Friend tapes traffic stop, arrested for wiretapping


	Friend tapes traffic stop, arrested for wiretapping

kkcapricorn

6-11-2007 8:16 PM

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wiretapping, arrest, police

kkcapricorn says:

The police were taping it also from their cruiser -- so why the overreaction?

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6-13-2007 12:06 PM

Heitz669

Is that even a crime?

6-13-2007 1:37 PM

ratilfar

No it is not.

6-13-2007 1:53 PM

ech0_dancer

wow
they musta realized that they were in the wrong (they-the cops)

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