Re: My first cop experience

[picot@cpcug.org (Chris Picot)]

At 06:54 PM 10/29/96 -0700, scirocco-l@privateI.com wrote:
>I SURE am glad that here in GOOD ol PA they do not allow such police actions :)
>BUT i did have the pleasure of being caught twice (did not get smart the
>first time) in New Mexico. ONE WORD OF ADVICE "never speed in an Idnian
>resorvation"
>I know this to the tune of $130 for 7 miles over the speed limit. Got caught
>in the rest of the state was doing 80 on a 65 and it only cost me $40. HOW
>CAN THIS BE i asked someone...they told me that cuz it was on the "rez" that
>they can charge anything they want on there cuz it is there own government.
>That SUCKS! 

They are just making up for for all the land we stole from them.  

Chris
Alex., VA.

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>At 05:49 PM 10/29/96 -0600, you wrote:
>>
>>Ohhhhh..yes they can.
>>
>>Some radars take into affectthe speed of the cops car, and calculate it 
>>all out. I got snagged @110mph by a cop driving on the other side of a 
>>grass median highway. and then another time @80mph.
>>
>>and it upheld in court.(Texas)
>>
>>Ryan
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>>On Tue, 29 Oct 1996, Shawn Meze wrote:
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>>> At 05:07 PM 10/29/96 -0500, you wrote:
>>> >So i was driving (at sunset) On the delightful route 22 around the
resiviour
>>> >when i see A cop pass me.  I was doing about 65 and slowed down to 60 so i
>>> >thought nothing of it.  However i look in my rear view window and what do i
>>> >see.. those damn flashing lights.  Anyway I was like fuc* shi* etc when my
>>> >friend said.. whoa whats the prob? He was going the other way, just lose
>him.
>>> > I haden't even thought of this (ok make fun of me)
>>> >so i swing onto this tiny back road, throw her into 2nd and burn away.  
>>> >Cop - 0 
>>> >Rus - 1 
>>> >=) hahaha
>>> 
>>> Uh, its likely he wasnt after you to begin with. They cant clock you if your
>>> driving the opposit direstion as they are. (Its physically possible, but its
>>> not any PD's policy to do it. Too many legalities to it to make it stick.
>>> They would rather stick with tried and true speed trap's. 
>>> More than likely, he got a backup call which was in the other direction. 
>>> We'll never know the real truth..........
>>> It's all so..... speculative...... :)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Shawn
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