Begin forwarded message:
From: Frode Hegland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: January 3, 2007 4:12:59 AM EST
To: Dave Farber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: web: informationliberation - Missouri: Police Roadblock
Harassment Caught on Tap ...
Drive carefully!
"A teenager harassed by police in St. Louis, Missouri caught the
incident on tape. Brett Darrow, 19, had his video camera rolling last
month as he drove his 1997 Maxima, minding his own business. He
approached a drunk driving roadblock where he was stopped, detained
and threatened with arrest when he declined to enter a conversation
with a police officer about his personal travel habits. Now Darrow is
considering filing suit against St. Louis County Police.
"I'm scared to drive for fear of being stopped at another checkpoint
and arrested while doing nothing illegal," Darrow told TheNewspaper.
"We're now guilty until we prove ourselves innocent to these
checkpoint officers."
On that late November night, videotape confirms that Darrow had been
ordered out of his vehicle after telling a policeman, "I don't wish
to discuss my personal life with you, officer." Another officer
attempted to move Darrow's car until he realized, "I can't drive
stick!" The officer took the opportunity to undertake a thorough
search of the interior without probable cause. He found nothing.
When Darrow asked why he was being detained, an officer explained,
"If you don't stop running your mouth, we're going to find a reason
to lock you up tonight."
http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=19139
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