[Chat] Ticketed for talking!

[Stephen J Gewirtz]

Judy,

One male and one female, but the one who wrote the ticket after having 
said: "I'm going to give him a ticket." just after I got out of Emil's 
car was the male.

Steve.

jdy wrote:

> female, male or co ed?
> judy
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: Stephen J Gewirtz <mailto:gewirtz at bellatlantic.net>
>     To: The Charles Village Chat List <mailto:Chat at charlesvillage.info>
>     Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 1:37 AM
>     Subject: Re: [Chat] Ticketed for talking!
>
>     Judy,
>
>     The officer who gave Dana a ticket was white.  The two cops
>     tonight were black.
>
>     Steve.
>
>     jdy wrote:
>
>>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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>-- 
>>>Emil Volcheck
>>>volcheck at acm.org
>>>http://acm.org/~volcheck
>>>
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>>>
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