| Government doesn't record your tolls paid, go to jail [message #792673] |
Wed, 30 January 2008 15:47 |
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More for the 'why due process' is important files. Since the process has
been 'streamlined' if unknown to a motorist, a toll he has paid is not
recorded by the government he can end up jailed and later stranded.
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/21/2199.asp
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When Kingkopf received a notice about it in the mail, he paid the
outstanding charge with his credit card and considered the matter
settled. Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), the company that runs the
toll system, did not record the payment.
This put Kingkopf on a list of criminals. As he explained to WMUR
television, a police officer ordered him out of the car, put him in
handcuffs and took him to be booked for driving on a suspended license.
Police also impounded Kingkopf's car.
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http://www.wmur.com/news/15168632/detail.html
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"A glitch, a computer error, results in a Kafka-like nightmare," Rep. Jim
Ryan said. "He is taken out of his car, placed in handcuffs, thrown in
jail. He has to make arrangements to get back to his home -- having done
absolutely nothing wrong."
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