Small town of Berlin, GA

Berlin, GeorgiaDec 07, 20160 Comments

This city should be ashamed of it’s police force. I was driving 44 mph (in a 45 mph zone), following behind a slow moving dump truck, that was part of the road construction going. A patrol car fell in behind me, blue lights flashing. I knew I wasn’t speeding, so I slowed down and pulled over to let the patrol car pass. Instead he stayed behind me. So, I pulled over. This guy in civilian clothes gets out (shaking and beating on the side of his radar gun, and walks up to my car. He says “Is there any reason you are speeding through this construction zone?” I told him that I was not speeding. He first told me I was going 61 in a 55, then changed it to 51 in a 45, THEN, he finally decided that I was going 61 in a 45. I told him that I wasn’t speeding. He says, “Don’t worry, we are going to take care of you, just hold on.” He goes back to his patrol car, and I assume he ran my license and tag. After 5 minutes or so, he comes back and tells me that he is only going to write me a ticket for driving too fast for conditions. However, the temp was 80 degrees, mostly sunny, with only 1 other vehicle on the road, besides me. He says, “I gave you this instead of a speeding ticket, because it would be over $350”. I feel like he took the path of least resistance, while still soaking me to the tune of $171. I am retired federal law enforcement, and I am telling you now, what he did was not only illegal, but morally wrong. From what I have been able to find out about this town, no one EVER wins a case in city court. So, I will go ahead and make this donation to the coffers of this pitiful little town. I suppose, they need it more than me and my family does.

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