John Shields is owner of the E-bike taken from the Joliet Junction Trail on May 22. He was charged with driving while license revoked.
  • we are all@crazypeople.onlineEnglish
    9·
    15 days ago

    "Shields told Will County Forest Preserve police that the e-bike was a 750W.

    The officers did not find any e-bike class sticker on the vehicle, and police dispatchers relayed that Shields had a revoked driver’s license. The officers looked up the e-bike online and found that the manufacturer listed it as a 5000W with top speeds between 40 and 45 Mph"

    AHHHi see why the "revoked license CA.e I to play with those speeds, BUT…come on…

    This whole thing started because some foot cops heard a bike accelerating and they didn’t see pedaling. FFS KARENS

  • litchralee@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    7·
    15 days ago

    I know this is c/micromobility but I want to briefly describe the legal insanity that is civil forfeiture, when applied to anything that isn’t multi-million dollar criminal enterprises. Basically, the government can take an object to court, basically putting it on trial. The question is whether said object is connected (however loosely) to a crime (which depending on the US State, can include traffic violations). Unlike a person, an object has zero constitutional rights, is not entitled to a lawyer, and while the owner is permitted to represent the object, the burden of proof is flipped: the owner must show that their object was not involved in any crime.

    This is nuts. It is balderdash. It is often abused to get some extra revenue for the DA’s office. John Oliver has a segment dedicated to this insane practice, which in most states is entirely separate from the underlying criminal proceedings.

    Using civil forfeiture against individuals (esp if acquitted of a crime) should be unlawful, and its use against groups or enterprises should be better guarded against abuse.

  • Cort@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    15 days ago

    Looks like an ebycco eb10. Which is a dual motor 4000w (5000w peak) electric motorcycle, with bicycle disguise pedals.

    Ebycco does make 2 models that are legal 750w ebikes, but the one pictured in the article doesn’t appear to be one of them (ebycco&dahon step thru and step over).

    It makes sense that he got it back since the chips couldn’t be bothered to show up to the trial, but if I’m right about the model, I hope he gets convicted on the criminal charge.