The charge was ‘driving while not speaking English well’
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This came in as a news tip here at the paper Tuesday, and it appears to be true.
On Dec. 8, a cop in Fairfax County pulled over a truckdriver from Maryland and charged him with driving while not speaking English well. His court date is Jan. 26.
You can look it up here (after you enter the correct CAPTCHA code). Go to Fairfax County District Court and lookup the driver’s name: Mauricio Guardado-Miranda
Under “Charge information” it states: Doesn’t speak English well”
Under “Code section” the docket cites: 49CFR391.11
And here is the relevant part of what that the Code of Federal Regulations says about that:
“(a) A person shall not drive a commercial motor vehicle unless he/ she is qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle.
Except as provided in Sec. 391.63, a motor carrier shall not require or permit a person to drive a commercial motor vehicle unless that person is qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle.
(b) Except as provided in subpart G of this part, a person is qualified to drive a motor vehicle if he/she:
(1) Is at least 21 years old;
(2) Can read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records. . .”
And that’s the ONLY charge against the guy. It kind of makes you wonder why the copy pulled the guy over in the first place.
As a waggish editor here in the newsroom said: “If that’s a crime then half the people in Southwest Virginia are guilty of it.”
January 4, 2012 - 6:00 AM
“As a waggish editor here in the newsroom said: “If that’s a crime then half the people in Southwest Virginia are guilty of it.””
As some of my friends call it… “Chaw” is a very isolated dialect of English limited to the eastern quarter of Kentucky and Tennessee, up through West Virginia, and south as far as South Carolina, and ending in the eastern half of Virginia and North Carolina.
Chaw Chaw chiggidy chaw, speed limit what?!
Judge: How do you plead?
pammala: guilty your honor but you must be a bammy supporter lol
Judge: And how you plead, sir?
David Wallace: Eye’ve got an MBA so that proves eye’m better than any of those worthless jobless bums at Elmwood. Their just a bunch of smelly commies.
That cop should try pulling Virgil Goode over and see how that works for him.
As a waggish editor here in the newsroom said: “If that’s a crime then half the people in Southwest Virginia are guilty of it.”
And this, ladies and gentlemen, illustrates why leftwing newspapers are losing readership. The first rule of any business enterprise is “Love your customers”. This “waggish” liberal editor demonstrated the utter disdain he (and his paper) have for the people of Southwest Virginia. That condescension shines through loud and clear in this newspaper, starting with the editorial staff and going from there. Leftwingers possess a near-universal tendency to dispense condescension without having earned the credentials to do so.
The waggish editor is a married, church-going, Catholic, Boy Scout leader and I have no idea whether or not he is a liberal, conservative or whatever, politically. He is quite conservative in manner and dress.
“The waggish editor is a married, church-going, Catholic….”
No way, Dan. A real Catholic would never make disparaging remarks about a group of people, or use cuss words on a blog even with cute little asterisks in place of the vowels, or use the Lord’s name in vain, etc. We all know that, aside from the Pope himself, Suzie is the only true Catholic in the world.
A certain troll obviously has never visited far Southwest Virginia. I have — many times. I absolutely love the accents, but they’re hard to understand until you get used to it.
I know that was a joke meant to be a put down but seriously? Actually, ladies and gentlemen, Suzie illustrates why people who troll blogs, insult their hosts and embarrass themselves, are simply human piñatas, asking for it. The first rule of any business enterprise is “make money”. Most, not only have, but freely exhibit, a “demonstrated utter disdain” for the people of the area, their workforce and most assuredly their customers (behind their backs of course).
Suzie herself is a practitioner of same. Her condescension shines through loud and clear in every post. Anyone who dares to disagree with her, not believe as she does, not perform as she believes they should, is not worthy of life much less her respect.
Suzie speaking of anyone else’s “near-universal tendency to dispense condescension without having earned the credentials to do so” is just a freaking laugh riot, all on its own. Looks like Pot met another Kettle and can’t find their backside with a roadmap.
I think troll is the wrong term. ‘Blog masochist’ is much more fitting.
#9 Oh so true, Dan. I’ve thought that for a long time.
The waggish editor is a married, church-going, Catholic, Boy Scout leader and I have no idea whether or not he is a liberal, conservative or whatever, politically. He is quite conservative in manner and dress.
Is Dan talking about the pro-abortion “Catholic” Tommy Denton? That guy was even worse than Radmacher, and that’s saying a lot.
No. Tommy Denton left the newspaper a while ago. Great guy, though.
The first rule of any business enterprise is “make money”. Most, not only have, but freely exhibit, a “demonstrated utter disdain” for the people of the area, their workforce and most assuredly their customers (behind their backs of course).
Sandi, honey, the only thing you know about a private business is you are fungus on yours. Here you benefit off the company you work for while ripping them and and their ilk in here all day.
Naturally a business has to make money to survive and keep leeches like you on the premises, but the truly successful ones, the ones that last a long time and are well-respected in the community are those who exhibit a passionate commitment to customer service and customer relations. In great companies the “love the customer” mantra exists from the CEO down to the receptionist and in your case the loading dock girl.
If I had an employee who behaved as you do on a public forum, showing hatred and disdain for both the employer and the customers–and on the company dime– I would have fired her big loud ass a long time ago.
“If I had an employee who behaved as you do on a public forum, showing hatred and disdain for both the employer and the customers–and on the company dime– I would have fired her big loud ass a long time ago.”
This is why I’ve been laughing my butt off ever since Steve C told me the name of his employer.
This is why I’ve been laughing my butt off ever since Steve C told me the name of his employer.
I see Steve C. got back in time for the blog get-together. Very nice. Sounds like he and his Manpower team got that warehouse in Asheville cleared out in plenty of time. What to do with that wad of 20s? Let’s start by blowing through half of it to celebrate the new year.
It’s hard to imagine a 50-year-old living from week to week like that, but to each his own.
#13 suzie would have fired herself?