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Once again, routine traffic stop leads to arrest on more serious charges
By adamg on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 11:44am
Boston Police report arresting a man on charges he was driving around with a loaded gun after officers on routine patrol stopped him for doing 50 in a 30-m.p.h. zone.
Police say officers stopped the car around 1:20 a.m. yesterday after clocking it doing 50 on Columbia Road near Bird Street. The driver appeared nervous, grew increasingly so and kept looking at the center console - which had a bag of green leafy material in it.
The driver's behavior/mannerisms, nervous behavior, presence of marijuana and his continued staring at the center console even after officers had seized the marijuana lead officers to believe that there was further contraband in the center console.
The occupants were ordered out and an officer found a loaded gun in the center console, police say. The driver, Kirby L. Wideman, 26, of Roxbury was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition and unlawful possession of a loaded firearm.
Innocent, etc.
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capt moron
why would you double the speed limit if you have stuff you don't want the cops to see?
you can't fix stupid
you can't fix stupid
and stupid
tends to lead to low hanging fruit criminal activity.
no serious crimes here but for for the evil state response
"Unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition and unlawful possession of a loaded firearm" are all victimless acts, and not only are they victimless they are perfectly upright and reasonable. Everyone who has a right to his own life (i.e., everyone who hasn't committed murder, rape, kidnapping, enslavement, torture, etc. [no offense cops]) has a natural right to keep and bear arms.
This is more nanny-state malum prohibitum nonsense, just like an arrest for drugs alone would have been. Neither the victims of police kidnapping nor the evil cops got what they deserved in this instance.
Live in Boston?
I'm guessing not.
Hah
Not since the end of last year. My wife and I moved out of our place in East Boston right after Christmas. Four years was enough for me as a conscientious objector to MA gun laws, taxes, healthcare laws, professional licensing laws, silly city ordinances, and so on. I love Boston as a community and will always be glad I had the opportunity to live there, but I hate the forcible government regime that destroys so much of Boston's charm.
After representing kids in Boston Juvenile Court I certainly confirmed my libertarian cynicism about cops generally and Boston cops in particular.
Don't judge a book by its cover
To all of you commenting negative on Kirby's charge, get a life & mine ya business. Kirby is one of the sweetest & most caring person I have ever met. He was taking care of his responsibilities which included his daughter, a job for many years, an apartment & a car. So for you to sit here and judge him based on one act is ignorant. Like you people have never made mistakes...shame on you for judging. There's only one person who can judge him & that is God.
An unbiased opinion if there ever was one.
n/t
More like twelve people judging him
I'm guessing twelve people will be judging him - it's called a jury.
Actually, not really :P
Not everyone has to deal with a jury. Kirby will be home soon. So hush & go get a life, its obvious you don't have one since you want to be all over his. :-)