<VV> Intent or Not

[Jim Houston]

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
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>> 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
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