I did roll
| > > the stop sign, why
| > > would I run for that. And run not even 1/2 mile
| > > down the road to my own
| > > subdivision.
| >
| > --- James Bodtke <jbodtke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
| > > Had my arraignment yesterday. I couldn't afford a
| > > trial.
| > > Ended up with reducing the "eluding from police"
| > > down to "failure to yield
| > > to an emergency vehicle".
| > > Dropped the "too fast for conditions".
| > > Failure to stop at a stop sign stayed as is.
| > > Pleaded nolo on the two remaining charges. Although
| > > nolo only reduces
| > > points for one citation, I will still receive 3
| > > points. Payed a fee of
| > > $690. They also wanted a Motorcycle Safety Course,
| > > which I have already
| > > completed back in June. They want 20 hrs. community
| > > service with a
| > > non-profit organization. I have 3 months probation
| > > that will be reduced to
| > > 1 month if I complete the 20 hrs. of community
| > > service within a month.
| > >
| > > Lawyer - $1500
| > > Impound - $65
| > > Fine - $690
| > > 20 hrs. community service - Pricless
| > >
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