On 3/15/06, Michael Maskalans <dml@tepidcola.com> wrote:
> > As Andy said before, so
> > much for innocent until PROVEN guilty and free speech for that matter.
>
> proven guilty as soon as the hood is popped. But like Ed O pointed out,
> they'll think non-PCV crankcase vents are illegal on '98 Civics AND '66
> 442s 'cause they don't know the year breakdowns on when equipment was
> required, and then even when you're not guilty of a damn thing you end up
> proving it to someone.
It's not supposed to be the officer's job to "prove" you guilty at the
scene - that's decided in court, for the reasons you & Ed cite - the
officer doesn't and can't know what's legal, because that would
require an encyclopedic knowledge of all vehicles.
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