Re: [Leica] Home depot and the rest

["Bryan Caldwell" <bcaldwell@softcom.net>]

>>In court, the office lied, said he was right behind me the entire way, the
judge said "guilty, next" and that was that.  I am not the only person who
has complained to the town that this cop is a liar.<<

I guess we all make spelling mistakes (see above) <g>.

The first two truths you learn as a defense attorney: (1) Cops can lie just
like anyone else, and (2) Judges believe cops. (Before trouble starts, I
agree that there are many good and trustworthy cops.)

Bryan

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 5:04 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Home depot and the rest


> > >>I said that wrong.  <<
> >
> > >>BTW, I would suggest you invoke your spell checker.  You don't spell
so
> > good
> > ;-)<<
> >
> > I apologize for missing an "s" in Massachusetts. I wasn't aware that
such
> > minor errors warranted comment.
>
> It wasn't only that, or I would not have said anything.  Every post of
yours
> I respond to has two or so typo's.  I wasn't criticizing you, just making
a
> suggestion...
>
> > I would be interested in the rules of evidence at one of these civil
> > speeding hearings.
>
> I told you what they were!  Some OTHER guy shows up, and says someone else
> said you were speeding.  Judge says "guilty".  I'm not kidding, simple as
> that!
>
> I was out of my Jeep, been at the town beach for 5 minutes, having eaten
> half my sandwich already...and some dork local cop comes up to me some 20
> yards from my Jeep and gives me a ticket for going 45 in a 20 zone!  I'd
be
> lucky to do 25 in my Jeep on the road to the town beach mind you.  The
> witness who came to court with me was actually in front of the cop, behind
> an ambulance behind a bunch of other cars on a side street...some 1/2 mile
> or so away, and happened to be going to the beach...and saw what the cop
> did, and offered to testify that he never saw me anywhere near the cop,
and
> that there was no way the cop could have seen me around the ambulance,
> around a corner behind a bunch of cars, and view blocked by dozens of
trees.
> In court, the office lied, said he was right behind me the entire way, the
> judge said "guilty, next" and that was that.  I am not the only person who
> has complained to the town that this cop is a liar.
>