[Chat] Ticketed for talking!

[jdy]

is it the same officer that gave dana a ticket?
judy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Emil Volcheck" <volcheck at acm.org>
To: <chat at charlesvillage.info>
Cc: <gdb at jhu.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 12:28 AM
Subject: [Chat] Ticketed for talking!


> Hello, neighbors,
> 
> After the CVCBDMA Board meeting, I drove back and gave Steve Gewirtz a
> lift.  Steve and I both live on the 3000 block of Guilford, and I
> stopped across from his house, right before the intersection of
> Guilford and 30th.  We chatted for a little while about politics, then
> Dave Barnett drove by in the opposite direction, on his way home I
> assume.  I hadn't seen him for a while, so we both rolled down our
> windows to talk.  Then I saw a police car pull up behind me, with
> bubble lights.  Dave moved on, and I pulled my car closer to the side
> to get out of the way.  The police gave me a $50 ticket for impeding
> the flow of traffic.  I was really surprised because I was in the car
> the whole time, with the hazard lights on, and I moved almost as soon
> as I saw someone behind me was trying to get by.  Certainly when Dave
> moved, I believe the police could have gotten past me.
> 
> The police starting ticketing me right after I turned the corner and I
> let Steve off.  Steve asked the officer what the problem was, and they
> told him to back off, gave him a 5-second warning.  That seemed a
> little harsh.
> 
> I think I remember hearing recently that Dana Moore was given a ticket
> when she was stopped out in front of her house loading or unloading
> from her car, and that the judge threw it out.
> 
> I'm planning to tell the judge I'm innocent, and Steve says he'll come
> with me.
> 
> Does anybody have any thoughts about this situation?  It seems kind
> of extreme.  I feel like I should have been entitled to some signal
> like a honk or yelling "move along" before they decided I was
> blocking traffic.
> 
> --Emil
> 
> 
> 
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