Originally Posted by fingpilot
Can anyone verify that Chula Vista has not slid across the border, or into the sea?
Today I see that the Chief of Police there has been charged with writing bad checks.
That 2 of the city commisioners have been charged with sweetheart deals with in-laws.
The police officers on the street are getting in on the cash flow generation.
OK, here goes....
On APRIL 5, I am in a HumVee with a 'shelter' in tow. It has 'Government Equiptment' in it. I am taking it to the 32nd Street Naval Surface Warfare Center to be loaded on a barge for San Clemente. Just germaine, not the real story.
I am going thru Chula Vista, and stop at a stop sign. After stopping, a half block later, one of Chula Vista's finest comes up behind me, and does an anti-skid screeching slowdown, and lights me up. License, Reg, and Insurance. All in order. When I asked why I was being stopped, he said that "I had run the stop sign".... Both me and the passenger were thinking we had completely missed seeing a stop sign, it being midnight, and as anyone in a Hummer would know, the visibility is not that great. No, he said, that sign right back there. You mean the one we stopped at? He says we didn't COMPLETELY stop. Hmmmm. We exhange glances, and later both of us are sure we COMPLETELY stopped. He goes back to his car again, and comes back with ticket written out. Asks what is in the enclosed trailer. My REQUIRED response is "Government Equiptment". He asks again, I tell him my required response, and that if he wants to see in it, it will require a Marine detachment to open it. I can summon them, would he like that? No, not necessary. Sign here. I do, knowing no sense arguing with a liberal.
Now the fun part. Since the 5th of APRIL, I have been trying to reach a real live human at any part of the courthouse in Chula Vista, kearny Mesa, or downtown SD. Unable. Voicemail says (in both official languages of California) that due to budget cuts, phone system is unable to take incoming calls, and hangs up immediately. Automated system does not have my info. No courtesy notice in mail. Court date approaching. recording says Courtesy notice is just that, nothing but a courtesy notice, not required. Lots of warnings while on hold about $300 admin fee assesment if you miss court date, plus jail and warrant and suspension of license. But NO WAY TO GET THRU!
I am about to hire an attorney there to handle this. Don't even know how much, whether I can get a traffic school, nada.
Legalized extortion.
Anyone have a reccommendation for an attorney? I'd publish the so-called peace officer's name, except that it would come back to haunt me somehow.
My DoD agency now ships everything thru North Island NAS, at greater cost to the Navy because the streets of Chula Vista now longer conform to the Constitution of the United States. The base CO is aware, and has said (today) he is powerless, the city has posted traffic bike cops (10 of them) all around the base exits for revenue enhancement, and he cannot do anything about it.
Ideas?
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