<VV> police harassment - again -long

[Mark J. Murphy]

These "misunderstandings" happen all the time.  I've been stopped a few
times (different) for "defective equipment" by cops that noticed my parking
lights weren't working.  I can usually explain that as a rule they weren't
supposed to stay on with the headlights until '68, and be on my way.  Did
have one cop who implied that I was a poor liar because he knew better, and
that I could take it up with judge.  Being long on principle and short on
brains I took the day out of work (loss of a day's pay to fight a $50
ticket) to have the judge tell me he owned "a 60s vehicle" and I was wrong.
Wound up beating it by correctly guessing the judge's car as a Baracuda and
explaining they were the exception to the rule (had one of them too).  Cost
me more than double what it would have to just pay the ticket, but I won (?)
in principle.
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      \--(o)----(o)--'  Derry, NH, USA
    http://m.j.murphy.home.comcast.net/
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <mhicks130 at cox.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 11:36 PM
Subject: <VV> police harassment - again -long


> A while back I posted about being pulled over by a York County VA sheriff
because I didn't have the state-mandated safety inspection sticker in my
window.  He told me that antique cars were not exempt.  Afterwards I talked
to a state police officer (they oversee the safety inspection laws) and he
said antique registered cars ARE exempt and suggested that I keep a copy of
the laws in my glovebox for the next time I got pulled over.  Well I got
pulled over again today - by the SAME sheriff's deputy.