Post by Logan on May 6, 2016 21:47:17 GMT -6
Legal bills mount as Ferguson stands by 'failure-to-comply' cases
FERGUSON • On a humid July evening, a Ferguson police officer spotted a malfunctioning taillight on a trailer and pulled over the pickup that was hauling it.
Robert Mentzel, a property manager, wasn’t driving and was in the passenger seat. Still, the officer ordered him to produce his identification.
“Why do you need to see my license?” asked Mentzel, then 54. “You’ve got to have probable cause.”
The officer responded with an ultimatum: Provide your identification or go to jail. Mentzel handed over his license while suggesting he shouldn’t have to.
Read more: www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/legal-bills-mount-as-ferguson-stands-by-failure-to-comply/article_2070be9f-99f1-5218-9e3a-cdfaf4dfed5e.html
FERGUSON • On a humid July evening, a Ferguson police officer spotted a malfunctioning taillight on a trailer and pulled over the pickup that was hauling it.
Robert Mentzel, a property manager, wasn’t driving and was in the passenger seat. Still, the officer ordered him to produce his identification.
“Why do you need to see my license?” asked Mentzel, then 54. “You’ve got to have probable cause.”
The officer responded with an ultimatum: Provide your identification or go to jail. Mentzel handed over his license while suggesting he shouldn’t have to.
Read more: www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/legal-bills-mount-as-ferguson-stands-by-failure-to-comply/article_2070be9f-99f1-5218-9e3a-cdfaf4dfed5e.html