I WAS RECENTLY CITED FOR SPEEDING BY A WASHINGTON STATE PATROL TROOPER. I THOUGHT IT A LITTLE ODD CONSIDERING I WASN'T SPEEDING. I WAS MAINTAINING MY SPEED AMND DISTANCE BEHIND A PICKUP TRUCK IN MY LITTLE 1990 MAZDA PROTOGE. WHEN I PULLED OVER AND ASKED WHY I HAD BEEN PULLED OVER, THE OFFICER SAID I WAS SPEEDING 72 IN A 60MPH ZONE. I ASKED THE OFFICER IF HE HAD NOTICED THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME AND HE SAID "YES THEY WEREN'T SPEEDING". I SUBPENAED THE OFFICER AND HIS TRAINING RECORDS IN THE USE OF "LIDAR". THE OFFICER FAILED TO APPEAR FOR MY COURT DATE AND I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL THAT HIS TRAINING CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN MISPLACED BUT THE COURTS WILL HONOR HIS TRAINING RECORDS THAT SHOW ONLY 1 FOUR HOUR CLASS IN THE THEORY OF LIDAR DATED 3/17/07. I RECEIVED A COPY OF THE USER/TRAINING MANUAL FOR THE LIDAR EQUIPMENT THE OFFICER USED IN HIS WRITTEN TESTIMONY. THERE IS NO WAY THE OFFICER COULD HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY TRAINED IN THE USE OF THIS EQUIPMENT IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OTHER "DISTURBING" FACTORS ABOUT THE OFFICERS POSITION AND TRAFFIC HISTORY THAT IS "REQUIRED" BY THE MANUAL. I HAVE A GRAVE CONCERN UNTRAINED OFFICERS ARE BEING USED TO TICKET CITIZENS WITHOUT JUST CAUSE, JUST TO FILL THE COFFERS OF THE LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS.

Good guys bad guys,for the good guys.They need to hold these rotten apples accountable for their actions and not ignore these criminals with badges who have sworn to protect our people and have lied,other wise they are no better than the mafia or communist organizations.It can only get worse and has.The sad part is so many lives lost in war to keep our country free and these gestapo police are being allowed to act like criminals and getting away with it. Most people dont and wont say anything out of fear of retaliation.