Sounds like the dumb cop is guilty of "reckless endangerment of a civilian"
(not to mention possible entrapment) and should turn in his badge. The
legal system here in the US would have chewed that cop up and spit him out.
He should probably consider taking a job more in line with his apparent
aptitude - like maybe as a lamp post. :-)
If I were the civilian and was in my Spitfire, I definitely would have told
that cop to "stick it where the sun doesn't shine" because no way would I
risk my Spitfire on such nonsense. "Gee officer, for some reason I can't
seem to get my car started so I can't follow you".
Reid
'79 Spitfire (original owner)
-----Original Message-----
From: Laura.G@141.com [mailto:Laura.G@141.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 6:25 AM
To: John Cave
Cc: Spitfire List
Subject: Re: [Fwd: EVER DROVE IN MONTREAL]
boundary="------------DC19F917D4B7265634044913"
And what a treat for the guy who originally got pulled over!
What's amazing is that the guy followed the chase to the end-a new twist on
the honour system. I would have let him off after all that!
Laura G.
>
>From: John Cave <cavej@mcmaster.ca>
>Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 13:30:10 -0400
>To: Spitfire List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
>Subject: [Fwd: EVER DROVE IN MONTREAL]
>
>A police ethics committee in Montreal reprimanded Officer Robert Royal
>in March after he forced a traffic-stop motorist to follow him on a
>high-speed chase of another car. Royal had stopped Pierre Boileau for
>an illegal U-turn when another officer summoned Royal to help him
>chase another car. Rather than let Boileau go, Royal ordered him to
>follow the chase, which hit about 70 mph in a 30 mph zone. After
>Royal caught up to the second car (turns out it was the wrong car),
>he finished writing Boileau's ticket and sent him on his way.
>
>
>--------------DC19F917D4B7265634044913--
>
>
|