foreigners riding in Georgia

[Huron52]

Is this still the redneck attitude down south?
"Ottawa Citizen Apr 10 2007
State officials in Georgia have launched an investigation to determine if mistakes were made when an Ottawa woman was forced to spend more than 11 hours in a detention centre for a pair of minor traffic offences.

"We are absolutely checking into it to determine if what was done was done correctly or incorrectly," said Bert Brantley, press secretary for Georgia governor Sonny Perdue, Tuesday morning.

The investigation was launched after 23-year-old Cheryl Kuehn had her mugshot and fingerprints taken and was forced to strip and shower before being put in a cell with other inmates after being stopped Saturday for failing to stop at a stop sign and speeding after exiting the I-95 in southern Georgia. ..."

(full story below...)



http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/...8cfc7c&k=17270

And then a follow up story

Sheriff vows to punish rogue Georgia officials
More than one Georgia corrections official could be disciplined over the treatment of an Ottawa woman who was kept in jail overnight after being arrested for minor traffic violations, the area sheriff said Wednesday.
Glynn County Sheriff Wayne Bennett said Cheryl Kuehn, a 23-year-old Carleton University master's student who was driving through Georgia on her way to a Florida vacation, should have been released within an hour of her arrest.

(update on story...)

http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/......1ac1dbd&k=0

[Dragonrider]

Nah. Come on down. The natives are friendly. The cops are just bastards...or idiots...in these cases. Not a widespread thing.

[Huron52]

Actually every time I have come down into the southern states I have enjoyed it...

Just repeating from another forum.

[81xsproject]

Hey huron,
is that fjr1300 of yours the one that everyone was whinning about not being imported to US/NA?

[Huron52]

Yes... I guess

It has been imported or for sale in North America since 2003

[ZXDavid]

What did she look like?

[TADracer]

The South is no better place to be. Excellent riding just about everywhere and just about all the time.

According to the spin of the press, New Orleans is the murder capital of the world. Actually it is just drug dealers killing themselves off. Give them more bullets and good riddance. The part they never tell you is that all this happens in areas of the city far removed from the parts a visitor would come to see. The press spins it so it all looks like it is happening in the French Quarter. Just not true. We are open for busdiess and invite everyone down.

Sure, everywhere has a rogue cop or politician or two (or sixteen). For the most part, we are just like everyone else. So to you visitors, Yall come back, heah?

[jetmechmarty]

GA law

That story doesn't surprise me. I've been in GA over 20 years and been dealing with the legal system lately. Justice here is hit and miss. It's run at the whim of the judge in my opinion. For sure, it's a joke.

Stay out of trouble while you're here, if you can!

[Erik the Red]

I had a (camp) counselor who was a Georgia state trooper. Although he was a good guy, he warned us that the trend amongst troopers down there is that they look for MI plates.

Don't know personally to what extent it's true, but it's another thing to be mindful of when traveling. Not just GA, but anywhere you go, if you're different, there will inevitably be those people who automatically don't like you, and will give you a hard time if they can.

But, for the most part, I've found that if you're nice to people, they'll be nice to you.

[BLUEJEEPLAB]

Say boyah, yo in a heap o trouble...


Can't remember the name of the movie, but it was something like Macon County Line and featured a &^$# Hot 55 Chevy.