I was speeding and didn't notice a police car behind me. I stopped at a red light, and still unaware that there was a police car behind me, started speeding again. When he pulled me over, he gave me two tickets for both accounts of speeding. He said that he didn't pull me over when he first saw me speeding because we were stopping at a red light and it would have been incorrect procedure. Is this true?
2006-12-20 08:41:09 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
First, a quick definition of a word that is largely misused: ENTRAPMENT - A person is 'entrapped' when a person is induced or persuaded by law enforcement officers or their agents to commit a crime that he had no previous intent to commit.
I can't think of a scenario that would lead me to write two citations for what amounts to be the same offense. Was one ticket traveling in excess of posted speed (speeding) and the second exhibition of speed?
You always have the right to go Magistrate court to get the matter sorted out, but understand, at least in my jurisdiction, the Judge can give you "court costs" plus the fine.
2006-12-20 09:43:27 · answer #1 · answered by Jim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would not be very safe to stop somebody at a red light intersection, so I understand why he didn't stop you there.
By speeding at two separate locations, especially after stopping, you did commit two separate traffic violations.
Although it is a waste of my time, I can follow you until you commit 100 traffic violations and issue a citation for each one. Did the officer make you speed again? Obviously not. It's clearly your fault.
I can't think of a situation where I would have done the same thing that officer did, but yes, what he did was legal.
2006-12-20 08:51:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Most departments have rules and procedures that cover when or where to make a traffic stop. In or near an intersection is not a good place. Secondly a Police Officer has discretion - what to ticket you for and what to not ticket you for. If he exercises discretion by not pulling you over, and you do it again, he can in fact write two tickets for two seperate offenses. You can argue it in court, but its a tough sell. Good luck and great question!
2006-12-20 08:46:18 · answer #3 · answered by Drop Zone 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
well figure this....if the officer had activated his overhead warning lights and both vehicles drove through the intersection, it could have placed you both in danger. when people see lights they all like to "rubber neck", and it causes more bad things than good. the officer might have just waited until it was safe to stop you. also, if the officer was attempting to stop you, turned on his lights and you didnt notice, means you are a bad driver !!, and then after leaving the red light you sped again, the officer may have had suspicion to believe that you had been attempting to evade, car chase, and you might have been pulled from the vehicle and a gun pointed at you........think you might pay more attention next time??????????????? good thing you got 2 tickets, you could have went to jail.
2006-12-20 09:53:34 · answer #4 · answered by james r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The specific procedure will depend on the State you live in and the specific department the officer works for. In Missouri, I have six months to file misdemeanor charges against a violator, so I could do what he did, but I could also signal you to stop at the light.
Hope that helps-
Citicop.
2006-12-21 12:55:03 · answer #5 · answered by Citicop 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"When I pull over the cop parks directly behind me. There is a minute or two delay before he even gets out of his car." That's when he got the registration information. The reason it took a while to get down to the reason you were stopped was that you falsely told him it's your car. Just because one restriction is printed on your license doesn't mean there aren't other restrictions. The cop probably knows. You were given a break and you're bitching? Sheesh! Edit: The expired registration is more than enough.
2016-05-23 01:50:27 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like you'll be checking your rear view mirror a few more times from now on.
2006-12-20 15:53:12 · answer #7 · answered by joeanonymous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends what state and county.He piled charges so have something to deal with in court.1 you can beat,2 less likly.Only one can stick.
2006-12-20 09:59:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mark G, you need to go read what entrapment is, because in no way can you construe that as entrapment. It doesn't even fit the definition!
2006-12-20 09:08:00 · answer #9 · answered by On Time 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
it would have impeded the flow of traffic. You do know that rear view mirrors are not there just to check your makeup right?
2006-12-20 08:49:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋