Re: Arrest Slow Drivers--One County's Answer to Aggressive Driving

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From: Corey Heim
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 00:00

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In article <6n2qui$68q$1@clarknet.clark.net>, "dougbird"
<dougbird@pop3.clark.net> wrote:

> The Post editorial was not against ticketing slow drivers who impede
> traffic.  It quite correctly took the Frederick Country police to task for
> arresting and manhandling a woman on the pretext that she was fleeing from
> the police which is an offense separate and distinct from driving too
> slowly.

So...as long as one drives slowly, one is not fleeing police?  Yeesh.

BTW, I gget your point...obviously this woman was not fleeing--but to
imply that driving slowly means not fleeing is...well, stupid.
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From: caheim@students.wisc.com (Corey Heim)
Subject: Re: Arrest Slow Drivers--One County's Answer to Aggressive Driving
Date: 1998/06/27
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