Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: NC man charged with 'driving a cop car' due to ham antennas

[Mathew Quaife]

On the contrary, yes there are those officer's whom believe they are above the law, and enjoy the comrodity that it brings at the local coffee break.  Having been involved in law enforcement, both as an officer, equipments repair, and now ems for the past ten years, yes, they do boast about how they got someone, even if they were in the wrong.  As they are humans, they will error, as #$%^$#, they enjoy doing it.  I've listened to them all.
 
Mathew
 
Captainlance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
All too true, but being both a ham , and being in Law Enforcement, I cannot see an officer just giving a ticket for what he perceived as a " cop car"... this violates basic rights guaranteed to us all. Perception is not a basis for a violation, it would seem that there may be parts of the occurrence missing from the story.Lance N2HBA----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:26 AMSubject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: NC man charged with 'driving a cop car' due to ham antennas> What's really sad is that some cop with nothing better to do can charge> someone for a "crime" like this. It winds up causing the ham to have to> take a day (or more) off of work to go meet with an attorney, go to court,> etc. He probably will win, but
 then he has to pay for it all to defend> himself with no recourse against the court, police, etc. for any kind of> reimbursement. Pretty sad......>>>>> Original Message:> -----------------> From: Alan Bradley Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 08:39:29 -0500> To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: NC man charged with 'driving a cop > car'> due to ham antennas>>> I found this on the net, It may be the same story.>> http://www.jars.net/>> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fred Fitte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: > Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 8:06 AM> Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: NC man charged with 'driving a cop > car'> due to ham antennas>>>> Can someone post the
 message>>>> -----Original Message----->> From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rich Garcia>> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 9:04 AM>> To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com>> Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: NC man charged with 'driving a cop> car'>> due to ham antennas>>>> You got to be a member to get the message, I am not going to sign up just> to>> read one message!>>>> -----Original Message----->> From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of mch>> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 2:05 AM>> To: repeater-builder@yahoogroups.com>> Subject: [Repeater-Builder] OT: NC man charged with 'driving a cop car'>> due to ham antennas>>>>>> This is slightly
 off topic, but I wanted everyone to be aware of what is>> happening to a NC man who equipped his Chevy Caprice Classic with ham>> antennas. He is now *charged* with driving a car that resembles a law>> enforcement vehicle. Apparently that is a law in NC.>>>> Details here:>> >>>> This will be my only post on the subject.>> Please direct any discussion there.>>>> This could be you if you have many antennas on your car (as many of us>> do) and drive through NC in anything close to the same model car LE uses>> (Caprice, Crown Vic, Intrepid, Impalla, Etc, or even any of the clones>> such as Park Ave or anything based on the same frame).>>>> Joe M.>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yahoo! Groups
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