my doughter was recently involved in a hit and run accedent the cops say they cant do anything because we live in a mobil haome park its called public accedent that police have no say in privite communityies like mobil home parks the person that hit my doughter didnt get as much as a ticket the police say in till the law changes given them the right to ticket people for a hit and run or act.in privite communities there is nothing they can do to protect us or our kids i feel we should have the same rights as if we was on public streets can you help us.i also would like to talk to other parents whos kids went threw the same thing.
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E-mail you story to different news stations once people start to hear about this they'll be outraged then you'll have the power of the people and you might be able to get the law changed\n\nP.S.\njust start with getting your story heard
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The other guy says police officers cant make any comments, but when u r a cops daughter u can......... Years ago my father was trying to catch this man who had been eluding police for quite some time.... see, he wife died 2 weeks before my dad and other officers caught him.  U may not find anything wrong with this story so far.  But when my dad finally arrested him, guess who was buckled up in the front seat???? The mans dead wife.
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If it was on your property then you are. If it was on a neighbor's property and it hit your daughter while she was on your property, then your neighbor MIGHT be responsible. If you are looking to sue, don't. The government doesn't need more lawsuites that really arn't worth it. It was only minor brusies after all. Sorry for your daughter.
426000
Contact the police, they'll know what to do.^^
100996
It's a huge problem here, last month the cops set up a trap and arrested a bunch, they confiscated 8 cars they are keeping! They made a bunch of tickets too for illegal parts and unsafe cars. They deserve every charge they get, streets are made for driving, not racing, I don't care if there's no track around to go race legally, I've been into racing my whole life, I'm 42 years old and have NEVER raced on the street. My grandparents were both killed instantly by a speeding car. Just because you can drive a video game doesn't mean you're qualified to be a race car driver, it takes years of trained experiance behind the wheel of a REAL car to drive at high speeds, and even then it's not safe. If you ask any seasoned race driver if it's safe, you'll never get a yes, you'll get " It's about as safe as they can make it for the conditions we drive". Those conditions are a RACE TRACK driving with other drivers who have the same equipment and training you do. It's NOT a public road with regular cars, regardless of the roll cage you may have in your car, other's on that same road have a stock off the shelf car.I don't care how good you think you are behind the wheel, if you drive at high speeds on public roads, you're irresponsible and unsafe, putting peoples lives in danger for your own selfish thrills.
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They shouldn't that is totally exempting the lible party from paying if it was indeed their fault. What if you're minding your own business and a car comes screaming through the intersection and just misses you then the cop following it slides into you it's your fault...F*** no it's that cops for not driving properly during a pursuit which they are trained specifically to do. If you are basically considered a professional level driver and you hit somebody you need pay for that because obviously you went wrong somewhere. In anyother situation it would be equally unacceptable as well the only thing that should exempt them is if you are trying to run.
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some times you can call the local police department and they can help. and even put a 24 hour notice on it. we did this at the auto parts store that i work at.
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Yes they do here. Their nice, but they don't do their job. I can just call my brother and friends that live up the street, they would get here faster than the cops and do what needs to be done to clear up the problem.
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Go directly to the police station and file a hit and run report.  Take all your evidence with you, including pictures of the damage to your car.  Do this ASAP.
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You know, I suspect you're not going to get many takers on this one.  You've got a lot of issues here that are very involved and nobody who knows what they are talking about is going to be able to give you an answer based on the "facts" you've presented here.\n\nRather than try to answer your question, let me ask you some more:\n\nWhat do you define as arguing?  Was it strictly verbal or was there any physical touching whatsoever?  \n\nWere any threats of any kind made during the argument?\n\nYou said the police saw marks on you from "making up"...which, frankly, is very suspicious to an old cop like me.  But the question is, what kind of marks?  Are you talking about a hickey or a bruise?\n\nWhen the police interviewed your husband, what did he say?  Did he perhaps admit to doing something that would have violated the law in your state?  And please - if you did not personally hear the interview between your husband and the police, you do not *know* what was said...you might know what your husband told you later, but if you didn't hear it for yourself, you don't know.\n\nDon't know if you're asking a question about the city or the state prosecuting, but if you are: not unusual for the state to prosecute a domestic violence charge, even if the victim denies it or changes their story later.\n\nIf you told the police the marks on you were from "making up", then they did take a statement from you.  Once you said that, the police may have felt that was all the statement they were going to get out of you - especially if the marks they saw were not consistent with what you said was "making up" (for example: most people don't make up by leaving bruises, swollen lips, scratches, black eyes, etc...if those are the marks you're talking about, I'm with the cops on this one).\n\nIf you had marks, the police certainly should have taken photos of them.  Some types of minor injuries don't show well in photos (especially depending on the equipment) so they may not have thought photos were worthwhile or they just simply didn't take them.  What were your "marks"?\n\nYou're asking what the odds are that he'll be found guilty based on what you say is the officer's testimony and your statement in defense of your husband.  Can't answer that one because neither you nor I have all the facts, I suspect.\n\nWhat did the neighbors say (or more importantly, do the neighbors have something to say; did they hear threats, did they hear physical violence, did they hear you say something that would suggest you were being victimized)?\n\nWhat did he say?  Maybe without meaning to, he admitted to a crime.  He wouldn't be the first person to do so...and if the cops were skillful interviewers, they may have obtained an admission or confession from him without him realizing he was doing so.\n\nWhat is the crime of domestic violence in Virginia?  You were smart to include that you're in that state because it certainly makes a difference (and unfortunately, I'm not from there).\n\nDo the police know you and your husband?  Either of you been arrested for domestic violence before?  \n\nBottom line: way too many "what-if's" for anyone to give you an educated answer to your question.  Depending on the answers to the questions I've asked, the chances of him being found guilty could be very good, or very poor.\n\nAnd finally: I've investigated domestic violence crimes for over 18 years as a police officer.  I hope everything you wrote here is absolutely true...that you were not the victim of domestic violence, and that you are as safe today as the day you were born.  I hope nobody ever lays a hand on you, threatens you, or abuses you.  However, what you've written here (and what I suspect your answers to some of my questions might be) is some of the most commonly-expressed statements I've heard from domestic violence vi
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Well, my dad is not a cop, but I know kids whose fathers were, and the laws did not apply to them.  Whatever illegal thing the cop's kid did, the report "got lost" or witnesses "forgot" what they saw, etc.\n\nThen cops wonder why they are not respected.
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parking lots are private property so there has to be a sign posted saying that the property owner has allowed the police to patrol the parking lot.  If there is noting like that there is nothing that they can do to you unless you were pulling on to a city street, at least that is the law in CA
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As for what the police said about targeting your house. Don't put a lot of thought in that. It still may have been a random act. Now, if something like this has happened before or happen again in the future. Then, it's time to start analyzing things. As for finding out who did it. Ask the neighbors to find out if anyone saw anything. If you have kids in school. Ask them to keep their ears open, but don't react or try to retaliate if they do hear who did it. The kids that did this won't be able to keep their mouths shut about this. They'll have to brag about their accomplishment. I hope that you do find them. I'd love to see how much trouble they get into from their parents when mom & dad have to write you a check for the damages. Good Luck
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You're correct; they're wrong.  Entrapment would constitute the authorities causing you to do something you would not ordinarily do.  If a person breaks the law, like the speeding person example, the issue is not where there police were or were not; the issue is the fact that the person driving broke the speed limit and THAT is against the law.  Period.  The police had nothing to do with causing the person to speed.
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You were in the car, why didn't you just drive away?\n\nYou were charged with a crime because you could've just driven away yet you decided to get out and beat these guys with weapons.  Thats use of excessive force, you're only allowed to defend yourself with the same amount of force that you were attacked with.  If you go to jail you deserve it.\n\nYou couldn't ram a car which is a piece of property???????\n\nWhat world do you live in, this is in no way acceptable behavior.  If you had a car and all of these weapons on you you probably had a cell phone too.  Why didn't you call the cops?\n\nYou didn't drive off because you were afraid of being called a punk, right?  You deserved to go to jail for longer than just 30 days or whatever you said.  \nYou gave a guy brain damage, broke a guys ribs, and left a guy with permanent nerve damage in his arm, what makes you think you aren't liable.
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I'd say you have to get the police to start enforcing it. And I'll tell ya they or at least some of them may be the biggest offenders. I know w female police officer locally, like in FAIRHAVEN, MA. (hey Chief HINT HINT) And EVERY SINGLE time I see her DRIVING her cruiser she is on the phone. No Lie. But if the Police enforced it things would change. BUT it isn't against the law here in MA. Not yet anyway. Yes I do have a cell phone BUT I do NOT answer it while driving. If I do need to answer it I do PULL over.
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Wow, I didn't know stuff like that still happened. I've seen if for stadiums but not highways.  I have two answers, contact the ACLU, and start a petition with signatures of all others that are affected by this.  I'm sure they feel like you do, attract as much publicity as you can, public offices don't like to look bad.