mmouse said:
So what exactly is your solution to people who insist on drinking and driving? Maybe you should think bigger than your "personal freedom".
Drinking and driving is not as big a problem as the media and cops would have you believe. Patrols around bars at last call would be the better idea.
Speaking of RIDE. Here is what happened to me last night.
I got stopped at a ride program. I was asked if I had anything to drink and I told them no. I didn't have anything to drink. The first officer let me pass.
As I was leaving a 2nd officer waved me over. He told me my muffler was to loud. First he asked me what kind of muffler was it. I told him I didn't know. Which I don't. He told me it was aftermarket and it was illegal because it was to loud. He then asked for my documents.
As soon as I handed him over my insurance slip he said it was fraudulent. I told him it was what was mailed to me. He threw me in the back of the cruiser. He then demanded to know where I got it from, who made it, how it was made and all sorts of other badergering questions. I maintained that it was what was mailed to me. He refused to believe me. Which of course is within the scope of his job.
He then demanded proof of payment. He asked if I had any mail that says I paid insurance. He asked if I had bank statements. He was asking for alot of personal information that no one would normally carry with them. He was giving me a way out, but I do my banking online and I keep my mail at my place. He was getting mad. What he did next is what really offended me.
My mom is part owner of the car. It's none of your business why she is part owner and it is personal reasons that I won't go into with anyone as to why. He told me if I do not fess up, he would give my mom a summons: "uttering a forged document" as well. He was putting alot of pressure on me to admit to a crime and now he was using my family as leverage. My mom doesn't even have her G2 and now she's going to get a criminal charge because I'm not answering questions the way the cop wants. I don't know if what the cop did was legal or if it would hold up in court, but I do know it's wrong. Gangsters and mafia threaten your family members. Not the police. But then again, Peel regional is like a gang with badges.
I maintained that it was the document that was mailed to me by my broker. He then told me if I was going to play hard ball he would also charge me with failure to drive with insurance. This cop had such a smug look on his face. Like he was doing the city a favour taking down a king pin. He told me that if I get in the car and drive it again and he finds out that I don't have insurance (Which he commented on "I know you don't have any") he will charge me a 2nd time for driving without insurance. I knew better. My bills are all paid and I know my insurance is in order.
So the cop throws the book at me. 1 ticket for muffler. 1 ticket for uttering a forged document (Criminal Charge BTW). 1 ticket for driving without insurance. Now the cop tells me that he is on his way to my place to give my Mom the summons to for the forged document.
My parents are freaking out and they call me up on the cell asking to get access to my online banking records. My Mom is an auditer for a major bank and she has to keep her nose clean or she could lose her job so she's having a fit. So rather than strain my relationship with my parents and say no, I give them the banking info.
I get home and my parents tell me that the cop was satisfied at the banking records and ripped up my moms summons. I'm mad as hell because this cop had to involve my family because he thought I had an attitude. He used intimdation to try and get a conffession out of me when I had nothing to confess to. I will file a complaint later today.
Fuck Gestapo R.I.D.E. Programs!
I'm just messing with ya
