RE: Cops, Valentine One (no Quattro content)

[Josh Pinkert <flush@us.net>]

At 07:57 AM 3/30/98 -0500, glen powell wrote:
>
>Well, he pulled up next to me with the flashers on, got on the microphone,
>and told me to "pull the vehicle over" (I think...it was practically
>impossible to hear exactally what he was saying -- could have been "blah
>blah, scramble wok -- flock").  As soon as I acknowledged (and I couldn't
>really ignore the microphone) he proceeded after the VW Cabriolet in front
>of me.
>
>>I don't mean to pound a dead horse further into that large hole in the
ground, but this
>>is where I loose it. So you pull over and he continues on after the other
guy?
>>I would (and have) pulled back out and continued on. I guess I just do
not see how
>>one cruiser could have pulled two cars over without the total cooperation of
>>both drivers. The cop would have had to give up on the other guy and gone
>>back out after me if he really wanted me to stop. Then the other guy should/
>>would have continued on and so forth. I simply will NOT cooperate with
>>revenue enhancement. I would rather explain it to the judge. If this were
an 
>>emergency situation then instant cooperation is expected and guaranteed,
but this 
>>was clearly a 'revenue enhancement event'. Don't just roll over and play
dead.....
>>
>>-glen
>> 

Sticking up for my little 'bro here, I agree with what he did.  He's a 21
year old guy...driving in a nice car with out of state tags.  If the cop
were to have to chase him down *again*, I think it's safe to say that they
cop might be a little bit pissed.  Regardless of the cops intentions
(revenue enhancentment), you have to cooperate.  If you mess with the bull,
you might get the horns.  I'll give in to the bull and take the ticket to
court.  As in his case, there are lots of places for cops to make mistakes.
 I've never paid full price on the revenue enhancement scheme.  Been pulled
over twice and ticketed twice.  One case, the judge threw out because I had
a valid argument about identifying my car.  The other case, the nice judge
gave everyone a break...reduced mine to a 64 in a 55 (from something above
75, maybe a 79, if I remember correctly).

When people continue driving and disobey occifer's instructions, we end up
with Rodney King incidents...  It not an excuse, but a reality.  Beware.


- Josh Pinkert
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