That's amazing Tom, even in Seattle where we are famed for issuing jaywalking
tickets. I think it's Portland that's becoming the police state. Call Vera Katz
up and let her know, she'd probably care! She used to ride my bus to work and
schlepp off at city hall.
---- you wrote:
> Hello all-- I went to court today to pay a ticket I recieved a few weeks
> ago
> for passing in a no passing zone. They lowered the fine from 170.00 to
> 105.00
> I should have pled not guilty; but it would have been cheaper to pay
> the fine than
> miss 1/2 day's work. Whats really stupid about this whole thing is that
> ahead of
> me were 2 people;
>
> A 75 year old man who does not drive, yet got a 90.00 ticket for
> "jaywalking"
> across a country road. Nearest crosswalk is 5 mi. away !!!!!
>
> A young woman was ticketed 225.00 for not having her shoulder harness
> over her shoulder. The belt was buckled with the harness under her arm
> (she had just had shoulder surgery). Go figure.....
>
> Am I paranoid or is this country becoming a Police State??
>
> Mandatory Roadster Content:
> Just installed hardtop on my 69 2000. (Thanks Ken Cook)
>
> ______Tom Householder/Portland, OR
>
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