From: Recovry4x4@aol.com
Date: Mon Jan 03 2005 - 09:24:18 PST
I've written that citation 3 times and got 3 convictions. Seems the traffic
magistrate doesn't have much of a sense of humor for that one finger.
In a message dated 1/3/05 12:11:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,
cwkealey@atlanticbb.net writes:
> Well, Kenneth ... now that you mention it ... one of the guys that I worked
> with for 25 years had been a State Trooper as well as Chief of Police in a
> small town where he lived before coming with my agency.
>
> As for flipping the bird ... yep ... he had a local trouble maker, nothing
> big, just a pain in the "A double scribble" to local law enforcement. The
> P.I.T.A. came from a fairly well off family and the parents always managed
> to get the guy out of trouble. One day the guy (I think he was in his
early
>
> twenties at the time) did exactly what you stated, flipped the bird at my
> friend/coworker and was charged with giving an improper turn signal.
Found
> guilty of that one in district court. The parents didn't pay any
attention
> to it thinking the judge would let the son go on t his absurd charge.
Found
>
> guilty and fined.
>
> No problems after that, the guy also though it was funny and started being
> friendly and curtious to the police after that.
>
> Bill K.
>
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