A local magistrate has dismissed a speeding ticket against one local lady for speeding in the metropolis of Huntersville. Reportedly she was attempting to make a 90 degree right turn on to the Beaver Creek Road at 51 mph. We don't think it can be done and apparently Magistrate Kathy Beverage doesn't either.

It is good to see that the magistrates are on the side of right instead of wrong and that they are seeking justice. It is interesting that Magistrate Beverage is following the example of Magistrate Kershener-Vanover who was skeptical of Office Ben Wilfong's claim and ordered an investigation which has led to his final arrest (Howbeit, the the charges were eventually dropped by a Greenbrier magistrate after Prosecutor Meadows Price's foul up.)

Kershener-Vanover reaped a great swell of public respect for recognizing that law officers will lie to get the job done. And despite Sheriff Jonese's efforts to the contrary Ben is still not back on the force. Jonese is wanting the furor over the 5 felony officer to blow over so he can sneak him back on the force.

We believe in giving credit where credit is due. And credit is due to Magistrate Kathy Beverage for the justice she displayed when she dropped the charges for lack of evidence.

How can a simple speeding ticket be dismissed for "lack of evidence"--because the officer didn't have the evidence. So you need to be sure when you are stopped to request a look at the radar and be sure that the officer has done his paperwork.

Most of all we commend this dear lady for the guts to call a spade a spade. You can't make than turn at 51 mph. I have lived here all my life and I know it can't be done.

Most of all Kathy thank you for using common sense.

It is always easier to catch a little old lady than a thug don't you know. Not to mention safer.

Cell phone video shows police beating of student
AP

SAN JOSE, Calif. – A cell phone video that shows police officers repeatedly hitting an unarmed university student with batons and a Taser gun has prompted a criminal investigation into the officers' conduct, a San Jose police spokesman said.

The video, posted by the San Jose Mercury News on its Web site late Saturday, shows one officer hitting 20-year-old Phuong Ho with a metal baton more than 10 times, including once on the head. Another officer is seen using his Taser gun on the San Jose State math major.

The final baton strike in last month's incident appears to take place after handcuffs have been attached to Ho's wrists.

"It takes me back to the day I saw the Rodney King video on TV," said Roger Clark, a police expert and a retired lieutenant with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.

The last baton strike ought to bring a felony charge, Clark said.

Officers arrested Ho on suspicion of assaulting one of his roommates. He was not armed when police arrived and he told the newspaper he didn't resist arrest.

The confrontation began Sept. 3 when Ho's roommate, Jeremy Suftin, put soap on Ho's steak. The two scuffled, and Ho — from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam — picked up a steak knife, saying that in his home country he would have killed Suftin for doing what he did.

Police were called, and four officers responded.

Officer Kenneth Siegel encountered Ho in the hallway, but couldn't understand the student's accent, police reports said. Ho then ignored a police command to stand still, reports said.

When Ho tried to follow Siegel into his room, officer Steven Payne Jr. moved to handcuff Ho. Payne wrote in his report that he pushed the student into a wall and then forced him to the floor when he resisted being handcuffed.

Ho, who weighs more than 200 lbs., said his glasses fell off. As he went to pick them up, the officers struck him, he said.

Another one of Ho's roommates, Dimitri Masouris, captured the events on his cell phone. An officer can be heard on the video shouting, "Turn over!" Ho can be heard moaning and crying as he's struck.

"In philosophy, they call it 'dehumanization,'" Ho told the Mercury News. "So when they think me a dangerous guy, they don't treat me like I was human. They hit me like an animal or something."

Masouris said he considered the police response excessive. He sold the tape to San Jose lawyer Duyen Hoang Nguyen, who is representing Ho.

The Mercury News obtained a copy of the video and showed it to Daniel Katz, San Jose's assistant police chief. The police department is taking the matter very seriously, he said.

The city's large Vietnamese-American community is already angry over the police shooting of a mentally ill Vietnamese man in May, the newspaper said in an editorial about Ho's beating. The lack of public disclosure in the investigation that followed was also a problem, the paper said.

Police experts said the grainy, shaky video is difficult to view and may not show actions by Ho that justified the officers' response. Nevertheless, several said the video raises serious concerns.

"Once he is handcuffed, then he is helpless," said Frank Jordan, a former San Francisco police chief and mayor. "If you can show that his hands are behind his back, and he is handcuffed, that is where you get brutality. That would be excessive force."

Siegel and Payne didn't respond to written requests for comment sent through department officials and their union.

Scooter Libby, Dick Cheney's former Chief of Staff was convicted of FIVE felonies. Why wasn't stinkwell all over that one. Ohhhh, we know why.....Libby was a republican. Republicans are allowed to break the law.

That's right Stinkwell. Bill Clinton was convicted of lying to a grand jury which is a felony.
Could it be that all politicians are allowed to break the law. Not just republicans.

Look who in office and look who selling out our country. Check out about the coal mines, Dem.
Poor old Rockfellor back him an now look what coming our way. Oh by the way I am a Dem.

When Jay Rockefeller ran for governor of WV the first time, his #1 campaign promise was to eliminate surface mining in WV.

Needless to say, he lost that election.

After seeing that he had to change his strategy in order to get elected, he changed his message and said that he was not against surface mining. I believe that Jay, just like all politicians, changed only his message not his mind.
Now, just how hard do you think Jay Rockefeller is going to fight for the coal mining industry since he was once adamantly opposed to coal mining?

The people of WV are so gullible.

As has be said on here before;

"You can always tell when a politician is lying: Their lips move."

And if you think your favorite political party is any different then any other, your foolin yourself.

Yes it is funny Who Cares.
So why do you think your party is less sleezy than the others?