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

Jim Alder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Eric Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 
> 
> > On 10-09-2003 07:21, in article
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Christopher
> > Morton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
> > 
> >> On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 02:13:58 -0000, Jim Alder
> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
> >> 
> >>>    I know your mileage mmay vary, but I think the US is a
> >>>    few light years away from Mexico's bribery problem. 
> >> 
> >> I can see  you've never lived in Chicago....
> > 
> > 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?

I certainly hope not, and I'm pretty sure it's not the law in Colorado
Springs.  Pity they did not pursue the idiot with an official
complaint.

We don't get those kind of cases reported here.  Our best one wasn't
even a cop - just a loser who managed to buy a cop uniform and cop
lights then pull over ignorant women and fine them a "Clinton" to get
out of the "charges".

Jim