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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 12:42 PM Original message |
Texas police shake down drivers, lawsuit claims |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
1. And yet one more reason to never vacation in Texas. nt |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 01:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Please do not include Austin. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 01:58 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Not disparaging Austin - but you DO have to drive thru Texas to get there. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 03:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
31. LOL a roach and 3 seeds here in Austin would get you a pat on the back. LOL nt |
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martymar64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 04:36 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. In Austin, I heard the streets are paved with marijuana |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 10:05 AM Response to Reply #1 |
46. Careful. We are not supposed to say anything negative about Texas (nt) |
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Towlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. And to think we're worried about Somali pirates. |
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sallylou666 (135 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
3. Near LA Border |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 01:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Claim who? |
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MrsBrady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 01:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. the town is 15 miles from the Louisiana border |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
4. The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in Texas. |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
5. Good thing they all had something... |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 01:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Bad things |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 01:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Why are all these people driving through the same tiny own with thousands of dollars in cash? |
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winyanstaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 01:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. a lot of people prefer to pay with cash... |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 01:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. I paid for my car in cash. This is nothing new. nt |
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Lochloosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 01:57 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. I insisted on cash for my used car. |
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Butch350 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 12:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
50. Deleted multiple thread. |
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Butch350 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 12:19 PM Response to Reply #14 |
51. Would you demand cash if you sold your home? |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 02:03 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Sounds like... |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 03:46 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. It's just weird. If all these epople were driving through this tiny town with cash, maybe someone |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 07:52 PM Response to Reply #26 |
37. Funny how different people have different assumptions about the same situation. |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 12:19 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Hopefully the sheriff is in jail by now! |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 02:20 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. I drove to a small town with $1200 in cash a few weeks ago |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 02:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. I Once Drove Across State Lines With $5200... |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
23. So what if something smells funny |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 03:50 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. of course. that's not my point. When I ought a used car I met the seller inside the bank. |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 12:42 AM Response to Reply #9 |
41. I have paid cash for every car I have owned |
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Butch350 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 12:15 PM Response to Reply #9 |
49. Dam good point robinlynne. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
25. Those with nothing of value get a stern warning, I bet. |
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psychopomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 09:50 AM Response to Reply #5 |
45. They targeted Blacks and Latinos who were found to have large amounts of cash on them |
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HillWilliam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
12. This shit happens all over the deep south all the time |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 02:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Been that way as long as I can remember |
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santamargarita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 05:05 PM Response to Reply #21 |
34. Absolutely right - "You n' a heap of trouble boy" |
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Q3JR4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
17. Since Texas seems to be a one-party consent state, |
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prole_for_peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
18. I don't even care if the money ws going to be used for drugs etc... |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Welcome to the War on Drugs |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
22. Deleted sub-thread |
Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
27. K & R |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
29. Third World behavior |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
30. It's a pretty popular thing to do in Louisiana too |
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VaYallaDawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 03:59 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Stafford County VA is a notorious one - right on I-95 just south of DC. |
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slutticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
35. I was stopped by police in Dibol Texas once on my way to TN from Houston. |
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DebbieCDC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
36. Never set foot in TX and never will |
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Paladin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Heartfelt Thanks From Texas DUers. (n/t) |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-05-09 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
38. No different than a third world country. |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
42. LOL - this is LBN???? - holey chit - I knew this in the 70's - yeah, I did the tourist thing |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
43. K&R |
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blueworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
44. Same thing happened to us in '74 in South Carolina, but we were poor |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
47. How did the police know these people had thousands in cash? Does this mean many more were stopped |
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B3Nut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 10:44 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Discovery is going to be *really* interesting in this case. |
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