Stopped in motor home for going too slow on I-80
This just goes to show how things can escalate to a huge problem when you are just driving along minding your own business. Kinda hard to believe this goes on. Motor home stopped for going too slow
Forum Discussion
msmith1199 wrote:
My comments were to Skylark regarding the links he posted. Some of the articles written about the case in Nevada are slanted (by the authors of those articles) as they don't tell the entire story.
Well, I gave you the entire 27 page story as discussed in Court. It seems pretty obvious that none of the articles about this case were slanted and that all agreed with the judges decision that the second stop and the seizures were illegal. Now whether the officers agreed with the judges decision is not relevant since they were the ones not following the rules. The officers had a gut feeling, that was not PROVEN to be correct, and they seemed willing to go outside of the law to seize this man's property. This time it was a large amount but what is the bottom amount? Maybe they find a few thousand in your motor home and decide they are going to seize your money. Who can afford to bring legal action against the police for a few thousand dollars? I know, it will never happen, but it is obvious that things like this do happen. That plus the fact that there had already been several illegal stops on I80 in Nevada should not give the citizens a warm and fuzzy feeling as they travel around the USA.
I believe one deputy stated that it was unusual for an RV to be on I80 during the Winter. He obviously profiles out of state RV's on I80 during the Winter. Many people, including me, travel almost exclusively during the Winter out West on I80 and further North. I believe he was searching for excuses to justify his mishandling of the stop. I originally indicated that I did not agree with what happened. Now that I have all of the facts, I still say people should not take things for granted as they travel. Keep in mind that awhile back most of the LEO's on this forum said that we should not allow a police officer to inspect our coach during a normal traffic stop. That was one of the reasons the first officer gave for calling ahead to make the second stop.
I have a great deal of respect for most of our police officers and the job that they do but I will not become so naive to take it for granted that ALL of them follow the rules.
