Last year, Delaware police approached a driver who was warning other drivers about a speed camera. The driver filed and won a lawsuit in federal court, according to which the Delaware police must pay him $50,000.

Jonathan Guessford, 54, claims the police acted unlawfully when they intervened as he stood on the side of the road holding a sign that read “Radar Ahead”. After a warning, the officers confiscated the sign and released Guessford. However, when leaving Guessford flipped them off.

The officers gave chase and drove at 100 mph on a road where the speed limit is 55 mph, due to improper hand signaling. During the drive, the dash cam recorded a conversation between the officers that proves they knew they had no basis for a fine. “We have no basis to write him a sentence, it will be dismissed,” said one of the policemen.

Police officers threatened to charge Guessford with resisting arrest and tried to intimidate him by saying they would impound his car and call social services to pick up his son, who was in the car with him. Guessford asked, is that a threat? “It’s not a threat, it’s a promise,” said one of the officers.

After an internal investigation, the Delaware Police Department initiated disciplinary proceedings against the officers.

Source: Straight Arrow News