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

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Pete nospam Zakel) wrote in
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 

> 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. 

   Note the guy said he was driving through a strange area. I 
didn't say you should report hometown cops. I may be crazy, but 
I'm not stupid. ;^D

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