He could be charged with "Coughing with intent..." Good grief!
Ya can't make this stuff up!
Nasty cough, nasty run-in with the law
He could be charged with "Coughing with intent..." Good grief!
Maybe he should have thrown some salt over his shoulder and out the window.
Hmmm... An accountant vs. a police officer who is alleged to have "cuffed him and threw him into the side of the patrol car, [so that] he ended up on the ground." Should be interesting.
Given the patent irrationality I saw as a cop, the guy being an "accountant" has little to do with anything. And the story about him ending up on the ground, well you know, if he did end up on the ground, maybe it was the cop, maybe it was melodrama. The guy seems to be a fan of melodrama, so far.
Note that I'm not taking anything at face value, which is why I said "allegedly" above. (Okay, I accept the professions of the two people involved and that there was a traffic stop
). As I said, it should be interesting. I'm not sure how useful a dash camera will be, though. Seems that the angle wouldn't be quite right. We'll see!
The actual charge was misdemeanor reckless conduct. Anyway, a judge denied a motion to dismiss the charge. I have not seen any indication of the results of the lab test on the remains of the burger.
That has NOTHING to do with it, Ken - it's free so they can do anything they want to it??
I agree that this makes me wonder, BIG TIME. Something about this guy sounds mighty strange to me!!
I'm not implying that at all. Because it was free he should not have had any problem asking for something else if there was something wrong with what he got the first time. I know/have known lots of people who would choke down whatever's put in front of them because they're too broke or too cheap or whatever to waste the food they already have. I don't know of any restaurant that won't trade out your food if there's something wrong with it. This whole deal smacks of "there's more to the story ..."
) it might have been out of line. Time will tell.
The difference is that it's the RESTAURANT that does the free food offer, and it's the EMPLOYEES that are "preparing" the food. It's one thing to have an overly cooked hamburger. It's another thing to get a hamburger that's got so much salt on it that it makes you physically ill. Huge difference.
Could another acronym be... "UOP"?is that similar to contempt of cop?
That was IT? They pull you over and then tell you they need to search your vehicle??
I think the fear of much of the public is that, if they say no, they're going to be subjected to some sort of negative consequence for having denied permission, be it being forced to stand, waiting beside the road in public view for an hour or two while they conduct a background check or being subjected to verbal intimidation. People with nothing to hide will agree bust so they can be on their way, nevermind that there was no probable cause. People with things to hide will acquiesce in the hope that the officer will miss the contraband and in the fear that they will appear guilty for exercising their rights. Unfortunately, due to public perception and the actions of a small minority of officers, the police have lost much of the public trust they used to enjoy. Of course, the entire public landscape has changed around them, too!
I agree. Given Jesse's description of events, it was not a constitutionally protected search. But, if you decline when there's nothing to hide but take up your time when you'd rather be on your way... how easily do you open yourself up to other interrogation?
