Tneedham
Regular Member
That may not be your goal or intent, but those stripes don't wash off easily. They are part of the fabric of who you are.
I understand that.
That may not be your goal or intent, but those stripes don't wash off easily. They are part of the fabric of who you are.
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*3-5 minutes later*
"Mr. Needham I will not be writing you a ticket afterall. I looked at my RADAR's log to see when it was last calibrated and it was well over a month ago. We are supposed to calibrate them every 20 days, I appologize for holding you up. Would you like me to follow you to the gas station to ensure you don't have to walk a ways?"
"I would appreciate that, if you are able to do that." [/I]
I understand that if you don't say anything you have a higher probability of winning a court case. If I get stopped for no reason (DUI checkpoint for example), I don't say a word. I don't answer any questions, I sit there quietly. I role down my window and I act like they aren't there. I have never had an issue, nor have I had to wait longer than about 30-45 seconds.
Again, I get it. I am just not an activist. I'm a normal person, carrying a weapon for personal defense and that's it.
So he admitted he had no RAS/PC/warrant to pull you over ? That's what it looks like to me -- a 4th amendment violation.
You should check and see how many speeding tickets he wrote that day via a records request. What he told you is a lie ... I know of no manufacturer that requires re-calibration of their machines every 20 days. You can check this via a record request for all manuals on the radar units that this authority has in use.
Cops that pull people over w/o RAS/PC/warrant should not be cops IMO.
... I know of no manufacturer that requires re-calibration of their machines every 20 days. You can check this via a record request for all manuals on the radar units that this authority has in use.
Review the post. The officer is not quoted as saying the manufacturer requires recalibration, only that "someone" requires it be done at that frequency.
Review the post. The officer is not quoted as saying the manufacturer requires recalibration, only that "someone" requires it be done at that frequency.