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Re: BURN THAT COP?
John F Carr (jfc@athena.mit.edu) wrote:
: In article <Pine.SGI.3.90.950422192553.24818A-100000@umbc8.umbc.edu>,
: ..RT ka pyara Boy.. <kali1@gl.umbc.edu> wrote:
: [story about evading cops]
: >SO, I was just wondering, what is the penalty if you get caught doing
: >this? Can't you just say that you didn't know the cop was behind you?
: >The times i have taken an exit, the cop car was still quite far from me.
: You can say that, but the court has no obligation to believe you.
: If I were deciding such a case, I would find it suspicious that
: you happened to take the next exit after chase started.
Well, the cop still has to prove it was your car he saw, and you driving it.
This being said, I do know of someone who was in this situation and
the court did believe that he didn't see the cop behind him (The cop is
way way behind, remember, and you're really concentrating on what's
in front of you at that speed).
: Prosecution: what was the destination of your trip?
: Victim: West Southbury
: Prosecution: Your home address is East Northville, and you
: go to school in South Westford.
: Victim: I mean, I was stopping for gas in West Southbury.
: Prosecution: The officer who impounded your car said the
: gas tank was over half full.
: etc...
: In other words, have a good excuse or it's going to look really bad.
: Even if your story is good, if the police officer doesn't like it or
: doesn't believe it he can still harass you.
This scenario strikes me as unlikely, but I suppose you never know ..
: --
: John Carr (jfc@mit.edu)
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