Magistrate judge to decide if couple will be prosecuted for 'stalking' officer (Private speed trap)

Daily Tribune (Georgia) ^ | February 13, 2007

[ellery]

A Bartow County couple will go before a magistrate judge today to see if they will be arrested for allegedly stalking a Kennesaw police officer by installing cameras to track neighborhood speeders.

Lee and Teresa Sipple spent $1,200 mounting three video cameras and a radar speed unit outside their home, which is at the bottom of a hill. They have said they did so in hopes of convincing neighbors to slow down to create a safe environment for their son.

The Sipples allegedly caught Kennesaw police officer Richard Perrone speeding up to 17 mph over the speed limit. Perrone alerted Bartow authorities, who in turn visited the Sipples' home to tell them Perrone intended to press charges against them for stalking.

[xcamel]

Stalking, yeah, right. God forbid you ever catch a cop breaking the law...

[Texas_Jarhead]

"...Bartow authorities, who in turn visited the Sipples' home to tell them Perrone intended to press charges against them for stalking."

What a bunch of BS. Cops aren't above the law damnit!

[Parley Baer]

Stalking? Bwahahahahahahahahahaha. What a joke?

[treffner]

"Cops aren't above the law damnit!"

thats what I keep hearing, but like my mother used to say 'actions speak louder than words'

[CAWats]

Don't you have to physically follow someone or park outside their house for it to be called stalking? This cop is a whining crybaby.

[Hegemony Cricket]

Gooooollly - Citizen's Arrest, Citizen's Arrest!

[Mr J]

I wonder who to contact? I wonder if the police chief needs to be nationally humuliated into doing the right thing?

[Enterprise]

This is disgusting. What they did does not fit anyone's definition of "stalking." They need to file a Federal civil rights complaint.

[SoCal Pubbie]

It is my understanding that filming or video taping in a public area, such as a street or sidewalk, is not considered an invasion of privacy and for this reason film companies need no signed release to show people in this manner. If so, how can this be any violation of law whatsoever?

[I see my hands]

Check Point Chickie.

[MindBender26]

They will have an excellent abuse of official power case.

[Londo Molari]

I wonder if a cop considers it stalking when they ride 6 inches off your bumper for 5 miles.

What a bunch of crap. Perhaps the couple ought to press charges for harrassment.

[sport]

According to a bunch on this forum, they are.

Or, they may not always be right, but they are never wrong.

[org.whodat]

Kennesaw police officer Richard Perrone

This person is a real POS, needs to have a career change yesterday.

[rockrr]

Hah!

In high school I had a Humanities teacher (complete liberal nutburger!) who witnessed a cop turn on his emergency lights in order to run a red light.

She chased him down and tried to do a "citizen's arrest"! He in turn arrested her, cuffed her, and had her booked for obstruction. There was no doubt he deliberately ran the red because he was lazy and arrogant, but years later her sense of "moral indignation" still cracks me up ;'}

[knuthom]

Kennesaw officer withdraws complaint against Sipples

[markomalley]

Maybe he was behind schedule to get to the Dunkin Donuts.



Oops. Wrong part of the country.

I meant to the Krispy Kreme.

[AnAmericanMother]

'Bout time.

Kennesaw recently has been in the process of hiring a new police chief.

I don't know if they've done it yet, but the new chief or the interim chief must have realized that this is NOT good public relations for the P.D. and told Officer Perrone to get his posterior down to the magistrate's court and withdraw the warrant.

[AnAmericanMother]

Hey, you get a CHOICE here in Cobb County! You can go to either one you want!