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KamaAina

(78,249 posts) Fri Oct 16, 2015, 01:58 PM Oct 2015

Driving while brown: KY prosecutor ripped for saying being Hispanic is probable cause for arrest

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/driving-while-brown-ky-prosecutor-ripped-for-saying-being-hispanic-is-probable-cause-for-arrest/

A Kentucky prosecutor is taking heat after saying that being Hispanic is reason enough for a police officer to pull over a motorist for questioning, reports the Courier-Journal....

Assistant County Attorney Travis Combs can be heard saying the defense claims Martinez was “stopped because he was Hispanic.” Carter, who was standing next to Combs, can be heard adding, “That’s probable cause.”

“I’m going to act like I didn’t hear that,” Martinez attorney Dawn Elliott immediately interjected.

“I am too,” Judge Wheeler said.

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Driving while brown: KY prosecutor ripped for saying being Hispanic is probable cause for arrest (Original Post) KamaAina Oct 2015 OP

Why are they going to act like they didn't hear that ??? SamKnause Oct 2015 #1

What bothers me is the the judge wants to pretend he didn't hear it. CanonRay Oct 2015 #2

You know how it goes...one set of rules for us and another for them. Rex Oct 2015 #4

Evidently flashing your brights at a cop is grounds for summary execution. Rex Oct 2015 #3

Innocent until you run out of money rafeh1 Oct 2015 #5

"I’m going to act like I didn’t hear that" Quackers Oct 2015 #6

SamKnause

(13,110 posts)

1. Why are they going to act like they didn't hear that ???

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Fri Oct 16, 2015, 02:03 PM

Oct 2015

Is the whole damn country corrupt ??????????

CanonRay

(14,119 posts)

2. What bothers me is the the judge wants to pretend he didn't hear it.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Fri Oct 16, 2015, 02:07 PM

Oct 2015

He should be bringing sanctions before the bar if nothing else.

Rex

(65,616 posts)

4. You know how it goes...one set of rules for us and another for them.

Reply to CanonRay (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 16, 2015, 02:11 PM

Oct 2015

Seems pretty obvious by now the judicial system is broken and never getting fixed.

Rex

(65,616 posts)

3. Evidently flashing your brights at a cop is grounds for summary execution.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Fri Oct 16, 2015, 02:09 PM

Oct 2015

Police apologist will be here to explain why the KY prosecutor is correct...they refuse to believe there is any problems with law enforcement and it must be everyone else's fault.

rafeh1

(385 posts)

5. Innocent until you run out of money

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Fri Oct 16, 2015, 05:41 PM

Oct 2015

We have a criminal justice system. It actually calls itself a criminal justice system. Where the prime directive is Innocent until you run out of money .

If mr martinez had enough money neither his attorney nor the honorable judge would say i never heard it.

Quackers

(2,256 posts)

6. "I’m going to act like I didn’t hear that"

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Fri Oct 16, 2015, 05:50 PM

Oct 2015

Too late motherfucker, there's such a thing as court transcripts! That guy needs another attorney, ASAP!

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