Wino Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 If this guy was alone in his truck, then I think the police have gone too far. How ridiculous! TORONTO (Reuters) – A Canadian truck driver has been fined for smoking in his vehicle because it is considered his workplace, a police spokeswoman said on Friday. A police officer saw the 48-year-old trucker driving on a highway in southwestern Ontario with a cigarette in his mouth on Wednesday, and gave him a C$305 ($290) ticket. The Smoke-Free Ontario Act, adopted in 2006, prohibits smoking in an enclosed workplace or enclosed public area, and that extends to work vehicles, said Constable Shawna Coulter of the Ontario Provincial Police in Essex County. "We enforce the legislation and this truck driver was in violation of that," she said. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091012/od_nm/us_smoking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 Police should have better things to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 Double post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted October 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 Police should have better things to do.Police should have better things to do. Too bad there are too many Barney Fife's out there. I will never forget being stopped on an interstate highway in West Texas. I wasn't speeding and couldn't figure out why the trooper stopped me. Sixty dollar ticket for no seat belt was the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdkeyes Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 People disregard the laws and then get upset when they are caught and have to pay. Interesting!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 too many Barney Fife's out there. On the other hand, Andy Taylor was an excellent sheriff. Very good judgement that man had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eleothegreat Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 the police could have spent time catching other badder bad guys instead. hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted October 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 There are so many stupid laws on the books, you have to ignore some of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WannaGo Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 Wait...aren't Canadians supposed to be nice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted October 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 Wait...aren't Canadians supposed to be nice?The above Canadian cop sure was not nice to that trucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdkeyes Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Who gets to decide which laws are stupid? If a large majority find a law stupid there is a mechanisms to get a law changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Who gets to decide which laws are stupid? If a large majority find a law stupid there is a mechanisms to get a law changed. Or the powers that be can choose not to enforce it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted October 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Who gets to decide which laws are stupid? If a large majority find a law stupid there is a mechanisms to get a law changed.Of course, the citizens decide. And if a large majority find it stupid they usually just ignore it. Takes way too much time and efforts to change it. If you would like to see some of the dumb laws on the book, check out this website. http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/united-states/alabama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 What absolute bullshit - the guy getting a ticket smoking alone in his own friggin' truck. Notice to Mountie Dumbshit: I'm coming to yore neck of the woods, I'll be renting a truck for work, and I'll be smoking up a storm in it. You'll never take me alive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted October 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 On the other hand, Andy Taylor was an excellent sheriff. Very good judgement that man had. They were a good combination. The over enthusiastic Barney was counterbalanced with Andy's calm, cool judgment. Too bad this Canadian cop did not have an Andy Taylor for a partner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WannaGo Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 There is such a thing as "officer discretion" that gives an officer some leeway in deciding whether to issue a ticket or make an arrest in certain cases. This is one of those situations when the officer should have decided it was in the interest of public good just to let the guy slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted October 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Mountie dumbshit cop didn't use any "officer discretion" on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rucus7 Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 What absolute bullshit - the guy getting a ticket smoking alone in his own friggin' truck. Notice to Mountie Dumbshit: You'll never take me alive! The article neglected to mention if the trucker was an owner operator, also if there were any other passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted October 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 I am not sure if the driver was the owner of the truck or not. I believe he was alone in the truck according to this site http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread508887/pg1 Another article states, "The driver, whose name was not immediately released, could have good reason to fight the ticket in court, said Doug Switzer, vice-president of the Ontario Trucking Association. The provincial law ought not apply in the case of federally regulated trucking companies that operate in other provinces or the United States, Switzer said -- nor should it be brought to bear on truckers who own and operate their own rigs and work alone." http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20091008/smoking_fine_091008/20091008/?hub=OttawaHome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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