US lawmaker caught speeding tells cop he often does so
Source: BBC News
7 hours ago
An Arizona state lawmaker bragged to a police officer that he sometimes drives more than double the speed limit - after he was pulled over for speeding.
Police stopped Representative Paul Mosley for going 97mph (156km/h) in a 55mph zone near Parker, Arizona, on 27 March in a filmed incident.
Mr Mosley said he would go "130, 140" mph on his way home and told the cop he had legislative immunity.
The lawmaker has posted an apology on his Facebook page.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44827135
"Paul Mosley is a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives"
Go, Paul! Don't even worry about the law.
FuzzyRabbit
(1,967 posts)mwooldri
(10,303 posts)Drake Notthesinger
(39 posts)of course!
SamKnause
(13,102 posts)The law does not pertain to us.
We are the party of law and order for everyone, except republicans.
3Hotdogs
(12,375 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,339 posts)"Legislative Immunity" must be something like police "courtesy", let the speeders go, if he is a legislator or a brother cop.
3Hotdogs
(12,375 posts)pazzyanne
(6,552 posts)Janklow also bragged about speeding at his political rallies. I remember this because Randy Scott, the motorcyclist who was killed, was the son of a friend of mine. His mother spent years dealing with the resulting personal trauma of losing her son in this manner. No, lawmakers are not exempt from consequences of their actions.
tanyev
(42,553 posts)Go on with your bad self.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)his enablers do, but this one, I would tell, oh please proceed, faster.
riversedge
(70,205 posts)mountain grammy
(26,620 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)cstanleytech
(26,291 posts)55 mile per hour zone and then pass me on double yellow today so it would not surprise me if it was somebody who feels entitled to do it like another politician or even an officer of the law.
Calista241
(5,586 posts)Here in Georgia, you'd qualify for a hell of a fine if caught at that speed, but I don't think they'd take you to jail. now if you were going 100+, you'd probably be arrested for reckless driving.
It probably also depends on traffic flow and congestion at the time.
Demovictory9
(32,454 posts)Devil Child
(2,728 posts)Nero Mero
(52 posts)He confessed.