About 3 months ago a friend of mine that is about a 10 year veteran of the military (4+ years in the USMC during Desert Storm and since 9/11 re-entered a Special Forces unit) got stopped by an Albuquerque Police officer for speeding and weaving.
My friend and a witness say the cop came into a Bennigans and saw him having a beer and then waited outside for him for about 45 minutes, then when he left, the cop followed him for 6 miles finally pulling him over and saying he had seen him having much more than one beer. My friend passed the SFTs and was polite and courteous. The cop still wrote him tickets. I've seen the weaving cite-it says "crossed line 2x" - (no more details). Apparently the cop has ensured my friend he will zealously appear in court to prosecute.
Since the I-25/Rio Grande drug corridor runs through Albuquerque and the city is flooded with drugs, has a high per capita violent crime rate, is a frequent feature on COPS, etc., is it just me or is this a bit petty?
2006-08-23
04:39:59
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9 answers
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Eliphas C
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