Glenn Vermette said to Barbara Mcnay
About: Re: Legality of Commandeering - 04-11-98  19:30hrs
-D.A.R.E., Is key to Life!
 GV> Ä@SUBJECT:Re: Legality of Commandeering cars
 GV> N *** Quoting Barbara McNay to Glenn Vermette ***
 BM>  > Sigh..........!!!!!!!!
 BM>
 BM> Not a very enlightening answer.  Is any citizen entitled to say,
 BM> "Not in MY car, you don't"?  If not, what would it take, and how
 BM> long, to convince a cop that ready transportation really was not
 BM> available from me?  My car does not have special equipment or
 BM> identifying features.  Don't sigh again, please.  Thinking does
 BM> not enable us to know laws, police procedures or any other
 BM> specialized, unfamiliar or inexperienced thing.
 GV> You're right...however I ask none of this...just that you think and
 GV> use common sense...that is all...no more...no less.  Bottom line is if
 GV> your the only available car at the time, and the cop really needs it,
 GV> then he's not going to wait for you to get your walker out, he's not
 GV> going to wait to listen to your story.  There will be no debate, no
 GV> argument, you'll just be out, and that's it.  You'll have the rest of
 GV> your life to complain, write letters, sue, stomp your feet, cry, get
 GV> mad or whatever else you like......and in the end if you being out on
 GV> your ass on the ground for a while resulted in someone who just
 GV> murdered a wife or child or whatever being caught and arrested, then
 GV> I'd hope you'd also have the common sence to realize that although it
 GV> may not have been a very comfortable experience for you, that it was
 GV> necessary, and understand why it was necessary....as I'm sure the
 GV> family of the murdered child would understand and be
 GV> appreciative.....unfortunately though, few people, and obviously
 GV> yourself included, even with the luxury of time to think about it,
 GV> still can't comprehend what possible reason the cop would need to take
 GV> your car without having a half hour debate about it with you
 GV> first....and that is the reason why you get the:  Sigh......!!!!!
 Well.. I tell ya one thing, I'd be driving my car *NOT* the Sworn LEO,
 if he wished to file a complaint for me being in my car, thats fine as
 I'd know it was in one piece. I know from first hand experience what
 happens on chases where such a senerio kills the vehicle used, no
 thanks, they can destroy the cars paid for by tax payer money as they
 are fully Insured when their driven, not private citizens vehicles.
 Bottom line..No Sworn LEO takes my vehicle as I'd be filing theft
 charges against the LEO and their department, especially if there was
 forced entry as described above..regardless of what type of incident it
 was..for, guess what..
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