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Virginia legislature passes bill preventing cops from stopping cars with no headlights, brake lights, etc.

Posted by: Pat Droney|October 16, 2020


The following contains editorial content written by a retired Chief of Police and current staff writer for Law Enforcement Today.

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RICHMOND, VA- The pure “genius” of the Virginia General Assembly knows no bounds.

One of the leading indicators of a drunk driver at night is a car that is operating with no lights on. Criminals who are casing neighborhoods for burglaries also like to cruise around with their lights off.

Under a law passed by the General Assembly, police officers would no longer be able to use operating without lights lit as probable cause to conduct a traffic stop. There are numerous other equipment violations that are included as well.

As we said, pure genius.

Yahoo News, citing a report from The Daily Press, says the legislation, which is headed to the desk of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D), also bars police from stopping cars for a variety of equipment violations—from darkly tinted windows (another tactic enjoyed by criminals) to faulty brake lights, loud mufflers, or objects dangling from rearview mirrors.

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For those of us who have come around a turn to see a charcoal gray car with no lights on at twilight, well, we understand this is a safety issue.

Expect the death toll on Virginia's highways to climb.

From a local police officer: "One in four vehicles traveling at night without headlights (in town) is being operated by someone who is DUI."
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For those of us who have come around a turn to see a charcoal gray car with no lights on at twilight, well, we understand this is a safety issue.

It is also against the law.  But now local Virginia police are being barred by the Commonwealth from enforcing the law.

In the near future, they will be ordering local police to pull people over for this perfectly legal 'offense':

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Virginia seems to be lost and slipping past the point where it will ever be reclaimed.

Too bad we can't split off "North/East Virginia" into a separate state, and let "South/West Virginia" go its own way.

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For those of us who have come around a turn to see a charcoal gray car with no lights on at twilight, well, we understand this is a safety issue.

Expect the death toll on Virginia's highways to climb.

From a local police officer: "One in four vehicles traveling at night without headlights (in town) is being operated by someone who is DUI."

To be fair, a silver lining... Cut out switches and driving on the ambers should now be technically legal for moonshine runs.

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Virginia seems to be lost and slipping past the point where it will ever be reclaimed.

Too bad we can't split off "North/East Virginia" into a separate state, and let "South/West Virginia" go its own way.

    It's been done Successfully before @Fishrrman. Just ask West 'By G_d' Virginians.
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To be fair, a silver lining... Cut out switches and driving on the ambers should now be technically legal for moonshine runs.

That's why NASCAR cars don't have lights.
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That's why NASCAR cars don't have lights.

LOL! Don't I know it... But they have stadium lighting, so it's kinda cheating...   :shrug: :whistle:


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Back at ya


LOL! YEAH.  :beer:

I wonder how many folks on here know that a cut off broomstick was the early form of cruise control, and how many actually have used it... I know of one.  :laugh: :beer:

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Wow, that was quick, removing my truthful, factual post about drunk illegal T-BONING my car. Why do so many pretend, they don't drink a lot?

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   I know nothing about your post being removed @LegalAmerican
  What I do know is that I drink a lot BUT I never drive when intoxicated, EVER!  Maybe you were painting with your broad brushes again, just saying.   :shrug:

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   I know nothing about your post being removed @LegalAmerican
  What I do know is that I drink a lot BUT I never drive when intoxicated, EVER!  Maybe you were painting with your broad brushes again, just saying.   :shrug:



No broad brush.  Just some facts. It is the PEOPLE, who think,  it INCLUDES THEMSELVES. Why do people do that?  I don't know anyone on here! WHY PLACE YOURSELVES IN MY POST.  NOT ABOUT YOU. I do know , the people I've had interactions with.  Board Brush?  STOP THINKING IT IS ABOUT,  YOU.  I am not the problem. It is the people, who WANT TO BE IN THE BROAD BRUSH.  So, now each time I have to say,  DISCLAIMER;  NOT ABOUT ANYONE ON HERE POSTING.


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   I know nothing about your post being removed @LegalAmerican
  What I do know is that I drink a lot BUT I never drive when intoxicated, EVER!  Maybe you were painting with your broad brushes again, just saying.   :shrug:




See?  NOTHING,  about you CORBE.  I don't know if you drink, nor care.  Nor, do I need to know. Why would you post about your drinking habits?  Makes my point.  NOT ABOUT....YOU. People need to stop thinking it is ALWAYS ABOUT  THEMSELVES. 

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What I do know is that I drink a lot BUT [...]


I feel ya pal...


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Yep.

Don't get me started.....


...and why I don't.
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Ok, I am done posting on here, for all the tender feelings. 

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Yep.

Don't get me started.....


...and why I don't.

Me too... I don't don't, but I have to stay away from the hard stuff pretty much. But even with beer, if i have four I am alright... If I have 5 I will be waking up in a ditch somewhere day after tomorrow. So needless to say, I maintain a reduced consumption compared to my 'glory days'.

Still a sucker for a tailgate party or a bonfire.

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Wow, that was quick, removing my truthful, factual post about drunk illegal T-BONING my car. Why do so many pretend, they don't drink a lot?

@LegalAmerican our post was irrelevant to this thread.

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@LegalAmerican our post was irrelevant to this thread.

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Like they say, You can't fix stupid but you can elect them to office.

Which leads me to believe that stupid people elect stupid people to office and conclude that there are a lot of stupid people out there!

...and you can't drink stupid smart!

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    I plugged that into Google @Wingnut and what you suggested is considered p0rn on this planet, I like it.
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Which leads me to believe that stupid people elect stupid people to office and conclude that there are a lot of stupid people out there!

...and you can't drink stupid smart!
No, you can't. All you can do is hope it passes out before it gets to the car.
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    I plugged that into Google @Wingnut and what you suggested is considered p0rn on this planet, I like it.

A good insult should never be censored nor should the semi P0rn things you post. 888high58888
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A good insult should never be censored nor should the semi P0rn things you post. 888high58888

Is that p0rn with Kenworths and Peterbuilts? Asking for a friend...

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Is that p0rn with Kenworths and Peterbuilts? Asking for a friend...

Lot Lizards  like big rigs! :yowsa:
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Soft Morse Code P0rn... Leave it to @corbe

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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   I'm sure glad that ba$tard that started this Thread ain't gonna complain to Myst about this serious Derailment.
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Ok, I am done posting on here, for all the tender feelings.


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No censorship on here. Noooooooo

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   I'm sure glad that ba$tard that started this Thread ain't gonna complain to Myst about this serious Derailment.

Maybe a gal with some nice headlights to eeeeease it back on track ...  :whistle:

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   Is 6 headlights enough @roamer_1
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   Is 6 headlights enough @roamer_1

Them are some mighty nice headlights @corbe . Clean, crisp, and well-defined...

See? Back on topic.  :beer: :seeya:

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    Dam, @LegalAmerican you just posted a 'If your erection last longer than 4 hours' video, and we were just getting started. 
    Isn't there other Threads where you can post your Trump p0rn, asking for a Friend.   

    Incidentally, I still love you.
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   @LegalAmerican trying to drive all of us ol horny ba$bleep off a cliff.

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No censorship on here. Noooooooo

@LegalAmerican it isn't hard to post on-topic. Illegal immigration and the ethnic percentages of those who commit crime are irrelevant to this thread.

If you do not like a Moderator's action PM one of the Admins instead of shit-stirring like this post.

Edited to add: If you want to post a 4 hour video of a Trump rally, post it in the Election forum. As I posted in Morse code, "Don't feed the Moderators."

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