March 25, 2016
Concord, N.C. -- A North Carolina (click here) man says he was arrested for failing to return a VHS tape that he rented in 2002.
James Meyers says he was driving his daughter to school Tuesday when a police officer pulled him over for a defective tail light.
He says the officer told him there was a warrant out for his arrest from 2002, because Meyers had rented the movie "Freddy Got Fingered" starring Tom Green and never returned it.
Meyers says the officer let him take his daughter to school and go to work, as long as he promised to turn himself in to the police department later that day....
Pretty soon, North Carolina will declare the air as a natural resource and bill NC citizens for breathing.
Tom Greene won't be having many customers for their video rentals after this. There is no excuse for using law enforcement for a video cartridge. This is nonsense. I am sure there are late fess for the tape. Tom Green could charge tardy customers late fees to the cost of replacement for the tape. This is grossly inappropriate use of a law enforcement agency. This is a financial exchange and nothing more. This is harassment. Customers that don't return video tapes should not have a police record for the mistake.
Tom Greene won't be having many customers for their video rentals after this. There is no excuse for using law enforcement for a video cartridge. This is nonsense. I am sure there are late fess for the tape. Tom Green could charge tardy customers late fees to the cost of replacement for the tape. This is grossly inappropriate use of a law enforcement agency. This is a financial exchange and nothing more. This is harassment. Customers that don't return video tapes should not have a police record for the mistake.
