Judge Hands Back $92,000 Taken From Musician By Cops For Failing To Buckle His Seatbelt

Found on Techdirt on Monday, 04 December 2017
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Musician Phil Parhamovich made the mistake of driving in Wyoming without his seatbelt buckled. A click-it ticket in Wyoming usually runs about $25. In Parhamovich's case, it cost him nearly $92,000.

Most Americans aren't aware law enforcement officers regularly engage in pretextual traffic stops for the sole purpose of warrantless searches and seizures. According to the musician, the cops made

Good to see not all cases of highway robbery are successful.