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07-08-2010, 11:59pm
Got pulled up by HWP today.
I asked, "Why did you pull me over?"
Cop: "Well, what's that on your helmet?'
Me: "A camera..."
Cop: "You can't have anything on your helmet that compromises the integrity of the helmet, mate."
Me: "I don't think it compromises the integrity of the helmet."
Cop: "Is it stuck on there?"
Me: "No, it comes off."
Cop: "Well, how is it fixed on there?"
Me: "With 3M double-sided tape, so if I did come off the bike, the camera would just rip straight off. It's not glued on or bolted on, or anything..."
He RBT'ed me, then let me go. He was good about it; I wasn't doing anything wrong and he could see that I hadn't altered the structural integrity of the helmet in any way. Kudos to him, for being reasonable!
SOOOOO, I have all of that on video and if any other copper tries to book me for having a helmet cam I'll be going to Court, showing the video and saying, "I'm being told different things by different Police Officers, Your Honour! - Who am I supposed to listen to, when they can't even be consistent???"
I asked, "Why did you pull me over?"
Cop: "Well, what's that on your helmet?'
Me: "A camera..."
Cop: "You can't have anything on your helmet that compromises the integrity of the helmet, mate."
Me: "I don't think it compromises the integrity of the helmet."
Cop: "Is it stuck on there?"
Me: "No, it comes off."
Cop: "Well, how is it fixed on there?"
Me: "With 3M double-sided tape, so if I did come off the bike, the camera would just rip straight off. It's not glued on or bolted on, or anything..."
He RBT'ed me, then let me go. He was good about it; I wasn't doing anything wrong and he could see that I hadn't altered the structural integrity of the helmet in any way. Kudos to him, for being reasonable!
SOOOOO, I have all of that on video and if any other copper tries to book me for having a helmet cam I'll be going to Court, showing the video and saying, "I'm being told different things by different Police Officers, Your Honour! - Who am I supposed to listen to, when they can't even be consistent???"
"casting dispersions on others credability." And their illiteracy.