Alright folks, this one has me scratching my head. I can't figure out what the heck the Ohio Supreme Court was thinking on this one. You can read the whole article here but in a nutshell, the OSC has ruled that a police officer can ESTIMATE your speed and write a ticket accordingly.
So what they are saying is that if I, as a police officer, THINK you are going 100 mph in a 40 mph zone, then I can write a ticket and/or haul your carcass off to the lock up without ever having to actually PROVE you were speeding. Or in simpler terms, you are guilty simply because I SAY you are guilty. I saw you weaving therefore you are driving drunk....I didn't see your seat belt therefore you aren't wearing one, here's your ticket...you are under arrest because I suspect you have drugs even though I haven't actually found any.....
This just smacks of idiocy, abuse of authority, and dictatorship. Can anyone besides myself see the implications of this ruling?
I realize Ohio is running out of money but are they really THAT desperate to generate revenue?
TTH, I'm curious as to your take on this one......
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I don't like it at all. It looks like a tool that can be used to punish people you don't like. I can see a case where a motorist has a bumpersticker the cop doesn't like and voila! he's estimated doing 70 in a 25 zone.
My point exactly K T.
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