angelatc
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He wasn't the douche bag.....
Cop almost killed me, so I flipped him off...
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He wasn't the douche bag.....
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good luck in court tomorrow
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Thanks, I will post an update ASAP.
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make sure to emphasize , while you may have hurt the cops feelings, he almost killed you by pulling out in front of you.
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Yea, my lawyer is pretty confident we wont even see a judge...
He told me the DA will most likely drop it before we even go in the court room...
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Adam Mueller one of the Motorhome guys who lives up near me started this site:
http://copblock.tumblr.com/
We're working on trying to hold cops accountable and would like eventually to create a network of CopBlock activists. Imagine a PD getting 3,000 calls about one of their unruly and tyrannical officers with the audio and video proof.
http://copblock.tumblr.com/
We're working on trying to hold cops accountable and would like eventually to create a network of CopBlock activists. Imagine a PD getting 3,000 calls about one of their unruly and tyrannical officers with the audio and video proof.
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Not surprising at all. The guy sounded like he needed to enroll in anger management therapy immediately. What a pathetic thug.
Dude in Arizona got 50 grand for spending the night in jail over such. That was after he agreed to go home instead of jail after an incident at a bar. Cop followed him home with his designated driver. Designated driver and drunk then left and went riding around and he flipped the cop off. You can have them by the gonads for this one.
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Update?
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That can only be done if the stop is captured on video...
Why?
Because with a riotously funny stunt like that the cop's head would likely spin 360 and may just explode.
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A good video for everyone to be familiar with:
YouTube - BUSTED: The Citizen's Guide to Surviving Police Encounters
YouTube - BUSTED: The Citizen's Guide to Surviving Police Encounters
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Good lord man. What'd ya do? Flip off the judge?
Reminds me of my friend that got a speeding ticket and on exiting the court room began singing...
(To the tune of the Mickey Mouse Club Theme song)
F-U-C...K-E-D, A-G-A-I-N..Fucked again, I'm fucked again.
bump for story. in the meantime, let's all take a stab at what Tylet did to get thrown in the clink. I'll go first.
Got into it with the Judge and to 'send a message' he held Tyler in contempt of court for 42 of the maximum 60 days possible.
Any other ides?
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whaat???
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Well, here's my guess:
(And Tyler, if you're reading this, I'm not knocking you - it sounds to me like you had a nasty run in with a cop who shouldn't have the badge. This is just my guess as to what may have happened.)
Unfortunately for Tyler, Louisiana actually does have a law on the books mandating drivers move over at least one lane when passing a stationary emergency vehicle on the Interstate highway:
http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=88033
Anyone interested in whether this law applies in *your* state, check out this link:
http://www.atssa.com/galleries/default-file/2008718146320.50StateMoveOverLawChart.pdf
The vast majority of states now have this law. Bottom line: If in doubt, it's best to move over a lane. (Frankly, it's best to move over a lane anyway. I've seen cops hop out of their car and walk into the traffic lane without ever looking behind them. They're too hopped up on adrenaline and the possibility of getting a phone number of the hot blonde chick they just pulled over....)
So unfortunately, on the "improper lane use" and "failure to yield" I'm afraid there's not a lot even a good lawyer could do.
The "careless operation" charge is complete bullshit. Here's the Louisiana statue for "careless operation":
The ONLY argument I could see for a "Careless Operation" charge would be to argue that if the driver (Tyler) was watching the cop ("making eye contact" as Tyler admitted here) and driving one handed for two minutes (using the other hand to flip the bird for two minutes, as Tyler admitted here) then it could be argued that the driver (A) was not watching the road, and (B) driving with one hand, and that would therefore constitute "Careless Driving."
Personally, it sounds like a BS charge tossed on by a PO'ed cop. Typical of the breed, unfortunately.
All that being said, I still can't see how Tyler could have been locked up for over forty days on these charges. Even if it was guilty on all counts, it shouldn't have warranted more than a hefty fine and a temporary suspension of license... UNLESS, as ghengis86 said, perhaps there was an argument with the judge...
Okay, Tyler. What happened??
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Good lord man. What'd ya do? Flip off the judge?
Reminds me of my friend that got a speeding ticket and on exiting the court room began singing...
(To the tune of the Mickey Mouse Club Theme song)
F-U-C...K-E-D, A-G-A-I-N..Fucked again, I'm fucked again.
This was me the morning of court.
Notice the camera pen in my shirt pocket!
I went to the 10th floor of the court house(room 1024) just like everyone else who was scheduled for court that day.
Room 1024 is not a courtroom, Their is no judge! It's only a room where everyone goes who has a ticket, most people do not want to contest their ticket they only want to ask for time to pay or see about going to driving school to keep the ticket off their record.
If you plan on contesting the ticket you tell the DA in room 1024 your gonna plea "not guilty", he will try to convince you to plead "guilty" either by intimidation or by persuasion. If he cant convince you to plead guilty to something(which was my case) you go to trial, on an entirely different floor of the court house.
My "recording pen" was turned on while I was on the 10th floor, talking with the DA.
When we could not come to an agreement the DA told me to go down to the 8th floor for trial.
At this point I turned off my cell phone, as stated outside the court room door.
I made sure my "camera pen" was OFF as well, just to be safe, but their were no signs anywhere in the court house that said "no recording devices allowed"
cell phones are allowed, and most phones have some type of recording capability, so i thought for sure it would be oh to bring in my pen as long as it was turned off while court was in session.
Shortly after going into the courtroom the judge walked in, court was now in session. My case was the only one. The DA went up and had a few words with her(the judge).
I requested a continuance so I could have time to hire a lawyer, the DA objected, stating "the officers are here now, and we're ready for trial now."
The judge ruled in my favor, granting the continuance, saying "its only fair."
Then she asked me to step up to the mic and "make an appearance for the record" which is simply stating my full name, DOB, and address. After being "on the record" she stated to me" Mr. Kelley, you do know its illegal to record anything in a courtroom?" I answered "Yes ma'am" next she said "Well, I'm going to ask you one time, are you recording anything right now?" I answered truthfully saying "No ma'am"
That was the end of it she assigned me a new date to return, I signed my notice and started to walk out of the court room ,when suddenly the officer that I flipped off stood up and exclaimed "Your honor, he is recording this! See that pen in his pocket?! It records audio and video! I've seen them before!"
At this point the judge was like, "oh, I thought you said you weren't recording anything!" I told her "I'm not. It's turned off."
She asked me to give the pen to the bailiff, and said "court is in recess, until we figure this out." Then she left the room. A lot of commotion was going on, but the shorthand is. They plugged the pen into a computer right there in the court room, and found only the video from earlier on the 10th floor.
After about 20 minutes of being in handcuffs, and being searched. The judge returned finding me to be in "contempt of court" for recording something while I was in Room 1024. She sentenced me to 3 months in jail. End of story.
My camera pen and my Iphone was confiscated as evidence...
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