[IP] Missouri: Police Roadblock Harassment Caught on Tap ...

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Frode Hegland <frode@hyperwords.net>
Date: January 3, 2007 4:12:59 AM EST
To: Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>
Subject: web: informationliberation - Missouri: Police Roadblock  
Harassment Caught on Tap ...


Drive carefully!

"A teenager harassed by police in St. Louis, Missouri caught the  
incident on tape. Brett Darrow, 19, had his video camera rolling last  
month as he drove his 1997 Maxima, minding his own business. He  
approached a drunk driving roadblock where he was stopped, detained  
and threatened with arrest when he declined to enter a conversation  
with a police officer about his personal travel habits. Now Darrow is  
considering filing suit against St. Louis County Police.

"I'm scared to drive for fear of being stopped at another checkpoint  
and arrested while doing nothing illegal," Darrow told TheNewspaper.  
"We're now guilty until we prove ourselves innocent to these  
checkpoint officers."

On that late November night, videotape confirms that Darrow had been  
ordered out of his vehicle after telling a policeman, "I don't wish  
to discuss my personal life with you, officer." Another officer  
attempted to move Darrow's car until he realized, "I can't drive  
stick!" The officer took the opportunity to undertake a thorough  
search of the interior without probable cause. He found nothing.

When Darrow asked why he was being detained, an officer explained,  
"If you don't stop running your mouth, we're going to find a reason  
to lock you up tonight."

     http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=19139

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