is it the same officer that gave dana a ticket? judy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Emil Volcheck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <chat@charlesvillage.info> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 12:28 AM Subject: [Chat] Ticketed for talking!
> Hello, neighbors, > > After the CVCBDMA Board meeting, I drove back and gave Steve Gewirtz a > lift. Steve and I both live on the 3000 block of Guilford, and I > stopped across from his house, right before the intersection of > Guilford and 30th. We chatted for a little while about politics, then > Dave Barnett drove by in the opposite direction, on his way home I > assume. I hadn't seen him for a while, so we both rolled down our > windows to talk. Then I saw a police car pull up behind me, with > bubble lights. Dave moved on, and I pulled my car closer to the side > to get out of the way. The police gave me a $50 ticket for impeding > the flow of traffic. I was really surprised because I was in the car > the whole time, with the hazard lights on, and I moved almost as soon > as I saw someone behind me was trying to get by. Certainly when Dave > moved, I believe the police could have gotten past me. > > The police starting ticketing me right after I turned the corner and I > let Steve off. Steve asked the officer what the problem was, and they > told him to back off, gave him a 5-second warning. That seemed a > little harsh. > > I think I remember hearing recently that Dana Moore was given a ticket > when she was stopped out in front of her house loading or unloading > from her car, and that the judge threw it out. > > I'm planning to tell the judge I'm innocent, and Steve says he'll come > with me. > > Does anybody have any thoughts about this situation? It seems kind > of extreme. I feel like I should have been entitled to some signal > like a honk or yelling "move along" before they decided I was > blocking traffic. > > --Emil > > > > -- > Emil Volcheck > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://acm.org/~volcheck > > _______________________________________________ > Chat mailing list > Chat@charlesvillage.info > http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info > > _______________________________________________ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info
