Prosecutors said Trooper Robert Czora pulled over an out-of-state motorist on the Adirondack Northway in Ausable back in August. He told the motorist to pay $300 in bail money then kept the money for himself.But he didn't plan on keeping the money, as evidenced by the fact that he returned it after finding out he was being investigated! Why does that remind me of something a 7-year-old would say when caught with his hand in the cookie jar?
Forget not knowing if this highwayman is going to keep his job--why isn't he being prosecuted for strong arm robbery with additional charges tacked on because a gun was on his person during a commission of a crime?
And can you imagine what he would have done had she refused to sign the ticket? Or offered an opinion? Or "lifted a finger" to stop a literal act of highway robbery under color of authority?
Only "The Only Ones"...
What do you expect? New York is a police state. The New York Police State Troopers can get away with murder, just like in the former East Germany. Just ask our Governor, Herr Spitzer. Ask him about "Troopergate".
ReplyDeleteHe was given a deal - tell all and avoid jail. He resigned at his "trial" yesterday. Got $1000 fine.
ReplyDeleteNot only did he ask for "bail money", he took the lady to an ATM in is vehicle. He entered and deleted the records from the computer system. When she later inquired about the status of the citation, since she likely never heard anything more, he found out and sent the money back to her.
From what I saw in Ohio this sort of behaviour is not confined to New York.
ReplyDeleteWhatever happened to the belief that the police should be held to a higher standard?