Explain this one to me.

On October 28, Dallas Police Officer Nathaniel Draughon observed a pickup run two stop signs. He stopped the pickup. He asked the driver if there was anything illegal in the truck, and the driver, Bernard Burnley, said that he didn't know. The truck did not belong to him. The officer asked for permission to search the vehicle, and Burnley said OK.

At this time, Dallas City Council Member Carolyn Davis poked her nose in where it didn't belong. She says that Burnley did not run the stop signs, and she has photographs to prove it. Now, can someone explain to me how a still photograph can prove whether or not someone ran a stop sign?

Burnley now says he did not give the officer permission to search his vehicle. Davis said she knows he's telling the truth because she's known him for years. That being the case, I guess she also knows about his extensive criminal past.

And I wonder if Ms. Davis realized that she was attempting to bribe and/or intimidate an officer when she said, "For all the stuff that we do. Here we are working on your -- the pension and all that stuff -- for us to get treated -- for me to get treated like this . . ." I guess she feels the work she does on the council entitles her to thumb her nose at the law for both herself and her constituents.

"Traffic stop gets scrutiny." The Dallas Morning News; November 3, 2010; p. 1B.