OFF THE WIRE
William R Toler at IndieRegister.com shared the following.
While driving through the streets of Winston-Salem, a concerned individual
noticed two police officers breaking the law.
Clyde Voluntaryist, founder of Carolinas Cop Block and Never Take a Plea, followed the two
cruisers until they parked. He witnessed the officers driving 56 miles per hour
in a 45 mph zone along I-40 Business.
He walked up to them, recording of course, to question them about
their speeding.
“I didn’t realize it,” the first officer responded when confronted about his
transgression. When Clyde asked if he thought his badge granted extra rights,
the officer suggested Clyde contact his supervisor, and kept walking. He did,
however, pause to give his badge number: 390.
Clyde then recorded the car and license plate numbers of the first officer
before walking to the other car, waiting patiently for the second officer to get
out. That officer, badge number 796, replied with, “I don’t recall,” when asked
about speeding and continued walking.
When I visited Clyde and Cop
Block co-founder Pete Eyre back in July, we witnessed a Winston-Salem officer
make a U-turn…in front of a “No U-turn” sign.
I’ve had state troopers and Craven County deputies blow past me with no
lights and apparently, to quote Chuck Berry, “no particular place to go.” One night, two
deputies sped around me just to pull into a local volunteer fire department
parking lot to chitchat.
I guess badges DO grant extra rights..
