tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post3964861838054908691..comments2023-12-02T02:39:47.828-08:00Comments on RANTINGS OF A FORMER TRIMET BUS DRIVER: Henry Beasley on operator assaultsAl Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06670275801784105978noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-44170013135694222015-08-18T16:40:54.073-07:002015-08-18T16:40:54.073-07:00I do, because it has happened too many times and r...I do, because it has happened too many times and reduced to Interfering with public transportation. Outside of the 3 stabbings I don't know of any assaults that were refered to a felony. If there is one let me know because I have not see one.<br />HBAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248114329569392066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-79765103797771083202015-08-17T11:21:34.220-07:002015-08-17T11:21:34.220-07:00If someone doesn't know what they're talki...If someone doesn't know what they're talking about, it's Lt. Hastings. I'm quoting his comment. You got a problem with the analysis, argue it with him.<br /><br />What the law says and what a prosecutor decides to pursue can be two different things.Nonpartisantoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465302666947165545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-49040210710085259392015-08-16T20:11:18.585-07:002015-08-16T20:11:18.585-07:00Then you don't know that which you are talking...Then you don't know that which you are talking about. Perfect example of what I said was the assault of Pam Thompson, where the idiot got "interfering with public transportation" which is a misdemeanor not a felony. <br />HB Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248114329569392066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-10041218675994995112015-08-14T11:47:07.920-07:002015-08-14T11:47:07.920-07:00I disagree with the interpretation that the vehicl...I disagree with the interpretation that the vehicle has to be moving.<br /><br />ORS 163.165(d) says:<br /><br /><i>Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes, by means other than a motor vehicle, physical injury to the operator of a public transit vehicle while the operator is in control of or operating the vehicle. As used in this paragraph, public transit vehicle has the meaning given that term in ORS 166.116 (Interfering with public transportation)</i><br /><br />"In control of or operating the vehicle."<br /><br />Section 811.507(2) on using mobile communication devices:<br /><br /><i>A person commits the offense of operating a motor vehicle while using a mobile communication device if the person, while operating a motor vehicle on a highway, uses a mobile communication device</i><br /><br />Both use a variant of the phrase "operating a vehicle."<br /><br />In this Joseph Rose article http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2010/01/oregons_cell_phone_ban_questio.html, a quote from Lt. Gregg Hastings:<br /><br /><i>Whether you’re stopped or not, if you’re taking up space in a lane, you’re in traffic and Johnny Law still considers you “operating a motor vehicle.”<br /><br />“Even if you’re stopped at a light, you’re traffic,” said Oregon State Police Lt. Gregg Hastings. “But if you pull over to the side of the road and you’re not in the roadway, you can use your hand-held device.”</i><br /><br />Thus, the bus does not have to be moving to be considered operating a vehicle.Nonpartisantoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465302666947165545noreply@blogger.com