Police in Mamaroneck, New York may need a refresher on basic legal process principles. After Mayor Kathleen Savolt won in court in having a traffic ticket dismissed, Officer Michael Petrillo showed up at her house that night and issued her a new duplicate ticket.
In March, Petrillo issued Savolt a ticket for driving while on her cell phone. Savolt successfully argued that she received an emergency call and did not have a place to pull over. The court agreed. That night, Petrillo appeared at her house and said that he disagreed with the ruling and was issuing her a new ticket for the earlier offense. This is novel approach to legal proceedings where you can continue to issue tickets until you get the result that you want.
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I think it takes real balls to do that. Come on! The mayor needs to obey laws like the rest of us!
Cops suck, plain and simple…
All I can say is, “what an idiot!” What every cop needs to understand is that there are many pieces to the “judicial puzzle” and his/hers is a very small piece. So you lost a ticket, get over it dude!
He should show that kind of commitment to learning the laws he is charged with enforcing.
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. I think this officer may be starting a new profession soon.
Yes, what you all say is true, but think of what is going on in this officer’s mind? What could he possibly be thinking? Mamaroneck is a fairly laid back suburb, but the cop is seemingly begging for self destruction.
Gyges:
Right you are. LOL
Mespo,
I thought this was just the legal equivalent to a “Double dare ya”
What’s so difficult about this one?
Suspend the cop without pay for filing a false ticket.
“Best two out of three” amendment to the Constitution?