Good to know the laws the officer broke.
He he should be charged with something very shortly.
@steve,
I cant remember when I did not signal, its something I make sure to do, lots of traffic here.
Have gotten tickets before for what I though where pretty bogus reasons.
made sure to do all the things asked for. For example going over whats called a gore line
http://www.ehow.com/info_8703558_gore-area-driving.htmlin turning on to another off ramp on a free way. with no traffic early in the morning. The offices just seemed to come out of know where.
Didnt even know what a "gore line" was.
I do now, and see many others passing over it each day....guess they were not as lucky as me.
Had relative and friends who where roughed up by the cops. Happens
knowing my relatives and friends I could understand how it went down.
there is a part of the story that is left out
or even misleading. The stories are reported in such a way as to incite a reaction.
she was in jail "as reported" for:
Bland was pulled over on July 10 near Prairie View, Texas, northwest of Houston, for failing to signal a lane change.
After the incident escalated into an altercation between her and the white trooper,
Bland was taken into custody and charged with assaulting an officer.
In responding to some of the comments here I always find it interesting in looking at the other side for common practices
and reasons for why the offices react as they do.
For example "getting the driver out" never knew about this, always made sure when stopped to do as asked.
http://www.policemag.com/channel/career ... stops.aspxGet the Driver Out
Whether to get the driver out of the car is probably one of the most contested tactics during a traffic stop. It’s a black-or-white issue for some and each side will rattle off a list of reasons for his or her preferred method. I am of the opinion that it's safer to get the driver out of the vehicle and conduct your business off to the side. If you let the driver stay in his vehicle, he’s on his home turf. He is familiar with this environment and has all of his resources available to him. If you get him out of his vehicle, you change the driver’s environment and effectively deny him the use of anything in that vehicle that could hurt you.