
Roundup Roundup
What the hell; I’ll just copy/paste the whole thing. It is "The Land of the Free," you know.
Yet more accounts of lying police in Atlanta. And, more importantly, more proof that there’s no accountability or oversight at APD. In Memphis,
cops plead guilty to pulling over suspected drug dealers (black men
driving expensive cars), shake them down for payoffs, then let them go.
Two dozen Memphis police officers have been charged with corruption
since 2004.In New Jersey,
two deejays noted postings on a password-protected website indicating
that the state police may be planning a "ticket blitz" because they’re
upset about the way the media has been treating the state trooper who
crashed while driving Gov. John Corzine. According to media reports,
the trooper was traveling in excess of 90 mph, and apparently checking
his Blackberry at the time of the accident. When the deejays read the
anonymous posts on-air, the head of the police union responded by
broadcasting one of the deejays home address and license plate on the
local news. He says posting word of the ticket blitz threatened police
safety, because it would cause motorists to question the legitimacy of
their tickets. Much more here.The former head
of the Monroe, Louisiana police union was arrested and charged with
lying to federal investigators about an insurance scam. He’s on paid administrative leave.Pick your side in this one, I guess. Here’s an account
from a more interested party. Here’s my question: Is it illegal to have
an expired tag on an inoperable vehicle that’s parked on your own
property?A labor board has recommended
that a Windsor, Connecticut police officer who was fired after having
held a gun to a woman’s head and pulling the trigger now be reinstated.A Lawrence, Massachusetts cop who beat a handcuffed man until he fell unconscious got a whopping 30-day suspension.
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"Is it illegal to have an expired tag on an inoperable vehicle that's parked on your own property?"
In Washington State: no, it is perfectly legal although some cities do have ordinances concerning the appearance of the vehicle, e.g., must have tires on all four wheels, unbroken windshield, appear to be a servicable vehicle, etc. The couple of ordinaces I have read seem to be in place to prevent a person from creating an eyesore in the neighborhood — the requirements only apply to vehicles visible from the street.
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