Just Another Nut Case

Spartanburg, SC

Here we go again. The morality police have resurfaced. My previous posts of

Morality Police
Ah, Nutz! Not again.
More Nutz
Driving Me Nutz


have prompted me to report on the latest Nutz fiasco.  But first, the incident that started this whole ball rolling involved a ridiculously pompous police chief by the name of Franco Fuda who thought that red plastic nutz hanging from the rear of a pick up truck was obscene. Chief "Fuda fuck up" invoked some out dated traffic law that has yet been removed from the V & T code. Never mind the fact that the last time the law was actually used was in the late 90's, or the fact that it is a broadly absurd piece of legislation that needs to find the nearest trash can. It is also blatantly unconstitutional. I personally, have seen things a lot more offensive than multi-colored, plastic true-to-size (depends on your perspective) testicles.

Obscenity is all about perspective. What one person finds obscene, another might find humorous. While I wouldn't hang these things on my truck, even if I had one, I find the whole thing laughable.


The original Truck Nutz case, Virginia Tice v. Town of Bonneau, has yet to go to trial after 3 postponements. 65 year old Tice is being represented pro bono by a very prominent law firm from Charleston, SC.  


This time around, a Spartanburg County Deputy Sheriff documented that his probable cause for a traffic stop was because a pair of truck nutz was prominently displayed on the rear of the offending vehicle. The driver of the car, Joe Cervantes-Rodriguez, 31, was operating a motor vehicle without a valid drivers license. He was arrested on that charge and was given a written warning ticket on the obscenity display after the driver had already removed the object from his car. Not that a warning ticket means anything, but this Deputy's reasoning for making the traffic stop in the first place is flimsy, at best.


Once again, SC is the target of some well deserved jabs.  This story, along with the original truck nutz incident, has been reported throughout the U.S. Now, Reuters finds this incident newsworthy enough to report it on an international level.


Don't we have more important things to concern ourselves with than making traffic stops over some bulls balls?


http://mynorthwest.com/646/673439/News-Chick-Truck-nuts--obscene-or-free-speech

There's an End in Sight

When you hear the words, "it's complicated," take heed. There's generally a long story and you're often better off not having asked the question that elicited that particular response.

The adrenaline pumping action of being in law enforcement is that you can sit for hours doing nothing and then suddenly, all hell breaks lose. You hop from call to call without taking a breath. Some of the calls are complicated and intricate dramas starring some yet-to-be-discovered acting talent, some even making their premiere debut.
In fact, some of the acting is so well performed that it's often difficult to determine who the real liars, thieves and murderers are. As a law enforcement officer, it often takes years of practice to hone your talents as a producer and director of life's little dramas.
Shakespeare once said that, "all the world's a stage and we are merely players."  True dat.

Moving past this story's prologue, let me just cut to the chase...

These 3 characters are the lead players in the unfolding drama that centers around lies, drugs and guns.

Nothing new, right? Same old shit, different faces.

This little story is probably excellent fodder for one of those made for TV docudramas. It's a complicated web of deceit and bullshit.

The officer that wrote this report must be commended for his/her attention to detail and I'm sure  it will take a few snorts of a favorite alcoholic beverage to blur the memory of this.


It's a little lengthy, so grab a cold one and read this story.