HARASSMENT IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
PENNSYLVANIA
INFO ABOUT HOW THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
PENNSYLVANIA IS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE AWAY
FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
MAYBE THERE IS NO US CONSTITUTION IN PA, AND IN ALL
LIKELIHOOD, THEY DON'T TAKE THEIR OWN
CONSTITUTION SERIOUSLY EITHER?
IF YOU ARE DRIVING THROUGH THE STATE WITH AN ART
CAR OR VAN, OR ANY OTHER VEHICLE THAT HAS
'ANY LIGHTING
EQUIPMENT INSTALLED THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THAT VEHICLE AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT' ,
(SO IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU TURN IT OFF, YOU MUST DISASSEMBLE YOUR VEHICLE BEFORE DRIVING IN PA, OR DRIVE AROUND PA)
ELSE YOU ARE IN VIOLATION OF THEIR
PENNSYLVANIA LAW, AND CAN BE FINED AND
HARASSED. IN MY EXPERIENCE, MOST
POLICE
OFFICERS ARE MATURE, AND
WISELY SET PRIORITIES. THEY ARE SINCERELY TRYING TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC
FROM ACTUAL
DANGEROUS PEOPLE, AND I SO
APPRECIATE ALL OF THOSE, AS I DO TRAVEL ABOUT 50,000 MILES/YEAR, AND MOST OF
THAT
ALONE. BUT, I HAVE
ENCOUNTERED JUST A VERY VERY FEW WHO ARE 'DIFFERENT'. THIS IS ONE OF
THOSE.
IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU ARE NOT A RESIDENT OF
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF PENNSYLVANIA - NOR
IF
YOUR VEHICLE IS NOT REGISTERED IN PA. THEIR
LAW SAYS WHAT YOU MAY AND MAY NOT PUT ON
YOUR
VEHICLE. PENNSYLVANIA THINKS THEY OWN
ALL THE VEHICLES IN THE UNITED STATES, AND
(PROBABLY)
IN THE ENTIRE WORLD, IF YOU ENTER THEIR STATE, EVEN
IF YOU ARE ON A FEDERAL HIWAY, THAT YOU PAY
FOR WITH YOUR TAX
DOLLARS.
ANYONE CAN BE A 'JUDGE' THERE), IF YOU GO TO COURT, YOU MAY FIND NO ONE THERE AT ALL EXCEPT YOURSELF, THE JUDGE,
AND THE TICKETING
OFFICER - & NO WITNESSES WHATSOEVER. (THAT'S WHAT I FOUND)
SERIOUSLY, AFTER DRIVING LIBERTY VAN OR
FREEDOM VAN ALL OVER THE USA FOR MORE THAN FIVE
AND A HALF YEARS,
AND A GRAND TOTAL APPROACHING 300,000 MILES,
THROUGH ALL LOWER 48 STATES, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A
FEW INSTANCES
OF HARASSMENT - BUT I've NEVER BEFORE SEEN ANYTHING
LIKE THIS!
Here's a pic of me, with Liberty Van, just a few
weeks before getting this ticket in Freedom Van. Notice, Liberty Van
also has lights - and the Pennsylvania capitol police I visited with here did not tell
me there was any problem.
ALSO, THE OFFICER, TROOPER MICHAEL MCCULLOUGH,
HANGS OUT ON I-81, IN THE GREENCASTLE, PA AREA,
AND LOVES
TO CHASE FOLKS EVEN
INTO MARYLAND. HE'S A REAL HOT DOG. IT SEEMS HE OCCASIONALLY FINDS SOMETHING A BIT
BETTER TO DO THAN HARASS A GRANDMA WHO HAS A FEW STRINGS OF CHRISTMAS TYPE LIGHTS ON HER DOG SHOW VAN,
WHO IS NOT SPEEDING, NOT BOTHERING ANYONE, AND COMPLETELY LAW ABIDING as anyone can be in these days of such minute &
sensless laws about EVERYTHING.
I will pray to God he doesn't kill someone next time.
THE LIGHTING ON MY VEHICLE(S) IS LEGAL IN MY
STATE (WHERE MY VEHICLE(S) IS REGISTERED) ,
AND ALMOST
EVERYWHERE
ELSE TOO. THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF WYOMING
DOES NOT LIKE PATRIOTIC 'RED OR BLUE' LIGHTS ON
FRONT OR REAR OF
A VEHICLE - that
officer told me someone might mistake Liberty Van for an ambulance
<LOL>. HOWEVER, IF ONE TURNS THEM OFF
WHILE THERE, YOU ARE 'LEGAL'. MY OWN
STATE, KENTUCKY, DOES NOT ALLOW FLASHING LIGHTS,
AND I DON'T HAVE ANY OF
THOSE - THEY WOULD ANNOY ME TOO). My vans ARE
LEGAL in MY state.
DUE TO MOST OF THE STATES COLLUDING TO PLUNDER EACH
OTHER'S RESIDENTS, I HAVE PAID THESE
FINES. THIS OFFICER
MCCULLOUGH ISSUED
TWO TICKETS FOR THE SAME 'OFFENSE', ONE THREE MILES FROM MARYLAND,
AND THE SECOND IN
MARYLAND . MY VANS ARE LEGAL IN MARYLAND, BUT I GUESS
THAT DOESN'T COUNT, EITHER.
NOTE: the officer seems to have
misrepresented on THE SECOND TICKET WHERE the second ticket was issued!
(SEE THE NOTES ON THAT ONE)
I did not figure that out till just now, when I did
a MAPQUEST, to figure out exactly where we
were. I was stopped (the second time) IN Maryland,
past the first MD exit. The road
he cites is at least a mile north of
the border, and the number of feet south he says we were is only about a 1/2
mile.
THE FINES ARE ONLY $25 (TOTAL 50), BUT TAXES
HAVE BEEN ADDED ON TO MAKE THE TOTAL
$192.50. AND SINCE I AM NOT A
RESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF PENNSYLVANIA, I HAVE NO REPRESENTATION THERE,
EITHER.
THE REASON THERE ARE TWO, IS THAT THE OFFICER
ORIGINALLY SAID HE WAS ONLY GOING TO GIVE ME A WARNING. I GET
A BIT OF THIS NOW AND THEN, AND AM ALWAYS
POLITE. HE STARTED TO ASK IF I COULD DISCONNECT THE LIGHTS, AND I
IMMEDIATELY TOLD HIM THEY HAVE AN OFF SWITCH (AND
SWITCHED THEM OFF AS I SAID IT). I WOULD HAVE LEFT THEM OFF
TILL THE STATE LINE, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS ONLY A
FEW MILES. BUT HE LET ME SIT THERE FOR A GOOD HALF HOUR,
WHILE MY SINUSES WENT CRAZY, I WAS IN TERROR WE
WERE GOING TO GET CREAMED BY A SPEEDING TRUCK, AND I THINK
I HAD A FEVER, I WAS COMING DOWN WITH A VERY BAD
COLD. THEN HE CAME BACK WITH A TICKET, SO I
FIGURED OUR 'DEAL'
WAS OFF. IF I AM GOING TO HAVE TO COME ALL
THE WAY TO PA (ABOUT 800 MILES ONE WAY) JUST TO
FIGHT SOMETHING
SO STOOPID, BE DANGED IF I WON'T AT LEAST
GET MY MONEY'S WORTH.
IF I EVER GET A TICKET AND IT'S 'MY BAD' - IF I WAS
SPEEDING, RUNNING A RED LIGHT, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I WILL MAIL
IN
THE MONEY. IT'S BEEN MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS
SINCE I HAD ANY POINTS AGAINST MY LICENSE. I AM A VERY CAREFUL
DRIVER,
AND VERY LAW ABIDING IN ALMOST ALL CASES. BUT
WHEN THEY JUST CLEARLY WANT TO HARASS ME, I
ALWAYS GO TO COURT
- AND I ALMOST ALWAYS WIN THESE. Besides,
it's usually FUN to park one of these beautiful vans in front of a courthouse,
hand out lots of
flyers, and maybe get on TV or in the newspaper
again. SO, BEFORE I TOOK OFF, I TURNED MY LIGHTS BACK ON, WENT INTO 'CRUISING MODE'
(THAT'S HOW I CRUISE THE COMMUNIST CITIES, AND
STATEHOUSES), WITH MY PATRIOTIC MUSIC TURNED UP
LOUD, THE PASSENGER
DOME LIGHT ON SO FOLKS CAN SEE THE FLAG THAT WAVES
IN THE FRONT SEAT - ALSO THEY CAN SEE ME -
WINDOWS DOWN,
AND TOOK OFF FOR THE STATE LINE (AND HOME). I
DID GET ACROSS THE STATE LINE BEFORE HE TURNED ON
HIS LIGHTS.
THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND TIME I'VE HAD TO PAY IN ALL THESE YEARS AND
MILES TRAVELING WITH THESE ART VEHICLES).
IF FINES ARE NOT PAID, MY STATE WILL SUSPEND MY DRIVER'S LICENSE (FOR NOT PAYING A FINE),
AND THEY WILL PUT A
BENCH WARRANT OUT FOR MY ARREST!
HERE ARE THE TREATS OF JAIL, AND HAVING MY LICENSE
SUSPENDED THAT WERE WAITING FOR ME WHEN I GOT HOME
FROM WINNING A TROPHY AT THE HOUSTON ART CAR SHOW
WITH LIBERTY AND FREEDOM VANS,
OH,
GEESH, WATCH OUT!!!!!
A DANGEROUS GRANNY IS ON THE LOOSE WITH TINY LIGHTS
ON HER VAN!!!
(I HAVE SIX BEAUTIFUL KIDS RANGING IN AGE FROM 16-41, AND
8 GRANDKIDS)
AT THE TIME OF THIS TICKET, FREEDOM VAN WAS DONE UP
FOR VALENTINE'S DAY, WITH RED, WHITE AND SEVERAL
SHADES OF
PINK SILK ROSES, AND LITTLE PINK HEART SHAPED LIGHTS (MOSTLY BURIED AMONG THE
FLOWERS)
This is Freedom Van, less than a week before getting these tickets, when I
was in Indianapolis for a few days for dog shows.
WOW, THE LENGTHS THEY WILL TAKE TO 'PROTECT THE
PUBLIC', AND
WE DON'T NEED NO STEENKIN' CONSTITUTION IN
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF PENNSYLVANIA'
HERE IS FAIR WARNING. I HAVE CONSIDERED WHAT
I SHOULD DO IN THE FUTURE, IF THE PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF PENNSYLVANIA IS IN MY WAY.
1. BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE (AS MY TWO ART VANS ARE MY
MAIN TRANSPORTATION) , JUST TO HAVE SOMETHING TO DRIVE NEXT
TIME
PENNSYLVANIA IS IN MY WAY WHEN I'M GOING TO A DOG SHOW OR TO SEE MY
GRANDKIDS IN VERMONT?
2. STOP AT THE STATE
LINE AND DISASSEMBLE MY ART VEHICLE TO UNINSTALL MY LIGHTS, SO I CAN DRIVE 'LEGAL' ACROSS THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
PENNSYLVANIA??? THEN, OF COURSE, I WOULD WANT TO PUT IT ALL BACK
AFTER LEAVING PA!
3. DRIVE AROUND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
PENNSYLVANIA FROM NOW ON, WHEN TRAVELING FROM
KENTUCKY TO VERMONT TO SEE
MY GRANDKIDS --- WITH GAS AT
$4.00+/GALLON????
4. DECIDE THAT SUCH LAWS ARE STOOPID, AND NOT WORTH
RESPECTING, THEREFORE I WILL HAVE TO ENGAGE IN
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE.
(EXACTLY HOW I TREAT
OUTDOOR SMOKING 'RESTRICTIONS' - BECAUSE THEY ARE IDIOTIC AND MEAN SPIRITED) AS A LAW ABIDING CITIZEN
(I DON'T EVEN LITTER - NOT EVEN CIG. BUTS!) THIS ONE REALLY OFFENDS ME, BUT I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER
REASONABLE CHOICE.
Email me, and tell me which you would pick if you
were in this situation, 1, 2, 3, or 4?
TURNING OFF ALL MY LIGHTS AT NIGHT IS A VIOLATION
OF MY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH,
AS THOSE
LIGHTS ALLOW SOME OF THE SIGNS ON MY VANS TO BE
LEGIBLE AT NIGHT.
I DO ALWAYS GO TO COURT WHEN ATTEMPTS ARE MADE TO
HARASS ME, AND/OR VIOLATE MY CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHTS.
I ALMOST ALWAYS WIN, SO MORE OFTEN THAN NOT I DON'T GIVE THE CULPRITS EXTRA ATTENTION
BY PUTTING THEM ON MY
WEB DOMAINS . WIN OR LOSE, IT
IS ALWAYS AN EXCUSE TO PARK ONE OF MY LOVELY VANS
IN FRONT OF ANOTHER COURT
HOUSE, HAND OUT LOTS OF FLYERS, MAYBE EVEN VISIT A
STATEHOUSE (MAYBE EVEN MORE THAN ONCE), AND MAYBE
GET
ON TV OR IN THE NEWSPAPER AGAIN : ). WIN OR LOSE, THAT IS A WIN FOR ME.
I MADE TWO
EXTRA TRIPS TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
PENNSYLVANIA STATEHOUSE ONLY BECAUSE I
HAPPENED TO BE
'IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD' BECAUSE OF GETTING THESE
TICKETS. (THANK YOU, TROOPER MCCULLOUGH : )
I VISITED SEVERAL
OTHER STATEHOUSES ON THESE TRIPS AS WELL. I
LOVE JUST ABOUT ANY EXCUSE AT ALL TO DRIVE EITHER OF THESE VANS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY!
WHEN I RETURNED FOR COURT ON APRIL 4TH, FREEDOM VAN
WAS IN IT'S ST. PATRICK'S DAY 'DRESS', WITH SILK FLOWERS IN
ALL SHADES OF GREEN. IT LOOKS WICKED IN GREEN
LIGHTS, TOO! I DROVE IT IN THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE IN
LOUISVILLE
JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE COMING TO COURT IN
PA. ON THIS TRIP, I VISITED NOT ONLY THE STATEHOUSE IN PA,
BUT ALSO CHARLESTON, WV (ON MY WAY THERE), AND
DECIDED SINCE FREEDOM VAN HAD NOT BEEN TO WASHINGTON DC,
AND HARRISBURG IS ONLY ABOUT 2 HOURS FROM THERE, I DID DC - AND VISITED THE OHIO AND
KENTUCKY STATEHOUSES ON
THE WAY HOME.
I WILL GET SOME MORE PHOTOS UP HERE
SOON!
I DECIDED TO PUBLICIZE THIS ONE, AS THEIR
LAW IS TRULY WRONG HEADED. THEY ACTUALLY
ARE ATTEMPTING TO DICTATE
WHAT SORT OF STUFF RESIDENTS OF OTHER STATES MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE ON THEIR VEHICLE.
I FIGURE OTHER ART CAR
DRIVERS, OR THOSE WITH FOG LIGHTS, OR
WHATEVER OTHER SORT OF ADDED LIGHTING MAY BE IN
DANGER OF BEING
HARASSED LIKE THIS. OR, MAYBE THIS LAW IS ONE OF THOSE THAT IS SELECTIVELY
ENFORCED, AND USED TO VIOLATE
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ON
PURPOSE???
THERE IS NOW A SIGN ON FREEDOM VAN,
'WARNING - HARASSMENT CITATIONS ARE INVITATIONS
TO RETURN' I added the
'Harassment citations' lettering to the window
AFTER receiving these tickets. I had a similar sign on the hood of Liberty Van for years.
NOTE:, since these tickets, on May 22, 2011,
Liberty and Freedom Vans tied
for a third place trophy at the huge Houston Art
Car Parade!