First up from the “No Duh” files:
A federal judge in Missouri ruled this week held that drivers have a First Amendment right to flash their headlights to warn other motorists of nearby police and speed traps….A flash of headlights is a common way motorists communicate to oncoming drivers of either a dangerous situation or the presence of police — in essence, a warning to slow down.
An officer saw the flash and pulled over Elli, who could have faced a fine of up to $1,000 if convicted. Elli, was accused of “[f]lashing lights on certain vehicles . . . warning of RADAR ahead,” according to court papers obtained by The Wall Street Journal.
He faced a fine up to $1,000 in addition to points on his license, according to the report.
The city later dropped the charge, but the American Civil Liberties Union sued on Elli’s behalf anyway, claiming the arrest violated his First Amendment right to free speech.
Speed traps are there to enforce traffic laws, and to incentives motorists to obey the law. Flashing lights do the same thing…but without the money and quota points for police.
Good on the ACLU!
Next, play stupid games, win stupid prizes!
Authorities in South Florida say deputies shot a naked man after he attacked a retired police officer and bit another man on the face in Delray Beach….At some point he started fighting an 18-year-old, who defended himself with a box cutter. The man then bit the 18-year-old on the face.
Deputies responded and shot the man, who died at a hospital.
There are things that will naturally shorten your lifespan. Being high, naked and violent is one of them!
Last a more serious story:
Three years after the death of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry — a tragedy which exposed and ultimately ended Operation Fast and Furious — the public is finally getting a glimpse into Terry’s final moments.
Federal court records released Tuesday provide the first official account of the firefight along the Arizona-Mexico border that killed Terry in December 2010. Among other details, they reveal two of four federal agents at the scene that day actually fired bean bags — not bullets — at a violent drug gang carrying assault rifles. Weapons from the botched anti-gun trafficking program were found at Terry’s murder scene.
Bean bags vs Bullets, and Holder scolds us? The blood is on his hands!
I wouldn’t believe Eric Holder if I was soaked through the boots and he told me that precipitation levels were quite high that day. (apparently that makes me a racist instead of a guy that recognizes a liar when he hears one)
ACLU…every so often they seem to remember why they were founded. I don’t know whether it’s too little, too late, or akin to wiping your backside with a well-used sweat sock.