Quad, once a cop.... always a cop. And that is not all bad. I bet you have some great stories too. Best Wishes In a message dated 8/6/2008 2:53:54 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I had heard that before, but I didn't realize until I got to the very end. All I kept thinking about throughout the entire story was this is entrapment. Most people don't know that. If a police officer witnesses a drunken person or someone who has their faculties impaired attempting to get into a vehicle, they are supposed to stop the person, if it's possible. Failure to do so would be like watching an individual walk into a bank with a shotgun in their hands and simply waiting until that individual actually robs the bank. Just something to think about. :-) Quadius On 8/5/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) <[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) > wrote: While attending a Whine and Cheese surprise the other evening I heard the following: Only a person in Alabama could think of this. >From the county where drunk driving is considered a sport, comes this true story. Recently a routine police patrol parked outside a bar in Childersburg, Alabama. After last call the officer noticed a man leaving the bar so apparently intoxicated that he could barely walk. The man stumbled around the parking lot for a few minutes, with the officer quietly observing. After what seemed an eternity in which he tried his keys on five different vehicles, the man managed to find his car and fall into it. He sat there for a few minutes as a number of other patrons left the bar and drove off. Finally he started the car, switched the wipers on and off--it was a fine, dry summer night, flicked the blinkers on and off a couple of times, honked the horn and then switched on the lights. He moved the vehicle forward a few inches, reversed a little and then remained still for a few more minutes as some more of the other patrons' vehicles left. At last, when his was the only car left in the parking lot, he pulled out and drove slowly down the road. The police officer, having waited patiently all this time, now started up his patrol car, put on the flashing lights, promptly pulled the man over and administered a breathalyzer test. To his amazement, the breathalyzer indicated no evidence that the man had consumed any alcohol at all! Dumbfounded, the officer said, I'll have to ask you to accompany me to the police station. This breathalyzer equipment must be broken.' 'I doubt it,' said the truly proud Redneck. 'Tonight I'm the designated decoy. ____________________________________ Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? _Read reviews on AOL Autos_ (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017) . ____________________________________ Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? _Read reviews on AOL Autos_ (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017) . -- Quadius C2-3 incomplete 13 years post injury **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017 )
