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Originally Posted by John Shields
I'm not saying you're wrong or that it didn't work for you... but this is false here. Even if the Officer isn't certified he can certainly justify someone driving at an excessive speed. He could confirm it with a RADAR or LIDAR and still not be certified. Come court time though, he would just have to have the charge changed to Careless/Reckless Driving or other such similar charge. In most places you wont just get off if the certification isn't there. The civilian in a uniform comment is uncalled for as well. He's probably had plenty of training to know when someone is driving like a jack hole more so than your average citizen.  |
Agree!!! I recently took an early retirement from a major police department.. The tactics he mentions may have been useful in the 70's or 80's... The prosecutor WILL have already covered that the officer is properly certified and the officer and the prosecutor will have a copy off that certification on hand...
The officer visually estimated the vehicle speed BEFORE even activating the radar.. To be certified an officer must be able to be within +/- 3 mph of actual radar speed..
We had many reserve officers who are radar certified. Getting a ticket from them was NO different than getting one from a paid officer...
These days, radar certification is mandatory and given in the police academy... Every officer in my department was radar certified even if they never want to run radar...
The information given my Napper is BAD info...