[OneWingedShark]

>> Essentially “Exigent Circumstances” is “whenever we want”.
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> Years ago, I discovered that Louisiana has something called a “general speed law.”
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> That’s what the cop mumbled as he wrote me a speeding ticket for driving 5 mph UNDER the speed limit.

So, basically unless you’re going EXACTLY the speed limit they can give you a ticket?
What a load.

[Skooz]

So, basically unless you’re going EXACTLY the speed limit they can give you a ticket?

Not exactly.

The way the good officer explained it to me is that if the speed limit is 25 mph (which it was) but -- in the officer's opinion -- traveling 25 mph was unsafe due to road conditions, said officer could decide what is a safe speed to travel. Anyone exceeding this arbitrary made-up speed limit would be in violation of the law.

I was driving 20 mph and got a speeding ticket. In a 25 mph zone.

BTW, it was a hot, sunny July day and the road conditions were perfect.