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| Washington County Sheriff's Office Washington County Sheriff Ripping people off for money, not following the law and incompetence Beaverton, Oregon |
| 25th of May, 2011 by User746618 |
Back in February of this year I was pulled over for not wearing a seat belt in a commercial tow truck in Oregon. The Washington County Sheriff's Office Deputy, J. Wilson, who is the commercial motor vehicle enforcement officer, was clueless about the law. Here's what happened, and yes, I did file a complaint with his sergeant, but was told by his sergeant that results of citizen complaints were not revealed to the public. I was at a stop light. The deputy was sitting to my left, in the right lane waiting to go forward when his light turned green and the car in front of him moved. My light turned green and I went forward about 5 mph. When I went through the green light, I saw in my large over-size mirrors that his sheriff's van had made an illegal turn in the lane next to me. My other light was green that was next and I turned left in the right left turn lane (two lanes turned left here.) Wilson was in the left 2nd lane turning next to me, but a bit behind on the corner bumper. After I made it through the light I saw him switch to my lane and turn his emergency red/blue lights on to initiate a traffic stop (which I stopped immediately at the first right turn off the main street.) First, HIS driving was un-safe, not mine. He did all of those moves and maneuvers with NO lights or siren to warn the cars around him! He cut off the one vehicle and turned against a RED light with NONE of his emergency lights or siren on! What a moron! Ok, now he tells me that he's pulled me over for not wearing a seat belt, but never did get up on the truck and check. I told him that we were exempt from the law, but he didn't seem to have the knowledge to understand that commercial vehicles that operate INTRASTATE, that is WITHIN the state and don't go to neighboring states, are EXEMPT from the seat belt law, including my tow truck. Now, had I been a commercial motor vehicle that drove INTERSTATE between states, then yes, I would have had to have it on. Again, what a moron! You'd think the commercial motor vehicle enforcement officer would KNOW the basic commercial motor vehicles laws, huh? Ok, pled not guilty, demanded a court date. Low and behold, the officer informs the court he can't appear on the given trial date. They re-schedule the trial date for my birthday (I'm out of town then). I send a note to the judge asking for another trial date due to this, which I'm allowed. I get a new court date. Ok, now I'm leaving for WORK with training in California and won't be back for 2 weeks. I inform the court and I have to change my plea to "no contest." I explain in the letter about the law. Any GOOD judge would have looked up the law and saw that I was correct. No, this moronic judge keeps the fine the same, no reduction, and says I have 14 days to pay or my license will be suspended! I'll be lucky if I get any pay within 14 days! THE MAIN POINT? This is a ripoff! The deputy told me they were doing a "seat belt campaign" and I was one of many who got "caught." This seatbelt law is a ripoff. AND....the police RARELY use the seat belts themselves! I've witnessed MOST Washington County Sheriff vehicles with deputies NOT WEARING their seat belts. ALSO...it's funny...we have not freedom of choice here, since this a REVENUE generator, not a safety issue as it's disguised to be. In America, how screwed up is it that a woman can have the CHOICE to end the life of another human via abortion, but we don't have the CHOICE whether to wear a seat belt or not?? What happened to "keep the government off my body?" I'm just sayin.
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