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: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:26 AM Subject: 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: [email protected] > 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: <[email protected]> > 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: [email protected] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rich Garcia >> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 9:04 AM >> To: [email protected] >> 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: [email protected] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of mch >> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 2:05 AM >> To: [email protected] >> 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: >> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GovtVShams/> >> >> 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 Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
