Re: Bad Cop, No Donut! Lawsuit filed against abusive cops

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jim Alder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>Eric Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
>news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 

>> My mom an I, or well I, got a ticket in Colorado when we were
>> driving to my brother's USAFA Graduation. It was Saturday
>> afternoon, and the cop said we would have to pay him then and
>> there, or run the risk of coming back to go to court.
>> 
>> I think he backed off when we said in unison, we'll come back.

>   You should have phoned in his badge number, or even filled out 
>a complaint. I don't think any police dept actually lets the cop 
>collect the fine on the spot, do they?

No, if a cop tries to collect a fine he is definitely on the take.

And reporting is the right thing to do, but it can have consequences depending
on the jurisdiction.  Note it would be your word against the cop's, and he
would deny everything and claim that, at best, you had misunderstood what he
told you.  And in some jurisdictions you could be in for additional hassle
from the same cop or his buddies because "civilians" are not supposed to do
anything but what a cop tells them to do.

-Pete Zakel
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    It's a funny thing - you work all your life toward a certain goal
    and then somebody moves the posts on you.                    

                            - Herb Caen