Cops in TX make false accusations, DA tries to add charges at pretrial hearing

[cyclonescott]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emmoJvpSGyw&feature=youtu.be

[Tx Redneck]

Love the outcome but am ashamed it happened in TX.

[sc281]

Good for him.

[ceyko]

Yeah and he is out gas money, time (money) and all the hassle. Meanwhile the LEOs are just chugging along like nothing happened.

We all know this happens, a lot - but it's another thing to see it all on video.

[stephen4785]

Im glad it worked out for him but I dont think you're allowed to bring recording devices into courtrooms even if there isnt a trial in session although Im not 100% sure.

http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/pdf/janreportcamerasinc.PDF

[LaserSVT]

Nothing like hearing local law describe parts of your state as having police that are like the people in Deliverance.

Glad with his outcome but I usually avoid these situations by not being confrontational.

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ftp

[racrguy]

One thing I do like, (and don't like on the other hand) once he realized that the guy wasn't just going to lay down and take it, he leveled with him, but fuck that prosecutor for trying to strong arm him.

[BLAKE]

That is maddening. I generally dislike the FTP thing, because I value the work that cops do, but shitty cops, and a court system that supports their shittiness is ridiculous.

[LaserSVT]

That is maddening. I generally dislike the FTP thing, because I value the work that cops do, but shitty cops, and a court system that supports their shittiness is ridiculous.

That better sums up my feelings.

[90MarkVII]

Pretty much the same system in Royce City.

[barronj]

DOJ or whoever the appropriate authority needs to put that town under the microscope and have a full review of their convictions.

Writing frivolous tickets and generating revenue like that, if it's a sizeable operation, and a small enough town, could lead to a similar situation that Martindale, TX faced. They were notorious for writing tickets, and the state comptroller audited them & found they were generating an excessive amount allowed by law (cities with fewer than 5000 residents cannot generate more than 30% of their revenue from traffic citations)...

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/state-puts-brakes-on-martindale-speeding-tickets/nRr8P/

[Cooter]

I'm as FTP as the next guy... often more.

BUT, they weren't really safely pulled over. That was probably the precipitation of the whole situation.

I have issues with how everybody involved conducted themselves, but at the end of the day, I believe in our constitution, and I'm thankful that there are people out there fighting the good fight however small the battle.

[barronj]

I have issues with how everybody involved conducted themselves, but at the end of the day, I believe in our constitution, and I'm thankful that there are people out there fighting the good fight however small the battle.

Ditto. The prosecutor said to him "you may beat the rap, but you can't beat the ride". Doesn't matter if you can't beat the ride, it's the principal of the matter, and hopefully with this guy's production efforts on this video, it puts that little racket in the spotlight; an expose might be in order.

[turboford]

I hope he does file a 1983 form. If he wins then I would imagine the dept will be investigated by the FBI.