Under the Texas Penal Code, speeding in a school zone is not a felony.
If this was not a felony, why did he stop her? Something stinks to high heaven here.
Posted on 10/29/2004 6:56:10 AM PDT by Dubya
He could as easily have been a security guard at a local shopping mall.
I hope (although I doubt this will happen) that both the local police and the EPA take action against this individual.
He took illegal action under the cover of authority.
Carlton Patton, a cowboy wannabe. Someone should suggest to Mr. Patton that he find a new line of work. He's obviously tripping on his "power."
Absolutely! Or her husband should have called.
I begged him to issue me a citation since I could prove that because of a bad transaxle, to car could not even do 55!
He backed down, but I should have pushed it further.
See my #28.
Could her husband have given the police a continuing report on her location?
What if he used his "badge" to get a child in his SUV. He was staking out a school. This gives me chills.
"Blowing" through the school zone at 5-10 MPH above the posted speed of 25 MPH? You have a strage defintion of "blowing."
Good question! Would like to know very much if he was armed!
Under the Texas Penal Code, speeding in a school zone is not a felony.
If this was not a felony, why did he stop her? Something stinks to high heaven here.
The EPA is the most hated agency in TEXAS, (next to IRS). don't be surprised if this guys gets his a** in a sling.
Maybe she had a smoky exhaust?
I bet I know exactly what the EPA guy was looking at. From the article:
the 26-year-old ... driving a BMW
If I were this guy's supervisor, he'd be inspecting polar bear emissions in Thule.
No.... Barney was at least sworn to uphold the laws of Mayberry... I was thinking more like Gomer Pyle... "Citizen's Arrrrrrrrrrrrest! Citizen's Arrrrrrrrrrrrest!"
Therefore all airline pilots are armed, per TSA ?
Sad to say but the EPA does not have much to do these days. Surprised it slowed enough for them to patrol school zones.
A few years back in Oklahoma City, a guy kept pulling women over and raping them. He was in an unmarked car and carried a badge, had those attachable lights. Then Governor Keating issued a statement to the women of Oklahoma, never pull over to a unmarked police car. Go to the closest police station or find a police officer. At the very least go to a very public area before pulling over. I just love Governor Keating!
Well, not yet anyway. Give 'em time. Nearly every other offense has been bumped up from misdemeanor to felony status.
Yea, the kind that doesn't get a six year old run over. I do consider 5-10 blowing. The question is, why don't you?
The sob could flash a badge all day long but I still wouldn't stop for an unmarked car. If he wanted to get a REAL policeman, fine. Let it go to jury trial. After all, even police say to not stop for someone flashing a badge in unmarked cars....there's been too many rapes and murders by people posting as cops. Also, if the guy didn't have radar, how could he prove she was speeding?
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