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Article #145Trouble with Boulder Police?
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Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 00:00
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 00:00
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July 20th, about 4:00 in the morning, I was coming back from Denver to Boulder. I took a highway 93, which was one lane on each way. A car behind me was following my car although I slowed down, the car did not pass my car where two lanes passing lane appeared. I started being afraid. When I entered into the town, because the road became three lanes I felt a little relieved with hoping the car would be gone to other lane or pass my car. After that I saw a red Jeep in front of my car at a red light at Table Mesa and Broadway, which made me a little more relief because it was somebody else on the road besides me. At this point, I did not pay attention about a car had been following my car for just a while. At the red light, the Jeep driver moved to right lane but not completely. For a safety I did not squeeze my car at the stop line at the red light, which means I stopped my car a little far behind the red light. The Jeep was gone to right once the blue light turned on. Right after that I noticed a car that had been following my car was still chasing my car. I was scared and felt fear. In spite of the fact that there was no car around, the car did not take other lane, but was chasing my car. I wanted the harassing car go away from me. At the Base Line and Broad way, the harassing car was still behind me, and so I did not stop completely but safely slowed down to check the safety and took right turn because if I completely stopped, the harassing driver could have an opportunity to press my car more, or farther action such as hit and run or jump into my car. I initially speeded up in order to evacuate, but not over 35 miles per hour. Still the offensive car was behind. At 28th Access Road, I entered into left lane and stopped at the red light; however the harassing car was still behind my car even on the same lane not the another lane which no car was there. I planed to go into my apartment under garage if the car still chased me. The harassing car finally gave me very bright spot light and sounded a siren. It was not the harassing car emitted the bright spot light and sounded the siren that I realized the harassing car was actually a police car. I stopped my car and two officers surrounded my car. One officer said, "You cannot stop far behind the red light at Broadway and Table Masa." I explained to the officer that I did not squeezed in because I gave a red Jeep safety, there was a red Jeep in front of my car. But the officer said, "No, there was not!" I said, "Yes, there was a red Jeep. Can I testify to the judge in the court about this?" The officer changed the charge with saying, "I pulled you over because you did not stop completely at the corner at Broadway and Baseline." I explained to the officer that a car behind my car was chasing and pushing my car from behind, that is why I was afraid of stopping my car completely." The officer said, "Even so, Colorado Law says you have to stop anyway!" And the officer said, "You have been drinking?" I replied, "No, I don't like alcohol." (Detail conversation omitted) I believe if a lawful person were frightened with being chased by a harassing car for a long distance, no help was available around on the street, and at even dark middle of a night, like the case explained above, the person would be scared and have a right to evacuate. That could be speed-up, or not completely stop at a corner for protection. Police officer should not chase any car simply because a car stops a little far behind a red light because of a reinforcement of other car's safety. I think chasing a car is even illegal in Colorado if chased by a totally stranger, just like the case described above that actually done by Boulder Police. Because of the officer's harassment and improper action, which made me afraid and fear, I reported the harassment to a sergeant by calling 911 after I came my apartment. I explained the incident clarified above to the sergeant. The same day's evening about 9:00 PM, the sergeant Testa whom I talked to earlier on the phone called me back, and explained to me what the police officer who harassed me told him. According to the sergeant, they said that they chased my car simply because I stopped at a red light a little far behind and I was possibly a toxic driver. And the sergeant Testa told me that the police officer said that I was going to east bound on Table Mesa, which is a lie because I never came from west to east bound on Table Mesa, but I came from highway 93 to north bound. I was wondering how many lawful people in the United States chased by a police car with no reason or improper reason like my case. I want to hear from people.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fa291,5a430518c46eb496,start X-Google-Attributes: gidfa291,public From: Any <kanamechan@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Trouble with Boulder Police? Date: 1997/07/21 Message-ID: <33D2A80F.5B9C@worldnet.att.net> X-Deja-AN: 258011853 Organization: AT&T WorldNet Services Reply-To: kanamechan@worldnet.att.net Newsgroups: boulder.pk