Showdown
The famous citizen-tickets-a-cop case is scheduled for trial in Multnomah County Court at 1:30 tomorrow.
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Comments (9)
I hope Portland's finest don't stage a "follow the rules" slowdown if the jackass prevails.
Posted by Mister Tee | July 22, 2008 9:01 PM
Which one is the jackass?
Posted by arne | July 22, 2008 10:58 PM
From tbe article: Stensgaard allegedly acknowledged being in a no-parking zone but asked Bryant, 'If someone broke into your house, would you rather have the police be able to park in front of your house or have to park three blocks away and walk there?'
Hmmm, seems like we've already hashed over something like this earlier in the day. Must be part of the standard training manual.
Posted by john rettig | July 23, 2008 12:38 AM
Why Is Court time evn being wasted on such nonsense?
Posted by Dave A. | July 23, 2008 9:26 AM
It's unfortunate that "abuse of process" won't apply in this case.
Posted by David E Gilmore | July 23, 2008 1:55 PM
Sadly, the coverage I've read has omitted the critical fact I'm looking for ...
Did the officer enter the business for a legitimate police function (i.e. try to find a witness, ask a question, patrol) or did the officer enter the business for a personal function (i.e. eating)?
Just because the officer didn't "make an arrest" doesn't mean he was categorically on personal time; however, just because he's driving the patrol car doesn't make his every action a police function.
I mean, isn't that what this really boils down to? If the officer was doing his job (and the situation warrants it), he should be able to leave his squad car blocking traffic (and do whatever else is warranted to perform his job). If the officer is taking a break to grab a snack, he can park like the rest of us.
Posted by Chris Coyle | July 23, 2008 2:34 PM
An officer who stops to eat or buy take-out is still "on duty" and available for dispatch.
Is it reasonable to expect that officer to park three blocks away from where he is eating if a safe alternative exists nearby?
Should uniformed police officers have the right to park a squad car in places the general public cannot?
Posted by Mister Tee | July 23, 2008 5:03 PM
Let's not forget that the police always have the opportunity to lead by example - if they wish.
Posted by David Smoot | July 23, 2008 5:40 PM
Officers are never "on break" though. They don't get an hour for lunch - unlike the rest of us (well, me at least). I have to agree with the above folks - do we really want him running three blocks to get to his car in response to a 911 call?
Posted by Greg | July 23, 2008 6:57 PM