Comments on: Cop gets suspended without pay for citing mayor’s son

By: Jerry

Jerry — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:22:48 +0000

I suspect that the “DUI stop” was probably a checkpoint. There is no law in California that I am aware of for “avoiding” them. However, I can tell you from personal experience that you will get an evil eye from the cops if you do. (No, not drinking, in one case I did not feel like waiting in line and the second my destination required the turn before it).

However, Utah law on avoiding may differ…

Jerry

By: mepsipax

mepsipax — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:44:31 +0000

It’s a big circle of wrong in my opinion. However, the corrupt will continue to be elected and employed. They are good at fooling people but people make it really easy with their apathy.

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:20:36 +0000

@MacK: What are Utah’s laws for “avoiding a DUI stop.” The article has no facts about how he avoided the stop. I agree with you, if the “avoiding” was legal (meaning he didn’t break any traffic laws or run afoul of Utah’s laws), then the cop is wrong as the mayor was.

By: MacK

MacK — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:20:10 +0000

Most are onto the mayor, me I’m looking at it in a different light.

The cop should be fired for making the illegal stop in the first place.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:55:33 +0000

Marty: And one step up from the prosecutors are the judges, most of whom were former prosecutors. Just visualize the banjo picker in the movie Deliverance and you see the result of these incestuous corrupt relationships in the legal community.

At least the banjo picker was good at something which didn’t harm anyone…..

By: Kol. Klink

Kol. Klink — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:23:09 +0000

Police always, without fail, for all their short history, SERVE & PROTECT.

Maybe this officer watched too much Law and Order pap for the masses, but he did forgot WHOM he serves and protects.

Hint: it isn’t the common people.

By: Marty Kohn

Marty Kohn — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:05:06 +0000

Abuse of Power by law enforcement. Does it stop at the police level? That’s all we hear about, but what about on the prosecutorial level? The case that sparked this blogs creation could have stopped at the street level by the prosecutor refusing to prosecute a bullshit case, yet they didn’t .

IMO the problem is larger than police misconduct, stupid cops will be stupid cops. Their interpretation or misinterpretation of the law is supposed to be kept in check by prosecutors. The bigger problem that endangers our liberties and freedoms is one step up from the cops yet there is virtually no one reporting on it…

By: Jay

Jay — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:24:29 +0000

Abuse of power. Which is what this site is really all about. The people of Stockton, Utah should recall/impeach that mayor. Couldn’t HE be charged with obstruction of government administration? Pathetic.

By: Scott Chamness

Scott Chamness — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:19:46 +0000

$5 says that mayor isn’t gonna get re-elected.

By: Michaelk42

Michaelk42 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:59:57 +0000

Here’s a photography-related one for you:

http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/SE/20091031/NEWS/910310335

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:52:20 +0000

Actually i find it interesting, no matter where it comes from. Specially since I’m from utah let my family know about this, we will be staying away from stockton.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:41:14 +0000

So cops are above the law, and the mayor’s family even above the cops’ law? We should start trying to map all these layers of ‘law’…

By: Difster

Difster — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:56:55 +0000

That mayor is going to get some BAD press for that!

Not to nitpick Carlos, but even though this is an interesting story, it’s not photography related. Stay on task!

Start getting too far off with non-photography related stories and you’ll get totally overwhelmed. Let the Injustice News feed handle this stuff. Do what you do best, we all appreciate it.