Gotcha Speed Enforcement – Feds Are Complicit: NMA E-Newsletter #460
With great thanks to advocate Joe Bahen, the NMA played an active role in the development of the 2012-2016 Virginia Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). With the SHSP for the next five years now moving into the implementation phase, Joe continues to work with state officials to craft a safety roadmap that is effective and […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: August 28, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –CA Motorists fight back!– –NC Court Upholds stopping drivers for no reason— –Fed Judge strikes down IN Car Seizure Law (CAF)— Friday, August 25, 2017 California Residents Fight Back Against Road Diets State and local transportation departments around the country have been removing lanes of travel for cars and replacing […]
Storage Cubby Criminals
You may be aware that cops can simply steal — yes, that’s exactly the correct word — cash found on your person or in your vehicle, in the course of a traffic stop, say — solely on account of it being an “excessive” amount. “Excessive” being entirely up to them to define. It could be […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: July 24, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –CO ballot measure stops speed trap cities– –Smith Co, TX loses appeal over illegal speed cam deal– –ACLU sues SD over forced DUI catherization– Friday, July 21, 2017 Colorado Ballot Measure Would Block Traffic Stop Profit Local law enforcement agencies would no longer be able to rely on highway traffic […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: April 10, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –VA suit against loose Authority– –IL Village votes down RLC– –DOJ opens up CAF inquiry– Friday, April 7, 2017 Virginia: Lawsuit Seeks To Stop $2.8 Billion Toll Diversion State and local governments cannot use an interstate compact to delegate authority to impose tolls and taxes on motorists. That is the […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: March 13, 2017
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! -Road Salt-Expensive for Car Owners– -Strip Search over fine overturned in NJ– -Supreme Court Justice slams CAF– Friday, March 10, 2017 Road Salt Causes $3 Billion In Vehicle Damage AAA, one of the nation’s largest automobile insurance companies, raised alarms last month about the overuse of salt and de-icing chemicals […]
“Services” Rendered…
It’s bad enough getting arrested — especially when you didn’t do anything to warrant it. This happens all the time, because the threshold for arresting someone is very low. It can be done by any cop, pretty much anytime — without much in the way of legal justification. He has the gun — and the […]