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Stopping Immediately for Cop's Flashing Lights
Remember when we all talked about the people getting burned for not stopping
immediately when for a cop's flashing lights - sometime last year, I think, and the cops on the forum were all saying, "Yeah, you gotta stop immediately, no going down the road for safety or anything like that." Just heard a Va. State cop on the TV saying, "Yeah, its OK to go to a well-lighted or well traveled area" in response to a local cop impersonator that is stopping people with flashing lights. IOW, it is not _convenient_ for the cops to take this position, because they know the next thing that is coming if someone gets raped or killed by some cop impersonator is a state-wide ban on stopping people with anything but a fully-visible marked police car - no more of these "inside the car, taped to the dash" lights that anyone can get at an auto parts store. That sort of law is just what happened in Ohio after a 1950's "Red light bandit" was robbing and raping from his ordinary civilian car equipped with a red light. Now, no more unmarked car stops in Ohio - the Ohio State Patrol just puts thousands of cars on the road and conducts visibility campaigns, and intimidates everyone into slowing down. But, anyway, don't expect any consistency from the cops - if its convenient, they'll nail you for not stopping "right now" if they turn on their flashy lights, except when there's a public hieghtened awareness of a problem that is inherently wrong with all these unmarked cars running around ambushing people for the "horrible crime" (and lucrative racket) of "speeding", then its OK to continue to drive if you aren't sure its really a cop (and if the cops know that the next step is the removal of their precious right to sneak up on the "heinous criminal speeders" and make millions of dollars doing it.) Dave Head |
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The annoying thing is the drivers who stop that are GOING THE OPPOSITE
WAY of the cop car. Figure THAT one out. I say it's abject fear of police. That's why no one ever flashes their brights anymore at cars heading for a speed trap. Pathetic. |
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On 10 Aug 2005 13:02:16 -0700, "bc" > wrote:
>The annoying thing is the drivers who stop that are GOING THE OPPOSITE >WAY of the cop car. > >Figure THAT one out. That's an easy one: it's the law. Unless, of course, they are driving on a divided highway... |
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I was racketered by an unmarked black limousine who ambushed me from behind
with ear-cracking sirene and awarding me with a $90 for not wearing seatbelts. I was going at pedestrian speed or so (5-8mph) preparin gto PARK. PARK OK?? Thats why no seatbelts in sweleterin gheat, I was about to exit, goddamn Nazi Gestapo NYC unmarked police. I repeat I support my Police and EVEN HAVE related sticker on my door ("support you rlocal police"), but htese guys are aholes for robbing a part-time job income student of $90 while someone breaking speed records on Henry Hudson Parkways taling on a cell[phone, etc is ignored because I was an easy prey |
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I'm pretty sure I'd stop immediately if this thing was barreling down
on me with its lights flashing. No way I'm gonna keep driving and scare someone driving this: http://fp.images.autos.msn.com/meris...y/c454233a.jpg |
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