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Robert Ekas has spent the last three years as a hero to anyone who's ever said "fuck the po-lice." He made headlines in 2007 when he flipped the bird to a sheriff's deputy in Clackamas, Ore. after a traffic stop and then did it again a month later during a different stop. Ekas, a former Silicon Valley techie turned mathematician, was detained but not charged for the gesticulation and soon after sued Clackamas County for unspecified damages, claiming the detainment violated his right to free speech. That lawsuit is now over. Ekas settled for $4,000, including $600 in legal fees. :dance:
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I got pulled over on the way home from Houston and since my insurance card didnt match my new address he wanted to argue that I had no insurance and hadn't had insurance for month, I told him... yeah I do have insurance, and he's all PROVE IT SHOW ME ONE WITH CURRENT ADDRESS, "I obviously dont have the new card i just moved" and he said, THEN YUO DONT HAVE INSURANCE. Seriously he wanted to argue this at 11pm on a Sunday. I was totally fine with the ticket because it gets dismissed, but it was just funny that kept going over that point and wanting to argue it.
Anyway, the point of the store is alot of traffic cops need to get over themselves.