Speed Traps

[clariveros]

This is just an angry rambling, but I wantted to know how some of you felt? I was driving on 380 to work late because my GF's car was stolen so i am dropping her off and picking her up in my jimmy, and i get stopped by an asshole trooper who say i got caught by a plane goin 83 when i was doing 75, and what is worse i told him i was not goin over 80 andhe got real shitty with me, man some people are assholes. any similar stories out there

[BlazerLT]

Do you have larger tires than stock?

[Sen Sen]

I've been busted by a chopper once.
the story is here:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...ghlight=police

[clariveros]

my tires are actually stock again, trying to save gas and money, so this is why i am pissed off because shit like that is mostly for revenue so they dont care who they stop

[DINO55]

I've been busted by a chopper once.
the story is here:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbu...ighlight=police

Holy Shit Sen Sen, I don't even know if I would have stopped the truck at all. How far will they chase you with a chopper for a traffic stop? ? ?

[blazee]

I had an asshole cop write me a ticket for 98 mph when I was really doing 130.

[DINO55]

Sorry guy's, I have no intresting police stories to tell ya, The last time I was stopped by a Chicago cop was in 1985 for no city sticker, I bought a sticker, went to court, and they dismissed the ticket. 21 years ago. WOW...........

[rlith]

Well, 2 things... 1st off Have your speedo checked..

2nd: Either way you were speeding, you got busted for it. No reason to cry when you were knowingly speeding and got popped by a cop for doing something you knew was wrong...

/my 2 cents
/ex-cop

[blazee]

Not related to speeding, but another asshole cop story from the local paper:

A lawsuit has been filed against the City of Mount Dora and a police officer after a Tangerine man said the officer dumped his baby’s ashes onto the street almost a year ago.

Attorneys filed the lawsuit Monday in Lake County Circuit Court on behalf of Jason Burnham, 34, who said Mount Dora Police Officer Brad Cline stopped him around 2:30 a.m. Aug. 14, 2004. Burnham had been walking along Highland Street and was returning to his Tangerine home from his mother’s house on East Liberty Street in Mount Dora, where he had been riding out Hurricane Charley.

The lawsuit states Burnham was illegally stopped, and during the stop, Cline dumped the infant’s ashes out of a crucifix pendant Burnham was wearing on a necklace. In January, Mount Dora Police Chief T. Randall Scoggins said Cline had recognized the crucifix as a pendant that drug users often hide cocaine in, and therefore was suspicious about its contents.

The lawsuit states that many of Cline’s actions during the stop were unconstitutional. It alleges false arrest, false imprisonment and detention, violation of Burnham’s right to privacy under the Florida Constitution, violation of Burnham’s commonlaw right to privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

The lawsuit seeks damages in excess of $15,000 from the city and the officer for reasons including physical suffering, physical inconvenience, physical discomfort, loss of time, mental suffering, embarrassment, humiliation, disgrace and injury to his feelings and reputation, as well as legal fees.

Cline pulled his patrol vehicle alongside Burnham as he was walking home and began to question him about “illegal drug use,” the lawsuit states. Burnham told Cline he did not use illegal drugs, but did have a bottle of prescription Xanax on him.

He was also wearing a crucifix charm that contained the ashes of his 9-month-old daughter.

Carli M. Burnham died Jan. 20, 2002, when Jason Burnham, who was sleeping on the same bed as the infant, rolled on top of her. A medical examiner ruled the infant’s death as accidental. Burnham had six children, four of whom, including Carli, were born to his 23-year-old girlfriend, Leah Imhoff.

Burnham lodged a complaint with the police department the same day, accusing Cline of destroying his prescription pills by exposing them to the rain as well as dumping his baby’s remains on the street.

The lawsuit states, “Without probable cause and reasonable suspicion to believe any type of crime happened, he (Cline) put Burnham’s hands on the patrol car, illegally patted him down and illegally searched by going into Burnham’s pockets.” Cline also continued to detain Burnham against his will, the lawsuit states.

“Officer Cline confirmed there were no drugs in the area but kept questioning Burnham,” Burnham’s attorneys wrote. “Burnham always wore this cross pendant with his daughter Carli’s ashes in it so that she could always be close to his heart,” the lawsuit reads, stating that Carli’s death was why Burnham was taking Xanax.

Burnham told Cline three times the pendant contained his daughter’s ashes, and even showed Cline her name and date of birth and death engraved on the outside of the charm, according to the lawsuit.

“Officer Cline forced Mr. Burnham to remove it from his neck, without his consent or approval and over his objections,” the lawsuit continues. “Cline said he believed it to be cocaine and dumped the ashes from the cross onto the hood of his patrol car. After seeing the ashes were not cocaine, Cline wiped Burnham’s daughter’s ashes to the ground. Defendant Cline destroyed personal property belonging to the plaintiff, including his daughter’s remains.”

Seeing what occurred, Burnham “could do nothing but break down and cry,” the lawsuit states. “Defendant Cline’s conduct was outrageous beyond all bounds of decency and utterly intolerable in a civilized society,” the lawsuit says.

The city’s policy also requires officers to turn on their patrol vehicle’s lights or a camera when they make a stop. Cline did neither, according to the lawsuit.

In January, Scoggins said an internal investigation into the accusation was found to be inconclusive — impossible to prove or disprove — due to lack of physical evidence or further witnesses.

The investigation report stated Cline had been working hurricane detail and had found it unusual for someone to be walking at that time of night following a hurricane. In the report, Cline stated that Burnham appeared to be intoxicated as his speech was slightly slurred. The officer started talking to Burnham, who was never advised to stop, according to the report. Burnham denied being intoxicated.

Cline looked inside the crucifix, realized Burnham was telling the truth about the contents being ashes and screwed the top of the pendant back on and apologized for the loss of Burnham’s daughter, according to the report. He said he did not dump the ashes out. Cline also stated it had been drizzling rain at the time with wind between 10 to 15 mph. He did not radio in the stop, as another officer was on the radio at the time. No officers were with Cline in the patrol car.

Scoggins said Cline had been with the agency for six years and had been assigned to the special operations unit which handles drug cases for almost five years.

Lt. Roger Chilton said Cline resigned from his full-time position about a month ago and started his own mortgage brokerage. Cline still works for the department as a reserve part-time officer, Chilton said. He said Cline’s decision to resign from his full time duties was not related to Burnham’s complaint.

Chilton said he could not comment further except to say the lawsuit had been turned over to the city’s insurance company. A phone message left with one of Burnham’s attorneys seeking comment was not returned Tuesday. Cline could not be reached for comment.

[BlazerLT]

My lord......

[Sen Sen]

holy crap

[blazer_guy86]

...and the award for longest post ever goes to... blazee!!!

[blazee]

DINO55,
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[blazee]

Originally Posted by BlazerLT

My lord......

Originally Posted by Sen Sen

holy crap

You can tell that this didn't happen to me, because the headline would have read "Local cop kidnapped and forced to watch as his family was slaughtered"

Originally Posted by blazer_guy86

...and the award for longest post ever goes to... blazee!!!

That's nothing...check this out :
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=425701

[DINO55]

Thanks Blazee........................