isn’t that private property though…they can’t do anything to him not even a ticket unless they had permision by the owner
The thing that really ticks me off, is that they admit he was drinking, that he was speeding, but because he was not as drunk as the equipment said it’s questionable?
You know what, you shouldn’t be fucking doing 145 on the highway after having 5 beers.
exactly but my dad doesnt speak english very well so he couldnt say much but he’ll take it to court
I can’t believe this is allowed and there isn’t a huge problem from the public. I can’t believe the news isn’t all over this. You’d think that they’d just lap this shit up.
innocent until proven guilty.
We should send this to one of the local news paper reporters along with a letter about how were getting discriminated for having mods while piss drunk cops get off of drunk driving and speeding tickets…But then again would that sell papers?
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you know the song, lol law = bull, justice = fail, teehee all about money
That article is BS totally slanderous an libelous how dare they?!!!
To call out Radio Shack like that was uncalled for.
It’s not even RadioShack anymore… It’s “The Source by Circuit City” lol…
^LOL!
It’s a criminal offense. Doesn’t matter where you are it’s illegal to have an open bottle of alcohol in a vehicle. But it was a stupid ticket and I would take it to court.
Also, I don’t see why everyone is so pissed off. Cops have always gotten away with shit, it’s nothing new. A few pissed off guys in beat up imports aren’t going to stop it.
does anyone have access to the entire article?
can someone get this story and copy paste it in here now please?
June 28, Toronto Sun
Police Officer cleared of DUI
BARRIE – A Toronto police officer who was busted for impaired driving
after he was caught on the highway at 145 km/h and straddling lanes in an
unmarked cruiser was acquitted yesterday.
While his toxicology test showed a reading of 180 – almost twice the legal
limit – Justice Michael Harpur found Det. Daniel Ross, of 31 Division, not
guilty of impaired driving and not guilty of driving over 80.
Court heard Ross was pulled over in his unmarked police vehicle after a
brief pursuit on Hwy. 400 just south of Barrie at around 4 a.m. on July 25,
2007.
CONTINUED SPEEDING
Initially, instead of slowing down, Ross continued speeding along while
moving in and out of lanes without signalling, court heard.
Later Ross testified that he thought “someone was charging up in his rear”
and moved lanes, not realizing it was a police car.
The arresting officer testified Ross smelled of alcohol, had a “dead man’s
stare” and delayed speech. The officer also found an empty bottle of Corona
on the floor in the front of the car, and a case of nine empty Coronas in
the back seat
– with one bottle missing out of the case.
Court heard Ross offered up his police identification instead of his
driver’s licence, explaining he forgot his wallet at home.
BEER AND WINGS?
Ross and two of his colleagues testified Ross drank five beers with some
chicken wings earlier that night.
In court, Justice Harpur found that five beers did not match the toxicology
test and that he would have had to drink several more than five beers to
have a reading of 180 – which, he said, casts doubt on the reliability of
the equipment.
“Your honour, we’re not talking about a piece of crap from Radio Shack,”
argued Crown attorney Ray Williams.
Simply bullshiat… Seriously… And I thought coming from a country with a corrupt government, as well as law enforcement and moving to one rated as one of the greatest countries to live in would make everything better… But no… This whole world is corrupt… I mean, I love Canada as much as the next guy, but this is just plain BS… Something needs to be done. We get pulled over for doing 10 over, even when no one is around for like 4-5 km’s, yet this poor excuse for a police officer goes 145km/h, piss drunk and gets a mere slap on the wrists?
Not even a slap on the wrist. He got let off.
Hopefully this recieves enough media attention that something actually happens, but it’s unlikely.