I'm about as law and order as you can get. In my almost 25 years in police work, this is one of the most stupid things I have ever seen. And I have seen alot of stupid.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's highest court has ruled that a person may be convicted of speeding purely if it looked to a police officer that the motorist was going too fast.
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an officer's visual estimation of speed is enough to support a conviction if the officer is trained, certified by a training academy, and experienced in watching for speeders. The court's 5-1 decision says independent verification of a driver's speed is not necessary.
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010
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