atatbl
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I do not post here much. I have negative rep points for a reason. I am sure I will get them for this.
I read threads here everyday. When I read this thread originally it was only about a page long. It was disgusting to see danny_boy defend this drivers actions. Saying that it is illegal to be in a middle (or far left lane for that matter) and do the posted speed limit. I am happy to see most of you do not agree with him. Perhaps, as some of you have brought up, he should learn there is a MINIMUM MPH on EVERY HIGHWAY AND INTERSTATE in the country. NO EXCEPTION. We all know (with the exception of danny), that this is MUCH less than 60MPH EVERYWHERE. I know he will argue with me, but I challenge him to find something different through Nexus or LawLibrary. I am not an attorney yet, but a juvenile could defend ANYONE who gets a ticket for doing 60 in the FAR LEFT lane (much less the middle) and get a "not guilty" verdict.
More to the point, after two sets of research I found no substantial**** case law of any party that has ever been cited for doing the speed limit on a U.S. interstate or highway.
**** There were two cases I found that convicted (meaning convicted before this incident even occurred) drug dealers were pulled over for not allowing traffic to pass while in the right lane. You read that correctly. They were in the far right lane, yet did not let traffic pass. This is not a debate about illegal profiling for convicted offenders, so please do not bother to argue about that point. I just had to make sure that everyone knew where the two cases that were exceptions came from. By the way they were on I-35....... kind of known to drug traffickers or anyone involved in law enforcement.
Furthermore, the "shock jock" reporter was a prick for doing what he did, overall. However, he did it because it is the type of thing his job demands. That is not an excuse. If any of us did this for fun, it would be sickening.
WHY HE DID THIS IS NOT THE POINT. At least not in the U.S. He followed the law to watch someone break it. This was the point. danny will not understand why what he did was legal (as he has pointed out), but it was. It is how we make changes. I do not like that the victim happened to be us. We work for UPS, this is not good for us. The driver deserves whatever he gets. This is not good FOR US. Again, we work for UPS! See the emblem on that truck? UPS. We became the victim of THAT DRIVER'S actions.
I am sorry to seem so vindictive in this posting. Neg rep away. The point still remains, I am SOOOOOOOOOO happy most of you saw through that gorilla dust danny posted about the reporter breaking the law in ANY WAY. He did what he did, it was POSSIBLY unethical to the average person, certainly not in media perspective. Definitely not in interstate traffic law.
Danny, I submit to you that I would like you to quit preaching to a church you do not belong to. Please. Quit. We know that you know how to get police reports. You showed that in the other thread.
In fact, you manage to make a post here stating one sentence ON TOPIC and then revert back to the thread about the motorcyclist.
I look forward to you quoting three or four sentences from my post and then molesting them into a controverted mind frame that was not the substance of my post. Which you never fail at doing, but then again, I am not the first person to bring this to your attention.
-Reporter followed the law
-Feeder driver followed to closely (citation)
-Feeder driver flashed lights in aggressive manner (citation)
-This is illegal on ALL interstates, although not federal law. Every area of interstate has the "road rage" clause in it now, which includes this. Statute numbers vary from "section" to "section".
-Driver aggressively merged lanes (cutoff) the reporter. Forget statutes you can find this in any state's laws. However, Interstates have federal mandate on that. I am just to tired, lazy, and angry to find it. Find it yourself. If you do not believe me, challenge me then. (Regardless, citation)
I read threads here everyday. When I read this thread originally it was only about a page long. It was disgusting to see danny_boy defend this drivers actions. Saying that it is illegal to be in a middle (or far left lane for that matter) and do the posted speed limit. I am happy to see most of you do not agree with him. Perhaps, as some of you have brought up, he should learn there is a MINIMUM MPH on EVERY HIGHWAY AND INTERSTATE in the country. NO EXCEPTION. We all know (with the exception of danny), that this is MUCH less than 60MPH EVERYWHERE. I know he will argue with me, but I challenge him to find something different through Nexus or LawLibrary. I am not an attorney yet, but a juvenile could defend ANYONE who gets a ticket for doing 60 in the FAR LEFT lane (much less the middle) and get a "not guilty" verdict.
More to the point, after two sets of research I found no substantial**** case law of any party that has ever been cited for doing the speed limit on a U.S. interstate or highway.
**** There were two cases I found that convicted (meaning convicted before this incident even occurred) drug dealers were pulled over for not allowing traffic to pass while in the right lane. You read that correctly. They were in the far right lane, yet did not let traffic pass. This is not a debate about illegal profiling for convicted offenders, so please do not bother to argue about that point. I just had to make sure that everyone knew where the two cases that were exceptions came from. By the way they were on I-35....... kind of known to drug traffickers or anyone involved in law enforcement.
Furthermore, the "shock jock" reporter was a prick for doing what he did, overall. However, he did it because it is the type of thing his job demands. That is not an excuse. If any of us did this for fun, it would be sickening.
WHY HE DID THIS IS NOT THE POINT. At least not in the U.S. He followed the law to watch someone break it. This was the point. danny will not understand why what he did was legal (as he has pointed out), but it was. It is how we make changes. I do not like that the victim happened to be us. We work for UPS, this is not good for us. The driver deserves whatever he gets. This is not good FOR US. Again, we work for UPS! See the emblem on that truck? UPS. We became the victim of THAT DRIVER'S actions.
I am sorry to seem so vindictive in this posting. Neg rep away. The point still remains, I am SOOOOOOOOOO happy most of you saw through that gorilla dust danny posted about the reporter breaking the law in ANY WAY. He did what he did, it was POSSIBLY unethical to the average person, certainly not in media perspective. Definitely not in interstate traffic law.
Danny, I submit to you that I would like you to quit preaching to a church you do not belong to. Please. Quit. We know that you know how to get police reports. You showed that in the other thread.
In fact, you manage to make a post here stating one sentence ON TOPIC and then revert back to the thread about the motorcyclist.
I look forward to you quoting three or four sentences from my post and then molesting them into a controverted mind frame that was not the substance of my post. Which you never fail at doing, but then again, I am not the first person to bring this to your attention.
-Reporter followed the law
-Feeder driver followed to closely (citation)
-Feeder driver flashed lights in aggressive manner (citation)
-This is illegal on ALL interstates, although not federal law. Every area of interstate has the "road rage" clause in it now, which includes this. Statute numbers vary from "section" to "section".
-Driver aggressively merged lanes (cutoff) the reporter. Forget statutes you can find this in any state's laws. However, Interstates have federal mandate on that. I am just to tired, lazy, and angry to find it. Find it yourself. If you do not believe me, challenge me then. (Regardless, citation)
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