Speeding cop charges whistle-blowers with "stalking"

Bartow County, GA: Here is another story from outside of our coverage area, but one that we just couldn't let slide. Lee and Teresa Sipple, concerned about how speeding traffic in their neighborhood was endangering their son, set up $1,200 worth of camera equipment and a radar gun outside their home. They were hoping to convince their neighbors to drive more slowly (somewhere in the vicinity of the speed limit, for instance).

When they caught Kennesaw police officer Richard Perrone speeding 17 miles an hour over the speed limit, the cop was not happy. Rather than obey the laws that Perrone is sworn to uphold, the officer decided to press charges against the Sipples for stalking.

This family set up equipment to monitor traffic on a PUBLIC street in their neighborhood, because officers like Perrone were apparently too busy pursuing vendettas to enforce the traffic laws, let alone obey them.
What was the big rush, Perrone? Were you on the way to the courthouse to sue somebody for writing down your license plates?

In case you want to let Perrone's supervisors know what you think of his actions (and exercise your constitutional right to seek redress from your government for greivances), here is the contact information for the Kennesaw Police Department:
Kennesaw Police Department
2539 J O Stephenson Ave NW
Kennesaw, GA 30144
(770) 422-2505.

I guess it could be worse. Cops in many parts of the country would use a nightstick rather than a stalking charge. But police intimidation in any form should not be tolerated.

Source: The Daily Tribune News