After having been involved with the law, and many law sues,
I have one thing to say. We are loosing our right very quickly.
I have spent thousands to defend myself. I have never none anything
wrong. but the copes and the layers know the hell they will put you
thru anyway. WE MUST FIGHT TO KEEP OUR FREEDOM! I have stood up to
the copes and have had them back down. It wasn't fun. DOn't
let the law push you around.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Fri, 13 Nov 1998, John Koloen wrote:

> I had an unusual experience this week while driving my '87 Westy from
> Texas to Wisconsin. It happened in the Sooner state. Not long after
> passing the Texas-Oklahoma border on I-35 a state trooper appeared in
> my rearview. He followed me for a few miles, came alongside, then went
> on his way. I thought it odd but continued. About two miles from the
> Oklahoma-Kansas border the trooper reappeared in my rearview. This
> time he turned on his lights and pulled me over.
> He came up to the driver's side window claiming that I had driven over
> the right-side white line three times. Of course, I knew I hadn't. It
> was about 4 p.m. He suggested I must have been tired. He asked for my
> license and insurance card, and then we went to his car where he wrote
> out a "warning" ticket. A warning to not do something I didn't do?
> Then he got to his real intentions. After giving me the warning he
> asked if I was carrying contraband. I said no. Then he asked if I
> would allow him to search my vehicle. Ah, ha! Of course, I let him do
> it. And, of course, there was no contraband.
> What I figure is that he was near the end of his shift and needed a
> bust and thought a middle-aged guy with a goattee driving a VW van had
> to be up to something. Or, he was a fan of Oklahoma or Oklahoma State
> and didn't like it that the University of Texas beat both teams. The
> funniest thing was that when he pulled away and headed for the nearest
> exit ramp his rear tire crossed the right-side line twice in less than
> half a mile. Perhaps he was just tired.
> Anybody else have similar experience in a VW? I'm sure if I was in my
> pickup I would never have caught his attention. I'm thinking about
> putting on a bumper sticker that says "No contraband inside," or "I'm
> not a drug smuggler." -- John
>