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Submission + - Couple who catch cop speeding could face charges.

a_nonamiss writes: "A Georgia couple, apparently tired of people speeding past their house, installed a camera and radar gun on their property. After it was installed, they caught a police office going 17MPH over the posted limit. They brought this to the attention of the local police department, and are now being forced to appear in front of a judge to answer to charges of stalking.

from the article:

The Sipples allegedly caught Kennesaw police officer Richard Perrone speeding up to 17 mph over the speed limit. Perrone alerted Bartow authorities, who in turn visited the Sipples' home to tell them Perrone intended to press charges against them for stalking.
I have the utmost respect for most law enforcement. They have a difficult, dangerous and mostly thankless job to do, but shouldn't they be held accountable for casually breaking the very same laws they are supposed to be enforcing? Additionally, shouldn't we, as citizens, have the right to be able to bring this to someone's attention without having to face laughably bogus charges for our efforts?"

Comment Re:Arrested for sending pictures to the sheriff? (Score 2, Insightful) 412

"The Florida law defines the crime as an attempt to solicit a minor: actions in the real world, not the dream realm of thought crime. In refusing to see and accept the distinction, you have fundamentally misread Orwell."

Sorry, I really have to disagree on this. In 1984, the protagonist was arrested for *attempting* to purchase antique goods, the trade of which was illegal. It was a blatent case ef entrapment, as well. The whole point of a thought crime is that the *action* is prohibited because the *thought* behind it needs to be supressed. The supression is so critical that we must go search out possible violators.

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