<VV> Intent or Not

[Byron Comp]

I know this thread is getting rather long for minimal Corvair content, so I'll drop out after this one last remark. I'm not against cops, I have good friends who are good ones. I just hate it when bad or sloppy/lazy ones get away with something, especially when I'm the victim.

In the incident I mentioned earlier, I pointed out to the officer several times before AND after he'd written the ticket that I thought he had stopped the wrong driver. He blandly said, "No, I got the one I wanted." When we got to court, I tried every way I knew how to get him to say the same thing before the woman judge, but he wouldn't do it. I also wanted to ask the judge why, if we were both under oath, she believed him and not me; but I figured I already knew the answer to that one, so I let it slide.

As for other offenses, yes, I've gotten away with a few. I've never had my license suspended or revoked, but my insurance went up for a while when I was younger and, perhaps, more foolish, because of too many points. I mentioned once before on here about "pegging the needle" on my Mazda RX7 one night. I'm sure I'd have paid dearly for that one, had a hidden radar gun happened to be around somewhere. I doubt they'd just turn me loose for doing 130+ on public highways.

Byron Comp
Gainesville, FL

>Message: 8
>Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:45:01 -0500
>From: Jim Houston <jhouston45 at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: <VV> Intent or Not
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
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>My son was coming home from work one night around 11pm and he made a 
>legal left turn and was hit by a Sheriff (who ran the red light).  There 
>was another car behind my son and the driver stopped as a witness.  
>Before anybody else arrived, the deputy driving the sheriffs car told 
>her to go ahead and leave - she wasn't needed!  Then, when the 
>investigating team arrived, he claimed he was driving "lights on" and my 
>son just turned in front of him.  My son (18) said he had a green turn 
>arrow and never saw the cop - (like he would have missed a police car 
>full of flashing lights!).  So, we ended up in court.  Based on the 
>information provided by our lawyer, no tickets were issued.  But, my 
>son's car was totaled and the county tried to sue us for the damage and 
>loss of use of the patrol car!  Our attorney "hinted" at a witness and 
>they dropped everything.  The deputy telling the witness to "go ahead 
>and leave" is an example of how they use their power sometimes..
>
>Jim Houston

>On 11/14/2011 2:02 PM, Ron wrote:
>> A badge and gun makes them right at all times and if you aren't sure, >>just ask them!
>> RonH
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dave Keillor"<dkeillor at tconcepts.com>
>> To:<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 10:52 AM
>> Subject: Re:<VV>  Intent or Not
>>
>>
>>> Speaking of "intent".  Was it the officer's intent to lie (ignore >>>truth) or did he simply make a mistake?
>>>
>>> Dave Keillor
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
>>> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Byron Comp
>>> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 12:46 PM
>>> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>>> Subject: Re:<VV>  Intent or Not
>>>
>>> Paul, Seth, Joel, et al,
>>>
>>> Where I live, N Ctrl FL, cops and judges BOTH not only ignore intent, >>> they also ignore TRUTH. I was "clocked" on a four-lane divided highway >>> in my red '89 Mazda pickup doing 59 in a 45 mile zone one lunch time, >>> except I KNOW I was doing 45. I saw the patrol car long before I was >>> anywhere close to him and watched my speedometer all the way from a >>> start at the stop light until I passed by him and it never exceeded 45 >>> mph. It was the dark blue Ford 350 alongside me in the passing lane >>> that was passing me as we approached the patrol car that was doing 59 >>> and thus deserved the ticket, not me. But neither the cop nor the   >>> judge would give my argument any credence so I ended up paying both >>> the ticket and court costs totalling almost $200. The only good part >>> was that because I took it to court, with the cop's approval, the   >>> judge ruled that I'd get no points on my CDL-A license.
>>>
>>> Byron Comp
>>> Gainesville, FL