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Florida trooper who pulled over 120mph police officer sues for $500,000
Daily Mail ^ | 11 February 2014 | DAN BLOOM

Posted on 02/11/2014 6:44:15 AM PST by moonshinner_09

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To: DariusBane

I got a BS ticket from a cop. I went to court and beat the ticket.

I still had to pay “court costs”

WTF?


21 posted on 02/11/2014 7:13:44 AM PST by cableguymn (It's time for a second political party.)
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To: Jabba the Nutt

Jabba, you are so wrong.

She did what she should have done, and what would have happened to anybody else who was driving like that.


22 posted on 02/11/2014 7:15:56 AM PST by ZULU (Magua is sitting in the Oval Office. Ted Cruz/Phil Robertson in 2016.)
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To: Jabba the Nutt

The cop was off-duty and on his way to a private security job. He not only was speeding, but he attempted to evade when she tried to pull him over.

A review indicated he had a habit of often driving over 100 mph, with no need to do so.

If routinely disobeying the laws he is sworn to enforce makes up part of “ the unwritten rules of a male group,” count me in for the War on Men.


23 posted on 02/11/2014 7:16:36 AM PST by Sherman Logan
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To: Doc Savage

I m sorry, but I have to disagree with you. I would not arrest a man who was stealing a loaf of bread because he was down and out and wanted to feed his family. I would arrest someone who was stealing a loaf of bread who had plenty of money in their pocket and was doing it for the thrill.

The world is not so black and white. Many times citizens have been let go with a warning for violating traffic laws. I think in this case it would be hard to justify, though.


24 posted on 02/11/2014 7:17:17 AM PST by Glennb51
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To: Jabba the Nutt

What *can* happen when cops don’t observe the rules:

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2009/03/31/633189/officer-in-fatal-crash-driving.html#.UvpAwLSK20o


26 posted on 02/11/2014 7:24:48 AM PST by bolobaby
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To: luvbach1

And from my past experience, they appear to be the good guys!


27 posted on 02/11/2014 7:29:57 AM PST by SgtHooper (If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.)
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To: moonshinner_09

No one watches the watchers and those who try get punished...


28 posted on 02/11/2014 7:30:21 AM PST by GraceG
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To: cableguymn

“I got a BS ticket from a cop. I went to court and beat the ticket.

I still had to pay “court costs””

My sister who still lives at home with my mom, she has memory issues with numbers and physical imparments as a result of birth defects. As a result she can’t keep job and frequently misplaces things and gets lost. However, she loves to vote and received a Jury summons. Being who she is she misread the summons thinking it said the 8th when it said the 3rd. She showed up on the 8th and they informed her of her error. She apologized and accepted responsability. They told her she would have to wait for the court to contact her further.

3 months later she received a summons to appear before the judge. She did and apologized and accepted responsability and explained what happend. The judge said he understood and fined her $25. She makes $100 or so per month house sitting etc. So no big deal. Until she went to pay and they said with court costs she had to pay $410!

They wouldn’t let her leave without paying it and she didn’t have the money so she eventually called me in tears and I paid the fine for her.

I get the $25 but $375 in courts!!! What a scam!


29 posted on 02/11/2014 7:30:44 AM PST by Syntyr (Happiness is two at low eight!)
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To: Jabba the Nutt

When an officer drives 120mph to a second job he SHOULD be arrested.

He should also be fired.


30 posted on 02/11/2014 7:31:09 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Jabba the Nutt

I wondered how long it would be before someone would blame one of the few honest cops.


31 posted on 02/11/2014 7:32:30 AM PST by freedomfiter2 (Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
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To: Jabba the Nutt

She is definitely a candidate for appointment by President Hitlery in 2017 to a top level post in the Justice Department.


32 posted on 02/11/2014 7:32:45 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: Blood of Tyrants

“So the cop driving illegally at 120 mph should just be ignored?”

No, he should be given a medal. He’s a hero don’t cha know.


33 posted on 02/11/2014 7:32:57 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: SgtHooper
And from my past experience, they appear to be the good guys!

. Most are.

34 posted on 02/11/2014 7:33:42 AM PST by luvbach1 (We are finished)
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To: Alaska Wolf

Maybe-you-should-move-to-Florida ping...


35 posted on 02/11/2014 7:33:52 AM PST by null and void (<--- unwilling cattle-car passenger on the bullet train to serfdom)
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To: Glennb51

So it is ok to steal if you’re poor? Then there is no law.


36 posted on 02/11/2014 7:35:55 AM PST by GilesB
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To: ArtDodger
Worthe repeating:
My opinion, politicians and officers should be held to a HIGHER standard.
Mine too.
37 posted on 02/11/2014 7:36:09 AM PST by null and void (<--- unwilling cattle-car passenger on the bullet train to serfdom)
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To: TexasCajun

Not guilty.


38 posted on 02/11/2014 7:38:20 AM PST by null and void (<--- unwilling cattle-car passenger on the bullet train to serfdom)
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To: Jabba the Nutt
I bet, if she hadn't handcuffed the guy, she wouldn't have got the reaction that she did.

Would anyone who is *not* a law-enforcement officer be able to avoid the handcuffs in similar circumstances? This was an arrest that was certain to draw scrutiny from all direction, so Officer Watts was smart to follow the rules.

I'd say the responses from Miami PD Officer Lopez's associates is more an indication of a 6th-Grade maturity level in the ranks, than it is a reaction to "chickafication".

39 posted on 02/11/2014 7:40:23 AM PST by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: Jabba the Nutt

“So, she turns to Father State (Vaterstaat in the original German) to make things right and protect her.”

Right, she should just let cops engage in organized harassment against her for doing her job. /s


40 posted on 02/11/2014 7:40:49 AM PST by Boogieman
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