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mac25 · 08-17-2011, 01:20 AM

hello freinds i sure hope this thread is not in the search i went through 3 pages of "radar" and two pages of "radar seizure", without being able to anser the fallowing question.

*i know some of you will want to know so
~no, i have never owned a radar unit
~no, none of my personal property has been taken
~no, i am not planning on purchasing a radar unit
~i simply want to know after talking to more then one individual, where the topic came up.

i'm sure more then a few of us have heard rumors of officers taking radar detecting units form speed offenders.

a) i'm hoping this is just a myth because the unit is legal in BC. so wouldn't taking the unit be theft?

b) 1. would use of intimidation to ask the offender to give them the unit, in order to bipass allegations of theft, where the offender "willingly" handed over the unit, be legal?

b) 2. on this topic is intimidation even legal to be used by the police in ordinary situations? i've been stopped at a road check for alcohol and been treated with respect (obviously not offending the law). how ever, i've also been stopped at an alcohol aroad check (not offending the law) and been treated like a criminal, with the officer obviously using intimidation. i don't understand this as i was not drinking or giving the officer in question anything but respect.

in the above case i'm using "intimidation" to mean
~an overly authoritarian voice
~condesending language
~the stare down

all of which fit into the definition:

"Intimidation (also called cowing) is intentional behavior "which would cause a person of ordinary sensibilities" fear of injury or harm. It's not necessary to prove that the behavior was so violent as to cause terror or that the victim was actually frightened."

08-17-2011, 01:20 AM	#1
mac25 Everyone wants a piece of R S... Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: vancouver Posts: 391 Thanked 130 Times in 57 Posts Failed 156 Times in 20 Posts	radar seizure? hello freinds i sure hope this thread is not in the search i went through 3 pages of "radar" and two pages of "radar seizure", without being able to anser the fallowing question. *i know some of you will want to know so ~no, i have never owned a radar unit ~no, none of my personal property has been taken ~no, i am not planning on purchasing a radar unit ~i simply want to know after talking to more then one individual, where the topic came up. i'm sure more then a few of us have heard rumors of officers taking radar detecting units form speed offenders. a) i'm hoping this is just a myth because the unit is legal in BC. so wouldn't taking the unit be theft? b) 1. would use of intimidation to ask the offender to give them the unit, in order to bipass allegations of theft, where the offender "willingly" handed over the unit, be legal? b) 2. on this topic is intimidation even legal to be used by the police in ordinary situations? i've been stopped at a road check for alcohol and been treated with respect (obviously not offending the law). how ever, i've also been stopped at an alcohol aroad check (not offending the law) and been treated like a criminal, with the officer obviously using intimidation. i don't understand this as i was not drinking or giving the officer in question anything but respect. in the above case i'm using "intimidation" to mean ~an overly authoritarian voice ~condesending language ~the stare down all of which fit into the definition: "Intimidation (also called cowing) is intentional behavior "which would cause a person of ordinary sensibilities" fear of injury or harm. It's not necessary to prove that the behavior was so violent as to cause terror or that the victim was actually frightened."