Posted on 06/04/2008 6:12:59 PM PDT by elkfersupper
If the officer was being a little less than truthful, I’m sure the tape has been misplaced. The DUI attorney would have known about it, if the Mesa police have the dash cameras.
Free men? We haven't been free for a long time : ( Our masters simply try to give us the illusion of freedom.
There's an 18 minute gap in the tape.
I have no great love of lawyers, and I try to respect the job cops do. But cops are getting more and more militarized these days, and have a far greater superiority/power lust than in years past.
“Berry adds that Gonzalez likely had no idea whom he was pulling over. Yes, police typically run license plates before making a traffic stop, but they’re mostly checking to make sure a vehicle isn’t stolen. He’s skeptical that Gonzalez actually recognized Squires’ name. “
Not the way my cop friends say they do it. They definitely look at the name on the registration when they run the plates.
Then they check to see if the name/address of the driver matches. Otherwise they then want to know why you’re driving a vehicle you don’t own.
I agree.
It was a sad day when I realized that I fear the cops more than the criminals.
I am totally with you.
As a certain radio personality says, “follow the money.” These days of speed traps and excessive DUI arrests tell anyone that the primary motivation on all this stuff is revenue.
They can talk all they want about how it costs money to prosecute so they don’t really make anything, but they all want it flowing in. “Protect and serve” has become “Arrest and soak.”
You don't think this happens in every state?
We need to nip this in the bud Andy, nip it in the bud!
I disagree.
I think the primary motivation is control (some people just can't stand the freedom embodied in a privately-owned and operated automobile).
The secondary motivation is revenue.
Not only that, but with their in car laptops, they’re not just pulling up a name and address but the owners photo ID. And given that the cop had met the owner in court, and lost, I’m sure he knew damn well who he was dealing with.
I figured that was the case . Last time I was there was in 1985 . My buddy and I did a one week ON THE ROAD tour of Arizona , NM , CO and UT . We often drove with open beers in the car . Never saw a cop outside of Tucson or Phoenix , and not many there either compared to the northeast where we were from . Phoenix was like a ghost town after 6 when everybody split from work to go home .
Fortunately, not all cops are like this .... yet....
Guilty of DWB “Driving While Blonde”.
When the officer goes in with a confrontational approach it becomes much more difficult to get the cooperation of even an innocent driver. Without the driver's cooperation he cannot gather the evidence required to make the case and he is forced to either back down or arrest the driver and fudge the evidence to prove his case. That's probably why he lost the prior case.
In Mesa? Maybe the Mrs and I will look to retire ther because here in SoCal the criminals are much more dangerous than law enforcement and there a LOT more of the criminals.
Things like this.
Give it a second to load, endure the commercial and then watch the confrontation.
It doesn't take long.
The girl was extremely fortunate that she did not spend the night in jail, was not convicted of dui and is still able to drive. Most similar situations would not end so happily.
Indeed, remember who has custody of the dash camera tape. Hint: it isn't John Q. Public. They will protect their own in many cases, even if it means that the tape will get lost.
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