Police Accept "Ear-Warming" Excuse From Driver With Cell Phone
Klein claimed that he had a earache that morning and was using the warmth generated by his freshly charged cell phone to ease some of the discomfort. Klein was able to produce an itemized telephone bill proving he had not been using the phone at the time of his arrest, and the court accepted his plea of innocence.
We're still not buying it. Something tells us Klein just hadn't finished dialing yet. But the guy deserves credit for being brazen enough to attempt such a blatantly lame excuse.
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mike @ Mar 17th 2008 10:27PM
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW... HELLO... HELLO... HELL,
NOT AGAIN
Ray @ Mar 17th 2008 11:57PM
I was saving that excuse for a rainy day, it's no good now. THANKS A LOT WALTER!!!
Alex @ Mar 19th 2008 8:14PM
Paris Hilton NAKED again: http://www.hotvideoz.org/videos.php?v=Paris_Hilton
Aja Brooks @ Mar 19th 2008 8:24PM
Yeah, I'm with Mike on that, and I wish I was as smart as Ray, and Alex...
there is no surprise that Paris Hilton is naked in front of a camera.
Aja Brooks @ Mar 19th 2008 8:28PM
It was more like this for me:
" I'm sorry officer, but I did not have minutes on my pre-paid cell phone to call 9-1-1 before you pulled me over. You seem to know more about why you pulled me over; and no, I don't have anything shoved into any orifices that I shouldn't, and no, I don't have a weapon on me. Excuse me, where is the female officer??? "
gale @ Mar 19th 2008 8:45PM
I cannot believe some of the ""crap"" people will try!!!!PLEASE
james @ Mar 19th 2008 8:53PM
uhh nill and alex, any1 who has a life doesnt care about celebrities
Teresa @ Mar 19th 2008 9:28PM
who cares if a celebrity is nude, gees, we were all born naked, grow up people...........
E.T. von Falkenstein @ Mar 19th 2008 10:07PM
If you want to talk, park your car. To dial is equivalent of reading on the wheel.
Cell phones take your eyes off 6the road.
anibethc40 @ Mar 19th 2008 11:01PM
I don't have any excuse but to admit that I shouldn't be talking on the cell phone while driving. Its extremely dangerous because you will get distracted by other things that you might avert your eyes from the road or your judgement might be impaired due to a delay in decision making. Plus, your automobile is a vehicle should be used for transportation, not as an office. You should use your cell phone as an instrument only in case of an emergency, like if your car is on fire or if you are stranded in a desolate area(and has an emergency) with no viable contact, your phone is a lifesaver with a purpose.
jhschlotz @ Mar 19th 2008 11:09PM
What the hell is wrong with you morons ("the media" I mean.) "Cops Accept Earwarming Excuse From Guy with Cell Phone"? Read your own clip you idiots -- The cops *arrested* the guy, and apparently he had to defend himself in court. The COURT accepted the excuse, not the cops. No wonder people don't trust you anymore.
Kathy @ Mar 19th 2008 11:38PM
As far-fetched as it may sound, maybe he was telling the truth. After all, why would he have the cell phone up to his ear if he hadn't finished dialing yet?
warren garrison @ Mar 19th 2008 11:57PM
no one hates someone TRYING to drive while on a cell phone and that's all they're doing, trying, but if he did produce a bill and wasn't talking, then that's good enough for me. If you are a talking and driver, hate to say it but hope you wrap that vehicle around a telephone pole before you hit someone else. A mother, travelling to church on Sunday a.m. with her husband and 2 daughters was killed by a person here in Tucson running a redlight while talking on a cell phone. You're just a bunch of thoughtless inconsiderate idiots and it isn't a matter of "IF" you'll have an accident or cause one, it's a matter of "WHEN". Driving is a tremendous responsibility and it's just insane to ride behind someone laying half way down in the seat as they carry on a conversation oblivious to the road and others around them and that ear piece doesn't help a damn bit. There's something psycological about talking on a phone to that person in the distance as opposed to someone in the vehicle with you. The concentration needed to focus on that call and the more it involves business and the more it might involve trauma like a break up or fight with a loved one, the more attention you devote to that call and less to the road. No one can possibly multi task more than me as a DJ, BUT I learn a valuable lesson and thank God no one was injured. I pulled up to a redlight, stopped, the phone rang, I flipped it open and said hello. My friend in Phoenix said, "how you doing?" and just as I said, "good" I mashed the gas and drove right through the light. I told him, "you are not going to believe what I just did", and I really don't think it would have matter had a car been coming, it's just that my attention was sucked away and into that little box and I lost track of what I was doing. Yea, make fun of that, but just wait, just wait!!
bwana @ Mar 20th 2008 1:01AM
Wow, I have to admit I have multi tasked while driving. I have a chaotic and demanding life. 5 kids, a business to run, limited time for everything it seems. I am extreamly careful but I am honest enough to say , yes I have used my phone and driven.
It kills me to have folks say "Not ME I NEVER do that..." right.... do you dig through a purse or fiddle with a cd player? Do you eat ? Drink a coffee ? Do you think about the job, do you think about the new boyfriend/girlfriend? Do you keep your hands at 10 and 2? Do you have a pet bouncing about in and out of your lap ? Seriously life does not go on pause because you are on the road, maybe it should but I have not figured out how to make it do so... I do promise I take driving very, very seriously, never having caused an accident and only one ticket in over 32 years behind the wheel. Yes I said "caused" an accident...I have been HIT three times all by men, once by the owner of the biggest insurance agency in our town! Once by a drunk and finally once by a guy trying to write his job bid as he was enroute to his meeting. In a perfect world no one would have to multi task, we would all have more money than we need, a driver hired to safely get us where we need to be and a staff of wonderful people who make our lives easier ... in the reall world it is up to me to drive the kids to and from school, sports, the dogs to the vet, shop for groceries, make appointments, plan dinner and school treats...etc..etc..etc.
Joy @ Mar 20th 2008 1:35AM
You really shouldn't drive while using your cellphone. Alot of people can't even drive without using one and it doesn't make their driving any better. And you shouldn't text and drive either....that seems to be the new thing these days. In my hometown, in January, a 16 year old girl rolled the car she was driving and got ejected and died at the scene from texting and driving. So save your loved ones the heartache and either pull over or don't use it at all!!
Joellen Hall @ Mar 20th 2008 2:02AM
I find it totally believable. He was caught with the phone to his ear, right? Well, if the phone was to his ear, he could not have been dialing, so therefore, he was probably telling the truth.
Leroy W. Thompson @ Mar 20th 2008 4:16AM
I do not know which is worse, Someone complaining about some nudie pictures, or the language they feel is necessary to use to complain about it. Oh well, WHAT EVER ROCKS YOUR BOAT.
maurice argent @ Mar 20th 2008 5:02AM
i tried tellin the cops that i was using a cell to warm my balls and they threw me in jail.
Johnny @ Mar 20th 2008 5:44AM
Things you need to know category. Do you know why a police officer always asks you if you know why he pulled you over? Because that gets you to confess to the charge at the scene. Sorry officer, I was going a little fast but didn't know the speed limit is NOT a valid defense in court!
Kristy @ Mar 21st 2008 8:26AM
What the heck, why is it even against the law to drive while on the phone???? I will never leave Fl. thats just rediculous!!