Houston woman warns motorists of speed trap with sign, gets thrown in jail
6/29/12, 04:17 PM
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Houston woman warns motorists of speed trap with sign, gets thrown in jail
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This story is irritating on so many levels. It involves a dreaded police speed trap, a good samaritan warning motorists of the potential fine and a 12-hour stint in a Texas jail cell.
Houston-area resident Natalie Plummer, who was riding her bike on the way home from the grocery store, noticed that cops were pulling over speeders with what looked like a speed trap, so she decided to turn her bag into a make-shift warning sign. That sort of action seems to be covered by the Constitution, but Plummer was still arrested for allegedly standing in the street when there was a sidewalk present. For the record, Plummer tells KRTK that she never left the sidewalk, and she claims that the arresting offer threatened her with an arrest for obstructing justice, which is a felony offense.
This story is irritating on so many levels. It involves a dreaded police speed trap, a good samaritan warning motorists of the potential fine and a 12-hour stint in a Texas jail cell.
Houston-area resident Natalie Plummer, who was riding her bike on the way home from the grocery store, noticed that cops were pulling over speeders with what looked like a speed trap, so she decided to turn her bag into a make-shift warning sign. That sort of action seems to be covered by the Constitution, but Plummer was still arrested for allegedly standing in the street when there was a sidewalk present. For the record, Plummer tells KRTK that she never left the sidewalk, and she claims that the arresting offer threatened her with an arrest for obstructing justice, which is a felony offense.
6/29/12, 07:15 PM
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The government courts have ruled time and time again in favor of those warning of the speed traps. It usually takes a couple appeals though. It's one of the few things the government courts for whatever reason still rule properly on, eventually, if a person fights long enough.
Simply put it's an intimidation effort for the police to harass people with such signs etc, not unlike what any criminal gang would employ towards a threat to their revenue stream.
Simply put it's an intimidation effort for the police to harass people with such signs etc, not unlike what any criminal gang would employ towards a threat to their revenue stream.
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