Comments on: An Accidental Interview with Lieutenant Phil Dreyer http://www.cosmictap.com/an-accidental-interview-with-lieutenant-phil-dreyer/ Miscellaneous Affronts to Your Assumptions Fri, 16 May 2008 04:18:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: HTC http://www.cosmictap.com/an-accidental-interview-with-lieutenant-phil-dreyer/#comment-962 HTC Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:27:50 +0000 http://www.cosmictap.com/wp/?p=493#comment-962 Typical. Honestly, it's typical. I've had several similar experiences. You are certainly not alone. Typical. Honestly, it’s typical. I’ve had several similar experiences. You are certainly not alone.

]]> By: Rhonda http://www.cosmictap.com/an-accidental-interview-with-lieutenant-phil-dreyer/#comment-506 Rhonda Sat, 19 May 2007 22:14:17 +0000 http://www.cosmictap.com/wp/?p=493#comment-506 I have encountered a Bexar County Sheriff officer once, it was not a pleasant experience, he was very rude, and I was doing nothing wrong. I hate to judge based on just one sheriff's deputy, but by the sounds of your experience, I feel safer judging. Scary! I have encountered a Bexar County Sheriff officer once, it was not a pleasant experience, he was very rude, and I was doing nothing wrong. I hate to judge based on just one sheriff’s deputy, but by the sounds of your experience, I feel safer judging.

Scary!

]]> By: Dave http://www.cosmictap.com/an-accidental-interview-with-lieutenant-phil-dreyer/#comment-505 Dave Thu, 29 Mar 2007 06:05:17 +0000 http://www.cosmictap.com/wp/?p=493#comment-505 I would call you a liar except, I don't have enough fingers to count the number of times the same thing has happened to me. I am frankly as tired of it as I am the fearmongering put upon us and overreaction that this nation has come to. I'm done being nice. Next time I am going to jail. And I will take it to the nth degree. Taking photos of publicly visible buildings is not illegal, even if bush HAS taken away most of our freedoms. I would call you a liar except, I don’t have enough fingers to count the number of times the same thing has happened to me. I am frankly as tired of it as I am the fearmongering put upon us and overreaction that this nation has come to.

I’m done being nice. Next time I am going to jail. And I will take it to the nth degree. Taking photos of publicly visible buildings is not illegal, even if bush HAS taken away most of our freedoms.

]]> By: Neil http://www.cosmictap.com/an-accidental-interview-with-lieutenant-phil-dreyer/#comment-504 Neil Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:51:54 +0000 http://www.cosmictap.com/wp/?p=493#comment-504 I've had several similar run-ins in NY state. It's very sad, and sometimes I now feel like a criminal when I take pictures. When the cops go by, you think, oh oh. That's not how it should be. I’ve had several similar run-ins in NY state. It’s very sad, and sometimes I now feel like a criminal when I take pictures. When the cops go by, you think, oh oh. That’s not how it should be.

]]> By: eas http://www.cosmictap.com/an-accidental-interview-with-lieutenant-phil-dreyer/#comment-503 eas Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:03:40 +0000 http://www.cosmictap.com/wp/?p=493#comment-503 "You are between two buildings, housin' communications equipment." Sounds like the cop just gave away "sensitive information" to someone he regarded as a potential terrorist. “You are between two buildings, housin’ communications equipment.”

Sounds like the cop just gave away “sensitive information” to someone he regarded as a potential terrorist.

]]> By: Brad3000 http://www.cosmictap.com/an-accidental-interview-with-lieutenant-phil-dreyer/#comment-502 Brad3000 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:52:26 +0000 http://www.cosmictap.com/wp/?p=493#comment-502 My interest is in this topic is my contact with the NYPD/NYC. I was caught in a sting/revenue generation exercise on a morning commute into Manhattan - I turned left on my green arrow from 42st & 8th ave only to be confronted with 50-100 pedestrians walking against their Dont Walk signs. I waited a minute and eventually found a gap and completed my turn. I got to 43rd street and saw an NYPD officer (1 of 30) walk from this 43rd st corner passed me and then back to in front of me - he motioned me over and said I had "cut" the double yellow lines back at 42nd. He took my papers and 45mins later came back with 4 summonses - failing to give way to pedestrians, reckless driving, failing to give way to oncoming traffic, crossing double yellows. I went from 0 & a perfect record to 15 points in 60secs... It turns out, me and the 30cars they pulled over with me were setup by the fact that the crosswalk cops were deliberately letting people cross illegally while the string cops roped in the victims. I fought hard and won after a few $000's. The reader should have figured out by now that the cop that wrote the summons was a block away from this intersection and could not have even SEEN my car from the 100's of 9am pedestrians surrounding him. He signed the tickets and thus lied thru his teeth bigtime. I did nothing wrong. I will never trust or support the NYPD scum ever again - thats a fact. About 2months later - also on the morning commute I was on 23rd st around Lex ave, when I was faced with an NYPD patrol car coming at me on the wrong side of the road with no flashers,horns or sirens going. The lights changed and I moved a few feet into the intersection and put both hands up (one out the window) in a calm gesture of "I dont know what we should do here?". The cops pull back to left side of the street in front of me and slowing pull off passed me and then 60secs later turned around and ran me down in the next block with full lights/sirens going - just to ask me about "my strange facial expressions and what was my problem" with the verbal threats for 5mins of "dealing with this in court". They never asked for my DL etc. I said no and they ran back to their car parked across my lane and the other sides, and just sped off - initimidating little asswipes & a disgrace to their uniform that they were. It only goes to validate the purpose of vehicle DVRs for civlians - they have them and so sadly should we. DoNOT under any circumstances trust a NYPD cop - if they can set you up, or screw you in same other way, they will. My interest is in this topic is my contact with the NYPD/NYC. I was caught in a sting/revenue generation exercise on a morning commute into Manhattan - I turned left on my green arrow from 42st & 8th ave only to be confronted with 50-100 pedestrians walking against their Dont Walk signs. I waited a minute and eventually found a gap and completed my turn. I got to 43rd street and saw an NYPD officer (1 of 30) walk from this 43rd st corner passed me and then back to in front of me - he motioned me over and said I had “cut” the double yellow lines back at 42nd. He took my papers and 45mins later came back with 4 summonses - failing to give way to pedestrians, reckless driving, failing to give way to oncoming traffic, crossing double yellows. I went from 0 & a perfect record to 15 points in 60secs…

It turns out, me and the 30cars they pulled over with me were setup by the fact that the crosswalk cops were deliberately letting people cross illegally while the string cops roped in the victims. I fought hard and won after a few $000’s. The reader should have figured out by now that the cop that wrote the summons was a block away from this intersection and could not have even SEEN my car from the 100’s of 9am pedestrians surrounding him. He signed the tickets and thus lied thru his teeth bigtime. I did nothing wrong. I will never trust or support the NYPD scum ever again - thats a fact.

About 2months later - also on the morning commute I was on 23rd st around Lex ave, when I was faced with an NYPD patrol car coming at me on the wrong side of the road with no flashers,horns or sirens going.

The lights changed and I moved a few feet into the intersection and put both hands up (one out the window) in a calm gesture of “I dont know what we should do here?”.

The cops pull back to left side of the street in front of me and slowing pull off passed me and then 60secs later turned around and ran me down in the next block with full lights/sirens going - just to ask me about “my strange facial expressions and what was my problem” with the verbal threats for 5mins of “dealing with this in court”. They never asked for my DL etc. I said no and they ran back to their car parked across my lane and the other sides, and just sped off - initimidating little asswipes & a disgrace to their uniform that they were.

It only goes to validate the purpose of vehicle DVRs for civlians - they have them and so sadly should we.

DoNOT under any circumstances trust a NYPD cop - if they can set you up, or screw you in same other way, they will.

]]> By: Steve http://www.cosmictap.com/an-accidental-interview-with-lieutenant-phil-dreyer/#comment-501 Steve Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:37:52 +0000 http://www.cosmictap.com/wp/?p=493#comment-501 Sounds good, Kenneth, about providing ID. It does not say you have to show a DL or ID, you just have to say it (truthfully). You might beat the rap, but not the ride. I would file a formal complaint. Sounds good, Kenneth, about providing ID. It does not say you have to show a DL or ID, you just have to say it (truthfully).

You might beat the rap, but not the ride. I would file a formal complaint.

]]> By: Anon in Texas http://www.cosmictap.com/an-accidental-interview-with-lieutenant-phil-dreyer/#comment-500 Anon in Texas Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:19:06 +0000 http://www.cosmictap.com/wp/?p=493#comment-500 He's an embarrassment to Law Enforcement & to Texas. San Antonio's #1 source of income is tourism. Heck it's the tourism capital of Texas. What do tourists have? Cameras. Someone needs to teach the LEOs of San Anton about photographer's rights. He’s an embarrassment to Law Enforcement & to Texas.
San Antonio’s #1 source of income is tourism. Heck it’s the tourism capital of Texas. What do tourists have? Cameras.
Someone needs to teach the LEOs of San Anton about photographer’s rights.

]]> By: Kenneth Fair http://www.cosmictap.com/an-accidental-interview-with-lieutenant-phil-dreyer/#comment-499 Kenneth Fair Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:54:27 +0000 http://www.cosmictap.com/wp/?p=493#comment-499 If I read the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiibel_v._Sixth_Judicial_District_Court_of_Nevada" rel="nofollow"><i>Hiibel</i></a> decision correctly, the legality of the arrest there depended on a Nevada statute that made it a misdemeanor not to provide identification when detained. Not all states have such laws. In particular, I don't believe Texas' statute is similar. <a href="http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/docs/PE/content/htm/pe.008.00.000038.00.htm#38.02.00" rel="nofollow">Texas Penal Code §38.02(a)</a> makes it a misdemeanor to refuse to give your name, address, and date of birth when <i>arrested</i>. Subsection (b) makes it a misdemeanor to give a <i>false</i> name, address, or date of birth when you are arrested, you are detained, or the officer has good cause to believe you are the witness to a criminal offense. Neither of these appears to require a person who is detained (but not arrested) to provide identification. If I read the Hiibel decision correctly, the legality of the arrest there depended on a Nevada statute that made it a misdemeanor not to provide identification when detained. Not all states have such laws. In particular, I don’t believe Texas’ statute is similar. Texas Penal Code §38.02(a) makes it a misdemeanor to refuse to give your name, address, and date of birth when arrested. Subsection (b) makes it a misdemeanor to give a false name, address, or date of birth when you are arrested, you are detained, or the officer has good cause to believe you are the witness to a criminal offense. Neither of these appears to require a person who is detained (but not arrested) to provide identification.

]]> By: Jason http://www.cosmictap.com/an-accidental-interview-with-lieutenant-phil-dreyer/#comment-498 Jason Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:52:52 +0000 http://www.cosmictap.com/wp/?p=493#comment-498 Rob, that's incorrect. Read up on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiibel_v._Sixth_Judicial_District_Court_of_Nevada" rel="nofollow">Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada</a>. In short, the officer must have a reasonable suspicion that a crime has been committed. Jason Rob, that’s incorrect. Read up on Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada. In short, the officer must have a reasonable suspicion that a crime has been committed.

Jason

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