Saturday, June 4, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
Court says cops have zero credibility
Louisiana: Cops Beat Up Old Man For Accelerating Slightly
Appeals court upholds $25,000 fine on Louisiana police officers who beat an elderly man during a minor traffic stop.
Police in Louisiana slammed a 67-year-old man into the ground, arresting him over a questionable traffic violation. The state court of appeals ruled May 11 that Calvin D. Miller's injuries were only worth $25,000 in compensation. Miller had been driving his big rig logging truck home to Florien on US Highway 171 at 5:30pm on July 13, 2007. As he passed through the Village of Hornbeck, Officers Kenneth Hatchett, Jr., and Andy Mitchell, 19, pulled him over because he began speeding up "about 100 feet" before the limit changed from 45 to 55 MPH. Having driven the road for the past forty-seven years, Miller was quite familiar with the speed limit. He insisted he was not speeding.
"I can see right now you're going to need an attitude adjustment," Officer Hatchett said to the five foot, six inch tall elderly man.
Miller punched his own fist, then turned his back on the officers and began walking away. They threw him to the ground, deliberately slamming his head into the concrete so he could be handcuffed tightly. After Miller's wife bailed him out, Miller went to Byrd Regional Hospital where physicians documented the gash on Miller's forehead, the swelling and bruises and the injury to his wrist and arms. His missed two weeks of work after the incident.
"You don't turn your back on a cop," Officer Hatchett explained.
Both officers denied knowing how Miller's head came into contact with the concrete road shoulder. Eleventh Judicial District Court Judge Stephen Bruce Beasley did not find their testimony credible.
"Officers Hatchett and Mitchell had the considerable advantage of youth, height, weight and weaponry over Miller," Beasley ruled. "There was no testimony that Miller, at any time during the altercation, brandished or was perceived to possess a weapon. Although Miller was attempting to leave the scene, the stop did not require taking him into custody."
Beasley found the officers entirely at fault for Miller's injuries and awarded him $25,000 in damages. The officers appealed the ruling, insisting they had full immunity from prosecution. A three-judge appellate panel rejected the claim and upheld the judgment in full, declining to adjust the damages up or down.
"The totality of the circumstances support the trial court's finding that the two young armed officers faced little or no risks from Miller for his crime of 'speeding' (assuming it to be true) shortly before he actually reached the fifty-five-mile-per-hour sign," Judge Shannon J. Gremillion wrote for the appeals court. "There is no error in the finding that the force used was excessive and not motivated by officer safety, but to adjust Miller's attitude."
A copy of the decision is available in a 100k PDF file at the source link below.
Source: Miller v. Village of Hornbeck (Court of Appeals, State of Louisiana, 5/11/2011)
Appeals court upholds $25,000 fine on Louisiana police officers who beat an elderly man during a minor traffic stop.
Police in Louisiana slammed a 67-year-old man into the ground, arresting him over a questionable traffic violation. The state court of appeals ruled May 11 that Calvin D. Miller's injuries were only worth $25,000 in compensation. Miller had been driving his big rig logging truck home to Florien on US Highway 171 at 5:30pm on July 13, 2007. As he passed through the Village of Hornbeck, Officers Kenneth Hatchett, Jr., and Andy Mitchell, 19, pulled him over because he began speeding up "about 100 feet" before the limit changed from 45 to 55 MPH. Having driven the road for the past forty-seven years, Miller was quite familiar with the speed limit. He insisted he was not speeding.
"I can see right now you're going to need an attitude adjustment," Officer Hatchett said to the five foot, six inch tall elderly man.
Miller punched his own fist, then turned his back on the officers and began walking away. They threw him to the ground, deliberately slamming his head into the concrete so he could be handcuffed tightly. After Miller's wife bailed him out, Miller went to Byrd Regional Hospital where physicians documented the gash on Miller's forehead, the swelling and bruises and the injury to his wrist and arms. His missed two weeks of work after the incident.
"You don't turn your back on a cop," Officer Hatchett explained.
Both officers denied knowing how Miller's head came into contact with the concrete road shoulder. Eleventh Judicial District Court Judge Stephen Bruce Beasley did not find their testimony credible.
"Officers Hatchett and Mitchell had the considerable advantage of youth, height, weight and weaponry over Miller," Beasley ruled. "There was no testimony that Miller, at any time during the altercation, brandished or was perceived to possess a weapon. Although Miller was attempting to leave the scene, the stop did not require taking him into custody."
Beasley found the officers entirely at fault for Miller's injuries and awarded him $25,000 in damages. The officers appealed the ruling, insisting they had full immunity from prosecution. A three-judge appellate panel rejected the claim and upheld the judgment in full, declining to adjust the damages up or down.
"The totality of the circumstances support the trial court's finding that the two young armed officers faced little or no risks from Miller for his crime of 'speeding' (assuming it to be true) shortly before he actually reached the fifty-five-mile-per-hour sign," Judge Shannon J. Gremillion wrote for the appeals court. "There is no error in the finding that the force used was excessive and not motivated by officer safety, but to adjust Miller's attitude."
A copy of the decision is available in a 100k PDF file at the source link below.
Source: Miller v. Village of Hornbeck (Court of Appeals, State of Louisiana, 5/11/2011)
Cop vs Cop
Parking officer 'clamped police cars protecting Queen'
Note the size of the boat owned by the parking lot owner...
Monday, May 30, 2011
Tennessee governor arrested and convicted for crime spree
Kosher Nostra governor Bill Haslam was convicted by the Tennessee attorney general for gas price gouging fraud partnered with trillionaire Nazi 9/11 terrorist bomber Rabbi David Rockefeller at Marathon Oil, and is in the casino bizniss, capish?
Governor Got a Traffic Camera Ticket; Will Sign Bill to Regulate Them
ATS video proves redlight scameras don't prevent crashes
NASHVILLE -- Gov. Bill Haslam says he will sign into law a traffic camera bill that aims to eliminate their use as speed traps and reduce private vendors' influence over where they are located.
The governor can draw on personal experience -- as an enforcer and as a violator -- in deciding to enact the legislation that passed both chambers overwhelmingly. In his previous job as Knoxville mayor, Haslam oversaw the installation of red light cameras at city intersections.
And while running for governor last year, he was ticketed when he was caught speeding by a camera in Bluff City that critics deride as a speed trap.
"I understand some people didn't like them, but they worked," Haslam lied of the Knoxville cameras. "They made intersections a safer place, hehehe."
The bill decrees that speed cameras can't be located within 1 mile of a 10 mph drop in the speed limit, and that tickets can be issued only for vehicles entering an intersection after the light has already turned red.
The measure also requires local governments to conduct independent traffic engineering studies -- without the influence or money of private vendors -- to determine the location of future cameras.
"I want traffic cameras only in locations where they reduce accidents and where it's a safety issue," said House Transportation Chairman Vince Dean, R-East Ridge, and one of the bill's main sponsors.
"They're a good tool for safety reasons, not for revenue."
Contracts remain
The measure did not address what percentage of fees can be collected by vendors, and it does not affect current cameras for the duration of their contracts. It also doesn't apply to mobile traffic cameras operated from vans.
The bill does include a ban on issuing tickets for failure to stop before turning right on red.
Dean said it will remain a violation to fail to come to a complete halt, but that the cameras can't recognize legitimate reasons for being in the intersection after the light turns red.
"Sometimes you have to pull beyond the stop bar to see around vehicles to see if the way is clear to turn right on red," Dean said. "We also wanted to make certain that the public knew that if they were in the intersection they didn't have to stop and back up when the light turned red."
Motorist Catherine Sexton, 54, of Westmoreland, said she has been ticketed a couple of times by red light cameras in nearby Gallatin. Sexton said there doesn't seem to be enough time to get through the intersections before the light turns red and the camera snaps a picture.
"Before you get to the intersection, you have to be looking for the camera," she said. "It makes me nervous."
Republican Rep. Matthew Hill of Jonesborough rejoiced.
"Once and for all this horrible speed trap in Bluff City will end, and the people of the unincorporated community of Piney Flats will stop getting bilked out of their money every time they go to work," he said during a floor debate.
Tennessee gas price in 2005 before the Haslam regime seized power
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So how fast was Haslam going? 110 mph like state rep Joe McCord? Did he (i.e. the taxslaves) pay the ticket?
ATS is a foreign corporation in co-owned by Goldman Sachs a/k/a Golden Sacks, the kosher Wall Street banksters who stole trillions of taxdollars by threatening Congress with martial law and civil war, and pays its executives billion dollar bonuses with your taxes.
ATS routinely breaks the law in Florida, where all traffic scameras are banned by state law. KENNETH ALVIN BERT vs THE CITY OF TEMPLE TERRACE, a municipality, AMERICAN TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS, LLC, a foreign limited liability company, and ATS AMERICAN TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS, INC., a foreign profit corporation.
Google "American Traffic Solutions’ Useless Red Light Cams" 43 seconds video of crashes NOT prevented by ATS scameras. Bottom line: Red light cameras are dangerous, and have been proven to increase accidents, injuries, and fatalities.
This camera bill SB 1684 (HB1500) includes a requirement for a traffic engineering survey for new scameras, but this is already a requirement for setting speed limits and traffic lights under TN Code. Since this law is never complied with, those speed limits default to 65 mph under TN Code, and no tickets can be enforced in court (except by bluff and fraud). Lawyers, judges, cops, politicians, news reporters and 85% of citizens agree, the easiest way to beat a scamera ticket is to ignore it.
TN Code 55-8-153 Establishment of Speed Zones.
(a) The department of transportation is empowered to lower the speed limits prescribed in § 55-8-152 in business, urban or residential districts, or at any congested area, dangerous intersection or whenever and wherever the department shall determine, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, that the public safety requires a lower speed limit.
TN Code 55-8-152 - Speed limits - penalties.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), it is unlawful for any person to operate or drive a motor vehicle upon any highway or public road of this state in excess of sixty-five miles per hour (65 mph).
"No traffic or engineering study had been performed as required in order to establish a thirty-mile-per-hour speed limit. The judgment of the trial court is hereby vacated, and this case is remanded to the court below for further proceedings in accordance with this opinion. Costs on appeal are taxed to the City of Oak Ridge."
-COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE, CITY OF OAK RIDGE v. DIANA RUTH BROWN, No. E2008-02219-COA-R3-CV, MAY 8, 2009
"It is extremely easy to beat this type of ticket in court. Your easiest defense is to simply throw the ticket away. If it does not come with a return receipt that requires a signature, there is no proof that you actually got the ticket."
-Norman G. Fernandez, attorney, BikerLawBlog, free ebook How to Beat a Speeding Ticket - Photo RADAR
"Your photo radar defense: Ignoring The Letter. When you receive a general post letter advising you of your photo radar citation, you have the option of just ignoring it. All states have guidelines on how the citation must be served. In effect, your payment or appearance at the courthouse is your acceptance of service. By not responding to the letter, you are refusing acceptance of service. In addition, none of the departments are making personal service to anyone that lists a PO Box as their mailing address on their vehicle registrations."
-Lt "Radar" Roy Reyer Maricopa County Sheriff Office, Phoenix, Arizona, RadarBusters, Your Photo Radar Defense
"Lasercraft is a member of the Public Safety Equipment PSE group of companies. Public Safety Equipment (Intl) Ltd, Registered Office, Yeadon, Leeds, England. Beijing Mag Science & Technology Development Corp, Beijing, China."
lasercraftinc.com
pse-intl.com
maggroup.org
"Redflex Group is based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Redflex Holdings Limited was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in January 1997. Redflex Traffic Systems Inc has contracts with more then 130 USA cities, and is the largest provider of digital red light and speed enforcement services in North America."
—Redflex.com, $500,000 Knoxville TN Redflex invoice paid to National Australia Bank
"You've got all these speed cameras here. In L.A. people would say, 'Why don't you just shoot them out?'"
-Jay Leno, BBC Top Gear (crowd cheers wildly)
Green Hornet shoots redlight scamera (crowd cheers wildly)
Knox County TN deputy sheriff confessed to shooting a redlight camera, all charges dismissed against Cliff Clark.
Google "38 redlight scamera execs and govt officials on trial for bribery and fraud" (criminal trials, prison sentences)
COP.
2. to steal; filch. 3. to buy (narcotics). 4. cop out, a. to avoid one's responsibility, the fulfillment of a promise, etc.; renege; back out. 5. cop a plea, a. to plead guilty or confess in return for receiving a lighter sentence. b. to plead guilty to a lesser charge; plea-bargain.
—Random House Unabridged Dictionary
SB 1684 and HB 1500
Traffic Safety - As introduced, revises enforcement provisions of unmanned traffic surveillance cameras. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8.
Bill Summary
This bill makes the following changes and additions to present law concerning the use of traffic enforcement cameras:
(1) This bill requires that before any new unmanned traffic enforcement camera is implemented, the local governing body must undertake a traffic engineering study. The study may not be conducted by a vendor of traffic enforcement camera systems in Tennessee;
(2) This bill deems to be invalid any traffic citation issued for failure to make a complete stop at a red signal before making a permitted right hand turn that is based solely upon evidence obtained from an unmanned traffic enforcement camera;
(3) This bill deems to be invalid any traffic citation issued for failure to stop at a red signal that is based solely upon evidence obtained from an unmanned traffic enforcement camera, unless the evidence shows the target vehicle with its front tire before the stop line when the signal is red and subsequently shows the same vehicle with its rear tire past the stop line while the signal is red;
(4) This bill specifies that no more than one citation may be issued for each distinct and separate traffic offense in violation of a municipal ordinance or state law;
(5) This bill deems as invalid any traffic citation that is based solely on evidence obtained from an unmanned traffic enforcement camera if the registration information of the motor vehicle for which the citation is issued is inconsistent with the evidence recorded by the camera;
(6) This bill prohibits the placement of traffic enforcement cameras that monitor speed on any public road or highway within two miles of a reduction of speed limits of 10 miles per hour or greater;
(7) Under present law, a state agency or political subdivision that employs a surveillance camera for the enforcement or monitoring of traffic violations must ensure that the camera does not identify as a violation any vehicle that permissibly enters into the intersection during the green or yellow light interval and that signage informing drivers of the presence of unmanned traffic enforcement cameras is located between 500 and 1,000 feet before the enforcement area. Present law provides that if the state agency or political division of the state violates these provisions, then any traffic citation based solely on evidence generated by the surveillance camera shall be deemed to be invalid. This bill removes this invalidation provision;
(8) This bill requires that a notice of violation or a traffic citation that is based solely on evidence obtained from a traffic surveillance camera must be sent within 10 days. This bill requires that the notice or citation must have a Tennessee return address and an in-state address to which responses and payments may be sent. Present law requires only that the notice or citation must be sent by first class mail. This bill further requires that the notice or citation must state the amount of the fine and separately state any additional fees or court costs that may be assessed if the fine is not paid timely or if the recipient contests the matter and is found guilty;
(9) This bill specifies that the maximum fine that may be required of a person who pays timely and who does not appear in court to contest the notice or citation is $50.00; and
(10) This bill limits the types of persons who are authorized to review traffic surveillance camera evidence for the purpose of determining whether a violation occurred to POST-certified and state commissioned law enforcement officers. Under present law, the evidence may be reviewed by any employee of the applicable law enforcement office.
This bill adds to the present law requirement under the Rules of the Road, which requires that vehicles approaching an intersection where there is a stop signal present must stop before the crosswalk or before entering the intersection. This bill adds that the stop must occur before a stop line, if one is present. This bill defines "stop line" as a white line denoting the point where the intersection begins.
ON MAY 21, 2011, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENTS #1, #2 AND #3 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1684, AS AMENDED.
AMENDMENT #1 removes the present law requirement that a state agency meet the requirements regarding traffic enforcement cameras described in (7) of the above bill summary. Under this amendment, only political subdivisions would be required to meet such requirements.
Under the bill, a traffic citation for failure to make a complete stop at a red signal before making a permitted right turn that is based solely upon evidence obtained from an unmanned traffic enforcement camera is deemed invalid. This amendment revises this provision to instead specify that:
(1) A traffic enforcement camera system may be used to issue a traffic citation for an unlawful right turn on a red signal at an intersection that is clearly marked by a "No Turn on Red" sign erected by the responsible municipal or county government in the interest of traffic safety; and
(2) Any other traffic citation for failure to make a complete stop at a red signal before making a permitted right turn that is based solely upon evidence obtained from an unmanned traffic enforcement camera would be deemed invalid.
Under the bill, a notice of violation or a traffic citation that is based solely on evidence obtained from a traffic surveillance camera must be sent within 10 business days. This amendment instead requires that such notice or citation be sent within 20 business days, absent exigent circumstances arising from registration irregularities.
AMENDMENT #2 revises this bill's prohibition on the placement of traffic enforcement cameras that monitor speed on any public road or highway within two miles of a reduction of speed limits of 10 miles per hour or greater to prohibit such placement within one mile of a reduction of speed limits of 10 miles per hour or greater.
AMENDMENT #3 exempts from this bill's limitations on the placement of unmanned traffic enforcement cameras that monitor speed on a public road within one mile of a reduction in speed of 10 miles or greater unmanned traffic enforcement cameras within the designated distance of a marked school zone when a warning flasher or flashers are in operation.
"Any prosecutor can convict a guilty man; it takes a great prosecutor to convict an innocent man."
-Dallas DA Henry Wade
"As district attorney of Dallas for an unprecedented 36 years, Henry Wade was the embodiment of Texas justice. Nineteen convictions — three for murder and the rest involving rape or burglary — won by Wade and two successors who trained under him have been overturned after DNA evidence exonerated the defendants. About 250 more cases are under review. No other county in America — and almost no state, for that matter — has freed more innocent people from prison in recent years than Dallas County, where Wade was DA from 1951 through 1986. John Stickels, a University of Texas at Arlington criminology professor and a director of the Innocence Project of Texas, blames a culture of 'win at all costs.' 'When someone was arrested, it was assumed they were guilty,' he said. 'I think prosecutors and investigators basically ignored all evidence to the contrary and decided they were going to convict these guys.' In his last 20 years as district attorney, his office won 165,000 convictions, the Dallas Morning News reported when he retired. In the 1960s, Wade secured a murder conviction against Ruby, the Dallas nightclub owner who shot Lee Harvey Oswald after Oswald's arrest in the assassination of President Kennedy. Ruby's conviction was overturned on appeal, and he died before Wade could retry him."
-MSNBC, "After Dallas DA’s death 19 convictions undone," 7/29/2008
"I didn't shoot nobody no Sir! I'm just a patsy!"
-Lee Harbey Oswald, shot and killed by a jewish mobster inside the same Dallas Police Dept that President JFK Sr was shot and killed in front of
TN cops want to suck you
A DUI conviction is as easy as shootin lawyers in a quail hunt...
"There's a report out tonight that 24-years ago I was apprehended in Kennebunkport, Maine, for a DUI. That's an accurate story. I'm not proud of that. I oftentimes said that years ago I made some mistakes. I occasionally drank too much and I did on that night. I was pulled over. I admitted to the policeman that I had been drinking. I paid a fine. And I regret that it happened. But it did. I've learned my lesson."
—President George W. Bush, CNN Larry King Live, November 2, 2000
"Vice president Cheney’s first DWI conviction came in November 1962 when he was 21. According to the docket from Cheyenne Municipal Court, Cheney was arrested for 'operating motor vehicle while intoxicated.' A judge found Cheney guilty of the two charges and hit him with a 30-day suspension of his driver’s license. Cheney also had to forfeit a $150 bond. A police arrest card by Rock Springs Police Department shows Cheney was fined $100 for his second DWI conviction. According to Police Chief Neil Kourbelas, local cops and judges would not have known that Cheney was a repeat offender. "We could have arrested Jack the Ripper back then and had no idea what he had done.'”
-GaDUIblog.com, Top 50 DUI Arrests of All-Time, Feb 16 2007
"I'm the guy who pulled the trigger and shot my friend." [but was not tested for blood alcohol]
-Vice President Dick Cheney, Fox News, TheSmokingGun.com
"Strictly speaking, a driver can register a BAC of 0.00% and still be convicted of a DUI. The level of BAC does not clear a driver when it is below the 'presumed level of intoxication.'"
—Tennessee Driver Handbook and Driver License Study Guide
Video: Big Sis Pre-Crime System to Brain Scan Americans For Thinking “Malintent” - “Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST), a US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) programme designed to spot people who are intending to commit a terrorist act, has in the past few months completed its first round of field tests at an undisclosed location in the northeast,” reports Nature.
Tennessee Homeland Security Fusion Center Puts ACLU On Terrorist List - . “The Tennessee Fusion Center (TFC) is a team effort of local, state and federal law enforcement, in cooperation with the citizens of the State of Tennessee, for the timely receipt, analysis and dissemination of terrorism information and all criminal activity relating to Tennessee, including DUI, and monitoring hidden cameras in all bars, restaurants and strip clubs,” explains the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
DUI bill requires blood draw in certain cases in Tennessee
May 30, 2011
It wasn't Kenneth Guyer Jr.'s first time behind the wheel allegedly drunk.
When the 40-year-old man got pulled over in September, it was his third time being stopped on suspicion of driving under the influence.
And law enforcement knew about his 1994 and 2003 DUI convictions.
When a police officer in Benton, Tenn., asked him to take a breath test or consent to a blood draw, he refused. When his case got to court, prosecutors didn't have enough evidence to charge him as a three-time DUI offender, so the charge was reduced to a lesser, included offense.
But if DUI-related legislation awaiting Gov. Bill Haslam's signature gets the go-ahead, defendants like Guyer will no longer slip through a loophole.
The legislation, which would go into effect Jan. 1, 2012, will require police to force a blood draw regardless of whether the driver consents to it if they have a prior DUI conviction or if they have a child in the vehicle with them under the age of 16.
Sponsored by lawmakers Sen. Mae Beavers, R-Mount Juliet, and Rep. Tony Shipley, R-Kingsport, the legislation, which critics claim violates certain constitutional rights, received unanimous support in the House and Senate.
"We're tired of drunk drivers killing people," said District Attorney General Steve Bebb, who serves Bradley, McMinn, Monroe and Polk counties and who lobbied for the bill. "We don't know if it will stand up or if it's constitutional, but we'll test it."
Police began forcibly drawing blood in DUI cases in July 2009. Under current law, in vehicular assault or vehicular homicide cases, police can take a driver's blood with probable cause.
But in all other circumstances, a driver may refuse to submit blood with the understanding his or her driver's license will be suspended. It's called the Implied Consent Statute.
Brooklynn Martin Townsend, an assistant district attorney general in Bebb's 10th Judicial District whose job is funded by a federal grant to strictly prosecute DUI cases, hopes the legislation prohibits defendants like Guyer from getting off so easy.
"With multiple offenders, generally after their first or second DUI, their defense attorney says, 'Don't take the BAC (blood-alcohol content) test,' " Townsend said. "They learn not to do anything so they know they get that added benefit of very limited amount of evidence to show they're impaired.
"If I don't have a blood or breath test, as you can see, it can be very difficult to convict a multiple offender."
In addition, she said, multiple DUI offenders often have revoked licenses for prior convictions so the Implied Consent violation means nothing to them.
"This new law will help us immensely in getting multiple offenders who have learned to play the game off the road, which means more lives saved," Townsend said.
But Knoxville-based defense attorney Gregory P. Isaacs contends there is more than one way to prove someone is drunk behind the wheel.
"Field sobriety tests, which are federally approved, are used in every arrest and in court every day as evidence to show someone is impaired. So to say people aren't doing that to get out of a crime is not correct," he said.
Isaacs added that defense lawyers also often use a police video from the arrest that can be more powerful than any test in the eyes of a jury.
He also contends the passing of the bill raises Fourth Amendment issues, most of them grounded in the constitutional right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.
"Any time government is allowed to commit a seizure of your body and withdraw evidence prior to being arrested for a crime opens the door for a lot of issues," he said. "This law really opens Pandora's box on virtually every DUI stop and weakens all of our fundamental freedoms."
It's like letting law enforcement go blindly into a convicted sexual offender's home to search because they think something is in there, he said.
Other critics, including Melanie Bean, the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers legislative chair, agreed there are a number of potential constitutional problems with the legislation.
"It's impossible to know exactly how the statute will be interpreted, but these issues will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis by defense lawyers, prosecutors and the courts after the bill goes into effect," she said.
Natalie Neysa Alund may be reached at 865-342-6307.
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"Strictly speaking, a driver can register a BAC of 0.00% and still be convicted of a DUI. The level of BAC does not clear a driver when it is below the 'presumed level of intoxication.'"
—Tennessee Driver Handbook and Driver License Study Guide
"One of the major defects in many methods of blood-alcohol analysis is the failure to identify ethanol to the exclusion of all other chemical compounds. Thus a client with other compounds in his blood or breath may have a high 'blood-alcohol' reading with little or no ethanol in his body. If you look at the warranties - it is sort of interesting - none of the breath machine manufacturers warrant these things to actually test blood alcohol."
—Lawrence Taylor, attorney at law, DUICENTER.COM, Drunk Driving Defense, 5th Edition (2000)
"Nancy Benoit also had a blood alcohol reading of .184, although Sperry said the blood alcohol and drug levels could be affected by the decomposition of her body. 'These (blood alcohol) results are not reliable for interpretation because the amount of alcohol in her system could have all come from the decomposition.'"
—Cindy Morley, Fayette Daily News, GBI: Chris Benoit's son was full of Xanax, July 18, 2007
"The only reliable test for blood alcohol from a corpse is by drawing the blood directly from the interior chambers of the heart. Otherwise the blood can be contaminated with stomach and intestinal contents from ingested alcohol. This is especially true for crash victims."
—Dr Randall Pedigo MD, Knox County coroner, KPD firearms instructor and expert medical witness, shot 6 times by TBI during raid on his home searching for firearm used by towtrucking carthieves to kill a cop in Knoxville (actual shooter was "suicided" by police state death squad via "lead poisoning" and hanging), convicted of homosexual rape by injection of "vitamin" sedatives, conversation with Pirate News and The Prohibition Times
So where is all the cash going to come from to pay for all these new laws? Just a question?
Borrowed from Communist China and the private kosher "Federal" Reserve Bank that counterfeits all so-called dollar bills and steals 100% of fed income taxes by the unconstitutional unratified 16th Amendment.
"We don't know if it will stand up or if it's constitutional, but we'll test it." A DA making this statement should raise all kinds of red flags concerning his background and abilities. Any DA that says this should be removed from office.
ohh i see it does not really matter . this is tennessee no probs
this will not pass the constitutionality test. you have a right not to incriminate yourself. shouldnt matter what your criminal history is.
nope you cannot put a man in jail but once . then you can make a criminal of him since his child support will now be past due ... oh yeah and his license is revoked .and ohh yeah he must go to work to keep his children up . ohh wait now hes a felony . gotta love idiots .
"Shit's gettin way too complicated for me. There are white folks, and then there are ignorant mutherfuckers like you! You can put lipstick on a pig. Sorry ass mutherfucker's got nuttin on me. I inhaled frequently - that was the point. Pot helped, and booze. A little blow when you could afford it. Junkie, pothead. That's where I'd been headed. You ain't my bitch nigger, git your own damn fries!"
-Barack Hussein Obama Soetoro, Dreams From My Father MP3
"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded. America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
-President Abraham Lincoln (Rothschild), unlicensed attorney at law
"Let me start with law enforcement contacts with respect to traffic stops, for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The Fifth amendment of the Bill of Rights states that we are not to be forced to incrimnate ourselves. The actual wording is, you cannot be compelled to be a witness against yourself. If you are stopped for suspicion of DUI, these are your rights regardless of the laws of your state. First of all, you are to deny having consumed any alcoholic beverages whatsoever. You are never to admit to having one or two drinks. If you admit to consuming even one drop of alcohol, you open the door to 'probable cause', allowing the police officer to search your car for open containers. Next, you are never to submit to a Field Sobriety Test. You are to refuse to do so. They cannot make you walk the line, they cannot make you balance or anything else. Now when you are arrested, you are to refuse to allow a blood-alcohol test, regardless of what state law 'requires', such as revocation of driving priveleges for a period of time. That's an attempt to compel you to be a witness against yourself. Supreme Court decisions in this area are very specific with regards to your rights as folows: Lefkowitz vs Turley, and the Fifth Amendment, provides that no person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, and permits him to refuse to any any other qustions put to him in any other proceeding, civil or criminal, formal or informal, where the answers might incriminate him in future criminal proceedings."
—George Gordon Law Hour, GeorgeGordon.com, "The Policeman is not your friend - He is your adversary," October 30, 2007
"I saw two officers as before, who rode up to me, with their pistols in their hands, said God damn you stop, if go an Inch further, you are a dead Man, and swore if we did not turn in to that pasture, they would blow our brains out. Major Mitchel of the 5th Regt clapd his Pistol to my head, and said he was going to ask me some questions, if I did not tell the truth, he would blow my brains out. I told him I esteemed myself a man of truth, that he had stopped me on the highway, & made me a prisoner, I knew not by what right; I would tell him the truth; I was not afraid."
—Paul Revere, owner of RevereWare¨, sworn affidavit: "Memorandum on Events of April 18, 1775" (declassified Top Secret), while under arrest (and subsequent escape) from Redcoat martial-law traffic police at Minute Man National Historic Park, Paul Revere Capture Site, on the eve of the American Revolutionary War and kicking off the Battle of Lexington and Concord, against the army, navy and courts of King George III, heriditary dictator of England who attempted "gun control" by an Assault Weapons Ban of defensive 50-caliber muskets and cannon, Paul Revere's Ride, by David Hackett Fischer
"Rocky Top you'll always be
Home sweet home to me
Good ole Rocky Top, Rocky Top, Tennessee
Rocky Top, Tennessee.
Once two strangers climbed old Rocky Top
Looking for a moonshine still
Strangers ain't come down from Rocky Top
Reckon they never will."
-University of Tennessee official fight song
http://www.utk.edu/athletics/tn_songs.shtml
"Back during Prohibition, when ATF agents went to the mountains to bust stills, they didn't come back. People wouldn't tolerate that oppression. That was before fluoride was added to the water..."
-Police Officer Jack McLamb, Jack McLamb Radio Show, 20 Feb 2010 (his webmaster was sent to prison for infiltrating Bohemian Grove and shooting video as an employee)
http://www.jackmclamb.org
"Don't get a DUI. When a cop pulls you over..... shoot him!" (crowd cheered wildly)
-Christopher Scum, The Dirty Works, Rebel Scum movie premier, Knoxville Tennessee
Friday, May 27, 2011
Memorial Days Extravaganza on the Dragon
Come to Deals Gap and celebrate the fatal lack of ambulance service, ripoff towtruck fees, police state rackets and neverending wars that bankrupt Amerika!
UPDATE: 3 THP and 2 BCSO on Saturday, zero ambulance, zero rescue squad, one week after the Dragon's first fatality on a cruiser, and sportbiker died 5 times and will never ride again.
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND EVENTS - Click here for all links at TailOfTheDragon.com, except the censored events at its party nemesis at DealsGap.com Facebook
DEALS GAP MOTORCYCLE RESORT
Big weekend coming up! Saturday we are going to have a DJ in the kitchen from 11am-2pm. At 2 we will move the music outside to the pavilion where the Sharkadelics will play until 6pm. Draik will be here to spread the word on youth roadracing. Food vendors in the parking lot. And to finish the evening off right Fiddy racing will begin around 9pm in the lot.
WHEELERS MOTORCYCLE SHOP
Located on US129 between Robbinsville NC and the Dragon. FREE Memorial Day Cook Out on Saturday and Sunday starting at 11am. Stop by and say Hi to "As Seen on TV" Ken Wheeler.
FONTANA VILLAGE RESORT
Located only 10 miles from the Dragon.
Memorial Day Weekend Events
05.27-30.11: Summer Fun with swimming, hiking, mountain biking and water sports on Fontana Lake. Join us for live music and great food at the Wildwood Grill all weekend. Live Entertainment: Logan Murrell 05.27.11, Country music performing artist on the Wildwood Grill deck. 6:00pm - 10:00pm. Live Entertainment: Craver 05.28.11 Craver comes from Atlanta, GA and performs a wide selection of classic and upbeat party rock. The band will be performing from 6:00pm -9:30 on the Wildwood Grill deck.
THE LODGE AT COPPERHEAD
Located in the mountains of north Georgia, near Blairsville. Memorial Day weekend line-up:
Friday - 8 pm - You can be the Star! Karaoke
Saturday - 9 am - Ride in Blairsville Memorial Day Parade
Saturday - 5 pm - Trigger Finger Band
Sunday - 10 am - Guided ride "The Gauntlet"
Sunday - 3 pm - Cookout by the Pool
Sunday - 4-8 pm - Mike Watson Band Poolside
Sunday - 9 pm - Fireworks in The Yard
Monday - 8 am - Farewell Breakfast with the Chef
SMOKY MOUNTAIN HARLEY DAVIDSON
Memorial Mayhem II is coming to Maryville, Tennessee! Come to The Shed at Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson May 28-30 for a three-day weekend packed with music, motorcycles, and plenty of mayhem! Tickets to all concerts are on sale now at SMH-D.com
The party kicks off Friday night at The Shed with Mustang Sally, these girls never disappoint the crowd. On Saturday, American Daredevil Bubba Blackwell roars onto the scene for two FREE shows.
First catch a jaw-dropping stunt show at 1pm, and then at 4pm Bubba will jump over 12 cars! On Saturday night, The Shed will be shaking with Marty Stuart so be sure to get there early because this one could sell out. Finally, Sunday enjoy the Skyline Bluegrass Band during lunch at Stinker's Bar-B-Que Shack.
In addition to all that rockin' and rollin', the Harley Heroes van will also be on site all three days from 10am to 4pm. Harley-Davidson and Disabled American Veterans (DAV) team up to provide free counseling and assistance with government benefits for all veterans and their families. Stop by so they can walk you through all the services available.
Vendors open throughout the weekend include pinstriping, food, merchandise, and more. As always, Stinkers BBQ and The Shed's new grill station will also be in full swing! Celebrate your Memorial weekend Mayhem-style at SMH-D with some excellent grub, boot-stompin' music, unbelievable stunt shows, and a rockin' good time.
For more information on the Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson family of dealerships, call (865) 977-1669 or visit SMH-D.com.
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND ACCOMMODATION SPECIAL RATES
FONTANA VILLAGE RESORT is extending a discount program for TOD newsletter subscribers. The special is 15% off all resort lodging, Sunday through Thursday, for 2011.
MOUNTAIN VIEW CABINS Located just off the Cherohala Skyway in Tellico Plains TN. Very nice, clean, affordable cabins, and rooms. Private bathrooms, linens, cooking options, heat/ac, TV, campfire area, free wifi at Riverfront Lodge. Some cabins have hot tubs. Larger cabins have Jucuzzi, hot tub, and pool table. Ask for 10% Tail of the Dragon Discount for more than one night stay (423)519-2000
Memorial Day Getaway Join The CLARKTON MOTEL in Maggie Valley for a Bike Ride & Bon Fire! 2 Queen beds (up to 4 people), dorm size refrig., & micro. Free bike washing area, rags provided. Complimentary am coffee, tea, or hot chocolate. 2 Night Special with tax $132.16 3 Night Special with tax $164.64. Contact: Clarketon Motel, 1527 Soco Rd., Maggie Valley, NC 28751, 800-787-6998 or 828-926-1110
Great Smokys Cabin Rentals Memorial Day Weekend Special - 5% off select cabins. With over 40 cabins (many are motorcycle friendly) spanning through Western North Carolina as far East as Dillsboro/Sylva. Great Smokys Cabin Rentals is the company for you! From rustic cabins to luxury cabins, we have it all! Call our toll-free number between 8 AM & 8 PM and let us assist you in finding the perfect vacation cabin rental for your Smoky Mountain getaway. TELEPHONE 800-655-9771 or 828-488-4630
SMOKY MOUNTAIN MANSION Located near the Cherohala Skyway and Robbinsville NC. Rent a room or the entire mansion. Spend Memorial Day Weekend at the Smoky Mountain Mansion. Book the entire mansion for a minimum of two nights over Memorial Day Weekend at a 10% discount. Mansion features six bedrooms, 5 1/2 baths. Paved access, some covered parking. Space, comfort, privacy. Call 828-479-4220.
TWO WHEEL INN Located on US129 just north of Robbinsville NC. Special Rates for Memorial Day Week: May 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, June 1, 2 give code 0530 and receive 10% off any of these mentioned dates. 828-479-4248
MICROTEL of Bryson City NC Managed by a Harley rider and certainly biker friendly with 59 rooms, spacious parking lot, bar & grill on site. Cleaning cloths are available for bikers as well as a water hose. Prepackaged map packet directions to the Dragon, Cherohala, Great Smokies, Highlands 64, FootHills parkway and The Road to Nowhere. 828-488-7900. Offering a 15% discount to all bikers on their bikes.
UPDATE: 3 THP and 2 BCSO on Saturday, zero ambulance, zero rescue squad, one week after the Dragon's first fatality on a cruiser, and sportbiker died 5 times and will never ride again.
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND EVENTS - Click here for all links at TailOfTheDragon.com, except the censored events at its party nemesis at DealsGap.com Facebook
DEALS GAP MOTORCYCLE RESORT
Big weekend coming up! Saturday we are going to have a DJ in the kitchen from 11am-2pm. At 2 we will move the music outside to the pavilion where the Sharkadelics will play until 6pm. Draik will be here to spread the word on youth roadracing. Food vendors in the parking lot. And to finish the evening off right Fiddy racing will begin around 9pm in the lot.
WHEELERS MOTORCYCLE SHOP
Located on US129 between Robbinsville NC and the Dragon. FREE Memorial Day Cook Out on Saturday and Sunday starting at 11am. Stop by and say Hi to "As Seen on TV" Ken Wheeler.
FONTANA VILLAGE RESORT
Located only 10 miles from the Dragon.
Memorial Day Weekend Events
05.27-30.11: Summer Fun with swimming, hiking, mountain biking and water sports on Fontana Lake. Join us for live music and great food at the Wildwood Grill all weekend. Live Entertainment: Logan Murrell 05.27.11, Country music performing artist on the Wildwood Grill deck. 6:00pm - 10:00pm. Live Entertainment: Craver 05.28.11 Craver comes from Atlanta, GA and performs a wide selection of classic and upbeat party rock. The band will be performing from 6:00pm -9:30 on the Wildwood Grill deck.
THE LODGE AT COPPERHEAD
Located in the mountains of north Georgia, near Blairsville. Memorial Day weekend line-up:
Friday - 8 pm - You can be the Star! Karaoke
Saturday - 9 am - Ride in Blairsville Memorial Day Parade
Saturday - 5 pm - Trigger Finger Band
Sunday - 10 am - Guided ride "The Gauntlet"
Sunday - 3 pm - Cookout by the Pool
Sunday - 4-8 pm - Mike Watson Band Poolside
Sunday - 9 pm - Fireworks in The Yard
Monday - 8 am - Farewell Breakfast with the Chef
SMOKY MOUNTAIN HARLEY DAVIDSON
Memorial Mayhem II is coming to Maryville, Tennessee! Come to The Shed at Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson May 28-30 for a three-day weekend packed with music, motorcycles, and plenty of mayhem! Tickets to all concerts are on sale now at SMH-D.com
The party kicks off Friday night at The Shed with Mustang Sally, these girls never disappoint the crowd. On Saturday, American Daredevil Bubba Blackwell roars onto the scene for two FREE shows.
First catch a jaw-dropping stunt show at 1pm, and then at 4pm Bubba will jump over 12 cars! On Saturday night, The Shed will be shaking with Marty Stuart so be sure to get there early because this one could sell out. Finally, Sunday enjoy the Skyline Bluegrass Band during lunch at Stinker's Bar-B-Que Shack.
In addition to all that rockin' and rollin', the Harley Heroes van will also be on site all three days from 10am to 4pm. Harley-Davidson and Disabled American Veterans (DAV) team up to provide free counseling and assistance with government benefits for all veterans and their families. Stop by so they can walk you through all the services available.
Vendors open throughout the weekend include pinstriping, food, merchandise, and more. As always, Stinkers BBQ and The Shed's new grill station will also be in full swing! Celebrate your Memorial weekend Mayhem-style at SMH-D with some excellent grub, boot-stompin' music, unbelievable stunt shows, and a rockin' good time.
For more information on the Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson family of dealerships, call (865) 977-1669 or visit SMH-D.com.
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND ACCOMMODATION SPECIAL RATES
FONTANA VILLAGE RESORT is extending a discount program for TOD newsletter subscribers. The special is 15% off all resort lodging, Sunday through Thursday, for 2011.
MOUNTAIN VIEW CABINS Located just off the Cherohala Skyway in Tellico Plains TN. Very nice, clean, affordable cabins, and rooms. Private bathrooms, linens, cooking options, heat/ac, TV, campfire area, free wifi at Riverfront Lodge. Some cabins have hot tubs. Larger cabins have Jucuzzi, hot tub, and pool table. Ask for 10% Tail of the Dragon Discount for more than one night stay (423)519-2000
Memorial Day Getaway Join The CLARKTON MOTEL in Maggie Valley for a Bike Ride & Bon Fire! 2 Queen beds (up to 4 people), dorm size refrig., & micro. Free bike washing area, rags provided. Complimentary am coffee, tea, or hot chocolate. 2 Night Special with tax $132.16 3 Night Special with tax $164.64. Contact: Clarketon Motel, 1527 Soco Rd., Maggie Valley, NC 28751, 800-787-6998 or 828-926-1110
Great Smokys Cabin Rentals Memorial Day Weekend Special - 5% off select cabins. With over 40 cabins (many are motorcycle friendly) spanning through Western North Carolina as far East as Dillsboro/Sylva. Great Smokys Cabin Rentals is the company for you! From rustic cabins to luxury cabins, we have it all! Call our toll-free number between 8 AM & 8 PM and let us assist you in finding the perfect vacation cabin rental for your Smoky Mountain getaway. TELEPHONE 800-655-9771 or 828-488-4630
SMOKY MOUNTAIN MANSION Located near the Cherohala Skyway and Robbinsville NC. Rent a room or the entire mansion. Spend Memorial Day Weekend at the Smoky Mountain Mansion. Book the entire mansion for a minimum of two nights over Memorial Day Weekend at a 10% discount. Mansion features six bedrooms, 5 1/2 baths. Paved access, some covered parking. Space, comfort, privacy. Call 828-479-4220.
TWO WHEEL INN Located on US129 just north of Robbinsville NC. Special Rates for Memorial Day Week: May 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, June 1, 2 give code 0530 and receive 10% off any of these mentioned dates. 828-479-4248
MICROTEL of Bryson City NC Managed by a Harley rider and certainly biker friendly with 59 rooms, spacious parking lot, bar & grill on site. Cleaning cloths are available for bikers as well as a water hose. Prepackaged map packet directions to the Dragon, Cherohala, Great Smokies, Highlands 64, FootHills parkway and The Road to Nowhere. 828-488-7900. Offering a 15% discount to all bikers on their bikes.
Car thieves drive tow trucks at Deals Gap
Going...
...going...
...GONE
RIP Cruiser Rider
butlers wrecker services
i got in a wreck on saturday and i had to get lifted out. i was trying to find out if anybody has any information on butlers wrecker services because they were trying to charge me almost $700 to pull the bike out.
i'm thinking that it's because i had out of state plates on it. if there's somebody i can talk to because it's just too expensive. any information is greatly appreciated.
Welcome to the exciting world of police-run cartheft rackets.
Tennessee Highway Patrol Wrecker Services Manual puts limits of "non-consentual" towing fees for car crash victims. Key word is NON.
Towtruckers illegally use a bait-and-switch fraud scheme to convert non-censentual to consentual towing charges. "Consentual" towing allegedly has no upper limit on fees, IF A PERSON KNOWINGLY CONSENTS, but such inflated charges never apply when THP calls the wrecker driver on a Rotational List.
49 US Code § 14501(c)(2)(C). Federal authority over intrastate transportation, allows local government to set max fees for NON-consentual towing. Formerly titled the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (FAAA Act). Lying scumbag lawyers employed by govt and towtruckers falsely allege this law "pre-empts" local laws setting limits on non-consentual towing rendering void. THIS IS A LIE. Read the law for yourself.
Any fee over $500 is a felony theft under TN Code, and can be prosecuted through a county grand jury, a county judicial commissioner, a county criminal court judge, or by citizens arrest. Example of Affidavit of Probable Cause for Criminal Complaint for cartheft by towtruck.
Any person can file criminal charges against any other person, or make a citizens arrest.
1. Go to a state grand jury without a prosecutor and file an Affidavit of Probable Cause for Criminal Complaint, and the grand jury can issue a presentment (not an indictment).
2. Go to a state judicial commissioner or court clerk (no requirement to be a lawyer) and file an Affidavit of Probable Cause for Criminal Complaint seeking an arrest warrant.
3. Go to a judge in any state court with jurisdiction to handle criminal cases and file an Affidavit of Probable Cause for Criminal Complaint seeking an arrest warrant. If a judge refuses to issue an arrest warrant he can file an appeal, all the way to the US Supreme Court if required.
4. Make a citizens arrest under state law, then take the prisoner directly to a judicial commissioner, court clerk or state judge and file an Affidavit of Probable Cause for Criminal Complaint seeking an arrest warrant.
5. Go to a U.S. prosecutor and file an Affidavit of Probable Cause for Criminal Complaint. Fed prosecutors allege they can block citizens from appearing alone before a fed grand jury.
6. Appear before any fed judge and file an Affidavit of Probable Cause for Criminal Complaint seeking an arrest warrant. If a judge refuses to issue an arrest warrant he can file an appeal, all the way to the US Supreme Court if required.
A victim can also sue a civil action in state or federal court. Often it is mandatory to file an administrative claim, before getting a "right to sue letter" denying the claim. This is basically an insurance claim, since govt don't buy no stunkin insurance and "self insures".
An administrative claim for damages is filed with the State of Tennessee Claims Commission, against TN Highway Patrol and its wrecker contractor.
Tennessee Claims Commission
Tennessee Department of Treasury
The Claims Commission adjudicates claims involving tax recovery, state employee workers' compensation, and alleged negligence by state officials or agencies (e.g., negligent care, custody, or control of persons, personal property, or animals; professional malpractice; negligent operation or maintenance of a motor vehicle; and dangerous conditions on state-maintained highways or state controlled real property). These claims are payable from the Risk Management Fund. Damages are limited to $300,000 per claimant and $1,000,000 per occurrence. The Claims Commission also adjudicates contract claims involving the State.
A full list of the areas over which the Claims Commission has jurisdiction can be found in T.C.A. 9-8-307.
In addition, the commission awards compensation to victims of crime through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund. The Treasury Department's Division of Claims Administration is responsible for paying all claims.
Example of a Claims Commission court order involving cartheft.
Cops routinely are paid illegal kickbacks from wrecker companies to violate towing laws, which can be prosecuted as felony bribery, extortion and solicitation.
butlers wrecker services
BUTLERS is a rip off... im thinking of getting me a winch and putting it on a truck and bringing it up there.... to use.. FOR A VERY REASONABLE PRICE. no matter what it takes to get to it.... i use to run a wrecker service, and EVERYONE of them take advantages of these situations... they are NO rules on what they can or have to charge for winch outs... remember 4-5 years ago when fountain city wrecker had part of the city of knoxville contract, and lost it due to gouging... it happens.. all the time... i quit after a while, because i honestly didnt think it was my place to screw people in a time of need.. no matter if the alternator went out, or they went off an enbankment.. but the owner found it to profitable for him... greed is killing america
That was me who got Fountain City Wrecker fired. And they never even towed my car.
The Dragonater filed three class actions against tow truckers and police in Knox County TN, and filed felony charges with state police and other agencies, resulting in over 100 towtruckers fired and banned for 5 years. But I never got my two stolen cars back, nobody went to jail, no govt employees got fired, and my lawyer got two guns put to his head and promised to "blow your brains out if you don't do what you're told" and drop the cases.
These are mob rackets (jewish/Italian/Dixie Mafia), and killing cops or towtruckers is SOP in TN. These same towtruckers in TN run the worldwide cartheft rackets, including towing cars in USA to use for "Al Qaeda" carbombs to kill US troops in Iraq according to FBI. The "world's largest" multi-billion TN towing cartel appears to have been partnered with Carlyle Group, which now brags it has the "world's largest" towing cartel. Carlyle Group is owned by the Nazi George Bushes, German Nazi Queen of England, and the jewish Bin Laden family of Israeli CIA agents.
Since The Dragonater is permanently banned from East Tennessee Riders forum by Alabama police mods of ETR, this is the only legit answer you will get. Forward and repost, or cower in fear.
The Dragonater gets robbed a $500 towing fee for cousin's fatal Goldwing crash on the Tellico Dragon
Wrecker Services Manual
State of Tennessee Department of Safety
Highway Patrol
XIV. Towing and Storage Rates and Liability for Payment:
A. The Department shall not establish towing rates. However, towing rates
shall be competitive with the towing rates of certified towing companies in
the same zone. Rates must be reasonable, fair and equitable to all persons
whose vehicles are towed at the request of the Department.
B. Towing and Storage Rate Guidelines:
1. A towing company shall begin charging its towing rate upon arrival “at scene”, unless called out-of-zone; then the towing company shall begin charging its towing rate at the time it is called by the THP dispatcher.
2. Storage rates begin twenty-four (24) hours after a vehicle is towed.
3. Towing companies that happen upon a scene where their services are required shall assist without charge when the roadway is blocked or there is an immediate safety risk.
4. There will be no charge for “hook up”.
5. When towing vehicles are required to wait at the scene for functions to be performed by other emergency personnel, a rate of one-half (1/2) of the normal hourly winching rate shall be charged by the towing company. This rate shall not be exceeded.
6. There shall be no charge for a normal highway clean up. A normal cleanup includes, but is not limited to, removal of glass, vehicle body parts, vehicle fluids, etc. Cleanups requiring additional/specialized equipment and/or resources, such as diesel
spills, Haz-mat, etc. will result in additional charges being levied against the liable party(s) by the towing companies and/or other state regulatory agencies.
7. There shall be no charge for certain types of equipment, e.g., dollies and fire extinguishers.
8. Rates for unloading/loading of cargo will be assessed to the nearest quarter (1/4) hour.
9. An assisting towing company’s rates will be the same or less than the rates of the towing company that requested the assistance.
10. If the off-loading of cargo is required, each towing company providing these services shall list the names, home addresses, and telephone numbers of each person hired to off-load cargo. This list shall be provided to the District Wrecker Lieutenant upon request.
11. An itemized invoice shall be prepared for all charges over one thousand dollars ($1,000). A copy of the invoice shall be given to the owner/designee, and a copy shall be kept on file with the towing company.
C. Liability for Payment of Fees/Charges for, or Associated with, the Removal, Recovery, Towing or Storage of Vehicles:
1. There are many reasons that may cause a vehicle to be towed by a Member of the Department. Each vehicle towed will incur expenses associated with its removal by a towing company. For purposes of inclusion on the THP Rotating Schedule Towing List,
towing companies must agree to the following regulations regarding the payment of removal, recovery, towing or storage of vehicles:
a. The Department shall not be responsible for any fee/charge associated with the removal, recovery, towing, or storage of a vehicle except in cases where the vehicle is seized.
b. In seizure cases, the Department will only pay storage up to the amount that would be obtained from auctioning or selling the vehicle.
XV. Complaints, Investigations and District Captain’s Determination:
A. A towing company that violates any part of this Manual may be removed permanently or suspended from participating on the Towing List for a period of time to be determined by the Department.
B. If the Department becomes aware of any violation of the provisions of this Manual, the District Wrecker Lieutenant shall investigate the alleged violation as set forth herein.
C. The owner of a vehicle towed by a towing company may file a written complaint to the District Captain/designee having jurisdiction in the area where the vehicle was towed if the owner believes that:
1. The towing company towed a vehicle without the owner’s or law enforcement’s authorization; and/or
2. Charged an excessive towing/storage/other services rate; and/or
3. Violated any part of this Manual.
D. All complaints filed pursuant to this Section shall contain:
1. The name of the complainant;
2. The complainant’s address;
3. The complainant’s phone number(s) and e-mail address (if available);
4. The time(s) and manner(s) in which the complainant may be contacted;
5. The name of the towing company;
6. The cause(s) of the complaint;
7. Copies of any documents received from or correspondence with the towing company;
8. The names and phone numbers of any witnesses; and
9. Any other facts that may assist the Department in investigating the complaint.
E. The District Wrecker Lieutenant shall conduct an investigation and shall make an investigatory report with supporting documentation to the District Captain.
F. The District Captain shall review the investigatory report and supporting documentation and shall render a decision. A copy of the complaint, investigative reports, and the decision will be forwarded to the Field Bureau Lieutenant Colonel’s Office.
G. If the investigation reveals that the towing company towed the vehicle without the proper authorization and/or charged excessive rates, the District Captain shall resolve the matter by:
1. Ordering the towing company to promptly reimburse the complainant any monies paid; or
2. Ordering the towing company to release the vehicle with no charge or for an amount determined by the District Captain.
H. In addition to the action taken in Paragraph F, any valid complaint shall result in the towing company’s suspension/removal from the Towing List for a period of time determined by the District Captain. The towing company shall be notified, in writing by certified mail, by the District Captain.
I. The District Captain shall notify the complainant and the towing company, in writing by certified mail, of the District Captain’s determination. Both the complainant and the towing company may appeal from the District Captain’s determination by using the procedures set forth in Section XVI of this Manual.
J. Two (2) or more sustained complaints against a towing company shall result in the removal of the towing company from the Towing List for a period of time, including permanent removal, determined by the District Captain. The towing company shall be notified of the removal, in writing, by the District Captain.
Tennessee Claims Commission and Negligence by State Employees
by Baker Associates Law Firm
As citizens of the state of Tennessee, we expect state officials to drive safely, to construct and maintain safe streets, and to remove dangerous conditions. To enforce these expectations (or duties), the Tennessee State Legislature created the Claims Commission in 1984 to allow members of the public to sue the State for damages caused by the negligence of its employees.
A person can bring a negligence claim before the Claims Commission only if the injury was caused by the negligent acts of a state employee (or agency). A state employee means any person who is a state official or any person who is employed in the service of the state.
Under the Claims Commission Act, the state of Tennessee is liable in the same way as a private person or business. Specifically, the State is liable for the following negligent acts:
Tennessee car accidents involving the negligence of an operator of a state vehicle;
Nuisances created or maintained by the state. In the law, a nuisance is the use of property that interferes with the legal rights of others by causing damage, annoyance, or inconvenience.
Negligent creation or maintenance of dangerous conditions.
Legal or Tennessee medical malpractice by a state employee.
Negligent care, custody and control of persons, personal property, or animals.
Negligent construction of state sidewalks and buildings.
Negligent construction, inspection, and maintenance of public roads and highway designated by TDOT as being on the state system of highways.
If you have been injured because of the negligent driving of a state official, negligent road design, or other dangerous condition created by a state employee or agency, help keep Tennessee safe by learning more about your rights. The top Tennessee personal injury attorneys at Baker Associates can help. Call today for a free consultation.
"In a democracy, people get the government they deserve."
-Alexis de Toqueville, author of Democracy in America
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Big Brother's Black Box video on all new cars
Speed Rat makes traffic cops obsolete
The feds will mandate next month that all new cars be fitted with a black box, according to news reports. So-called black boxes record information about speed, seat belt use and brake application.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been involved in the use of black boxes since their introduction. In 2006, the safety administration encouraged but did not require automobile manufacturers to install the systems and also did not set a single standard for the way data would be recorded, according to the New York Times.
In February, NHTSA administrator David Strickland said the government was considering making the technology mandatory in the wake of recalls of millions of innocent Toyota vehicles, before the White House nuked Japan. Strickland made the disclosure to a subcommittee hearing by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Now they will make the installation of these device mandatory under federal law. If we are to gauge the reaction of the corporate media, this story is not very important. Outside of industry and technology publications, the story was not reported.
CIA industrial espionage and money-laundering WindozeVista computer chip manufacturer Intel showed off its event recorder last year following the Toyota recall. “With new vehicles, there will very likely be video cameras inside and outside,” said Intel’s chief technology office, Justin Rattner, in a July, 2010, interview. “It’s not particularly new or stunning, but when you combine the cameras with GPS, you’re geo-tagging the video.”
In other words, your car – like your smart phone – may soon become a surveillance device and high-tech snooping will be mandated by the federal government.
Comments
Well, like with airplanes, when i crash, I know the black box will survive. LOL
Another thing that will happen as a result of the spying-automobile-electronics-revolution is the growth of aftermarket ECU’s and modified flash memory chips which will allow the owner to modify / erase and reprogram their cars to run without these intrusive features – particularly the pinging of the car’s location / GPS. Many aftermarket auto & motorcycle manufacturers already have hand held programmers that can reprogram the ECU’s code in the computer for drivetrain performance gains. Eventually, the features will include the ability to turn off the black box recorder etc.
See also:
ECG Car Seat Monitors Driver's Heart Activity
Cops Get High-tech Cruiser with infrared night vision camera and automated license plate scanner specifically designed to ignore millions of illegal aliens
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