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Police handing out tickets for air fresheners Chicago Tribune, by Dan Simmons
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Posted By:Photoonist, 11/7/2009 3:38:18 PM
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| Ermir Spahiu was pulled over by police for his window-mounted GPS unit. For Tina Ross, it was her handicapped placard. And Mark Hubbard was nailed for an air freshener. All three Illinois drivers were stopped for what they thought were innocent items placed near their windshields. (Snip) An increasing number of drivers are being cited for windshield and window obstructions, which can include anything an officer deems to ''materially obstruct'' a driver's vision. The only |
Comments: A little tiny air freshener is a dangerous obstruction? Some officers just can't be trusted to make judgments and have to have it spelled out in detail for them. Several cited examples thrown out in court demonstrate this at a waste of court time and taxpayer dollars. |
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
okinamoki, 11/7/2009 3:47:20 PM (No. 6009185) Follow the money.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Evocatus, 11/7/2009 3:53:37 PM (No. 6009206)
Revenue production.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
cap MarineTet68, 11/7/2009 4:58:52 PM (No. 6009357) You. Have. Got. To. Be. Kidding. Me!
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
mc squared, 11/7/2009 5:00:41 PM (No. 6009364) State stickers and I-pass are more transparent than an air fresherner? Sorry officers, I don't buy it.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
JLoophole, 11/7/2009 5:56:37 PM (No. 6009508)
For every simple driving aid,
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
hoosierblue, 11/7/2009 6:16:13 PM (No. 6009555) I have a gps on the window and it did not block my vision at all. I think I would be taking them to court and making them prove it was blocking my vision. Are they going to start ticking people for rear view mirrors also.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
jlw509, 11/7/2009 6:24:47 PM (No. 6009578) What our public officials do instead of cracking down on jihadis.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Coy860, 11/7/2009 6:27:26 PM (No. 6009586) Ummmm what exactly do police cars have on their dashboards? Cameras and radar sticking up obstructing vision?
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Crosscut, 11/7/2009 6:58:07 PM (No. 6009671) State and city police are being forced to become just another revenue collection agency. How humiliating it must be for officers. The politicians are desperate for money to stay in business. They think we can't live without them.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Delilah, 11/7/2009 7:38:33 PM (No. 6009769) Meanwhile murderers run free. It's a great life if you don't weaken. I'm weakening.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
northshoredan, 11/8/2009 12:51:02 PM (No. 6011617)
Like clock work, the second and third of every month has NY State Troopers at the toll booths to give out tickets should your registration or inspection be overdue.
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