I suspect such prosecutions happen for a few different reasons. 1. The "culprit" is uncooperative or disrespectful when told he's doing something wrong.
2. The officer wants to make an example of the "culprit." In this case (speculating) it might be an officer with an anti-EV bias. 3. The officer has an arrest quota. 4. The officer is having a bad day. (Seriously.) The US is a legalistic society. A myriad of things that are harmless or nearly so are illegal. Laws are sometimes enforced just for the sake of enforcing them. As in this case, things can rapidly spin out of control. To be fair, the US isn't alone here. There are many others round the world like this, and some are markedly worse. Those of us who grew up in more permissive times have to realize that times have changed.. Back in the 1970s and 1980s, you could plug into semi-public receptacles - parking lots, large buildings - and generally expect little or no grief. If a security staffer wandered by, you were more apt to end up showing him round your EV and even taking him for a ride, than you were to get in any real trouble. Usually, the worst that would happen is you'd get a warning to "ask first next time." Today - who knows. I don't think I'd try it now. It's a different time. Keep your nose clean! David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
